Living away from home is becoming less and less affordable Living away from home is becoming less and less affordable by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/08/24
Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/08/24 2
Image: Shutterstock What’s missing from OfS’ new approach on harassment and sexual misconduct? by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/08/24 4
Image: Shutterstock This time OfS needs to keep its promise on broken promises by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/07/24 2
Public sector pay increases are coming - will universities and students benefit? Public sector pay increases are coming – will universities and students benefit? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/07/24
The eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics should cause HE to stop, think and edit The eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics should cause HE to stop, think and edit by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/07/24
Should sexual violence cases go to the OIA? Should sexual violence cases go to the OIA? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 25/07/24
Whatever happened to student protection? Whatever happened to student protection? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/07/24 2
Image: Midjourney If international numbers keep falling, what happens to the towers that housed them? by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/07/24 4
Universities and their staff should be under a "duty of candour" Universities and their staff should be under a “duty of candour” by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/07/24
Image: Shutterstock Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity by Hannah Breslin Comment 19/07/24 16
Image: Midjourney How current applicants feel about coming to university by Sunday Blake Comment 16/07/24 1
How current applicants feel about going to university How current applicants feel about going to university by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 16/07/24
Students want more flexibility. Here's some tweaks to deliver it Students want more flexibility. Here’s some tweaks to deliver it by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 14/07/24 3
Wills Memorial, Bristol EHRC sharpens its stance on sector failings over disabled access by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/07/24 1
The student group claim gets a court date The student group claim gets a court date by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 10/07/24
Image: BBC Thirty seven things Labour should do now to make things better for students by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/07/24 7
Image: Shutterstock The former student leaders entering Parliament by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/07/24 3
Image: Midjourney The learner is at the periphery of this reform programme by Jim Dickinson Comment 26/06/24
Image: Shutterstock How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise by Harriet Smailes Comment 26/06/24
Image: Shutterstock The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/06/24
Image: Shutterstock The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment blogs-su 25/06/24
Universities may be getting a bailout. But will students? Universities may be getting a bailout. But will students? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/06/24
Image: Midjourney Civic participation should be central to the student experience by Andy Mycock Comment 18/06/24
Image: Midjourney Reduced student engagement isn’t just about prioritising part-time employment by Sunday Blake Comment 17/06/24 3
Are international students getting the careers support they need? Are international students getting the careers support they need? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 16/06/24 3
Image: Midjourney There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/06/24 1
How expensive is it to study in London? Depends who you ask How expensive is it to study in London? Depends who you ask by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/06/24
Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/06/24
SHAG weeks will need to make a major return at these rates SHAG weeks will need to make a major return at these rates by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/06/24 1
Image: Shutterstock In some universities, cash help per student has almost halved in five years by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/06/24
Student finance is at crisis point in the capital Student finance is at crisis point in the capital by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/05/24
If student panel members feed back their views but they're never minuted, did they make a sound? If student panel members feed back their views but they’re never minuted, did they make a sound? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/05/24 1
Image: Midjourney International student numbers could fall a lot further yet by Jim Dickinson Comment 23/05/24
Trans and non-binary students are more likely to experience financial hardship Trans and non-binary students are more likely to experience financial hardship by Livia Scott Comment 23/05/24
There's a chilling effect on campus that few dare talk of There’s a chilling effect on campus that few dare talk of by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/05/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Is protest “free speech” or damaging to democracy? by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/05/24
Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/24 3
The student interests regulator couldn't seem less interested in students' interests The student interests regulator couldn’t seem less interested in students’ interests by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/05/24 2
Image: Midjourney What serious governments should do next on student support by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in by Jenny Shaw Comment 9/05/24
Image: Protest camp at Newcastle Campus encampments intensify the conflicts over free speech regulation by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/05/24 4
Image: Midjourney Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line by Rachel Spacey Comment 3/05/24
eifhweirogfho Why does the UK have the worst student rights in Europe? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/04/24
Image: Shutterstock How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent by Nishan Canagarajah Comment 29/04/24 2
Image: Midjourney Students transition through, not just into, university by David Woolley Comment 19/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Student feedback systems should contribute to student engagement and success, not turn students off by Helena Lim Comment 18/04/24
Image: Midjourney Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system? by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/04/24 4
Image: Shutterstock It’s back to Blackpool as NUS attempts to put a troubled period in its past by Livia Scott Comment 15/04/24
Image: Midjourney Ships, Sugababes and Trigger’s broom – how promises to students get broken by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/04/24 2
Time to stop being reasonable on reasonable adjustment failure Time to stop being reasonable on reasonable adjustment failure by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Now DfE proposes to change a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/24 7
Image: University of Agder There’s a major problem with post-pandemic nursing – and it’s students who could suffer by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/24 9
The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/04/24
Outside of academic contexts, proportionate interference in free speech may be both OK - and expected Outside of academic contexts, proportionate interference in free speech may be both OK – and expected by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/04/24
Image: Midjourney Academic societies can make students’ time on campus more magical by Charlotte Boulton Comment 1/04/24 4
Universities UK has new guidance for dealing with cases of student misconduct Universities UK has new guidance for dealing with cases of student misconduct by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 27/03/24
Some respite for students in Scotland in its new Housing bill Some respite for students in Scotland in its new Housing bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/03/24
You can't say that. Or can you? You can’t say that. Or can you? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/03/24
Image: Midjourney OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be by Jim Dickinson Comment 26/03/24 5
Image: Midjourney If you don’t only see us as cash cows, it’s time to prove it by Tonari Arikekpar Comment 22/03/24 2
OfS is refocusing on the students in its title OfS is refocusing on the students in its title by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/03/24
Image: Shutterstock Asking students whether university is really worth it by Leo McCann Comment 15/03/24 6
Image: Shutterstock The contradictory cakeism over free speech and extremism continues by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/03/24 5
Image: Shutterstock It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support by Debbie McVitty Comment 14/03/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously by Kate Lister Comment 14/03/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Five aspirations for effective academic support systems by Rachel Maxwell Comment 11/03/24 1
Image: Midjourney Students need to feel more connected – to both the campus and each other by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/03/24
Whether Donelan stays or goes, the problems she has created on campus remain Whether Donelan stays or goes, the problems she has created on campus remain by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/03/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Advancing student belonging from classroom to campus and from theory to practice by Nicola Watchman-Smith Comment 6/03/24
The clear blue water on student loan interest rates has evaporated The clear blue water on student loan interest rates has evaporated by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/03/24 1
PhD stipends on the search for an anchor PhD stipends on the search for an anchor by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/03/24
Image: Midjourney Disabled students need more than support plans and “fixing” by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/03/24 2
Image: Shutterstock The cost of learning crisis is creating new threats to students’ futures by Mary Curnock Cook Comment 4/03/24 2
Image: Midjourney Will international recruitment fall even further? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/02/24 7
Image: Shutterstock The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder by Lee Elliot Major Comment 27/02/24 3
Image: Shutterstock UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education by Gwen van der Velden Comment 25/02/24
A new national ombuds will get tough on providers over sexual misconduct A new national ombuds will get tough on providers over sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/02/24
The student group claim is off to court The student group claim is off to court by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/02/24 2
Here’s two easy ways to fix the Renters (Reform) Bill Here’s two easy ways to fix the Renters (Reform) Bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/02/24
Image: Midjourney How thin is Scottish student funding being spread? by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/02/24 1
Image: Midjourney For SUs, free speech regulation is a terrible mess by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 18/02/24 1
Image: Midjourney Student reps should be more like external examiners by George Bryant-Aird Comment 16/02/24 2
Image: Shutterstock How to take care of complainants in cases of staff student sexual misconduct by Anna Bull Comment 15/02/24 6
Image: Midjourney It’s the government that needs to get an access and participation plan approved by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/02/24
