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This week on the podcast free speech tsar Arif Ahmed is back as the government presses ahead with the free speech act - we get across the implications.
Plus there’s new analysis on how graduates’ importance to the government’s industrial strategy, and we take a closer look at the inequalities baked into student maintenance support.
With Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive at the Association of Colleges, Janice Kay, Director at Higher Futures, James Coe, Associate Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Update on Freedom of Speech Act.
New analysis shows that graduates will be key to government’s industrial strategy.
Beware the great unbundling implied in the LLE.
Why do we punish low-income students for entering education?
A proper review of student maintenance is now long overdue.
How much are we paying to (for) students?
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This week on the podcast Nottingham Trent VC Edward Peck has been confirmed as the government’s candidate for Chair of OfS. But what does his focus on “quality improvement” and engagement with governing bodies mean for the regulator’s approach—and how will his skepticism of government bailouts impact struggling institutions?
Meanwhile, as the Employment Rights Bill sees significant amendments, we unpack what proposed changes to zero-hours contracts and industrial action rules could mean for universities and students. And with the policy spotlight shifting from “knowledge” to “skills,” we’re asking—where do universities fit into the UK's economic vision?
With Brooke Storer-Church, CEO at GuildHE, Neil Mackenzie, CEO at Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and hosted by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Edward Peck’s performance at the Education Committee
How R&D creates new skills and can jump start the economy
Policy change can help manage the demand for graduate knowledge and skills
The case against impartial university teaching
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This week on the podcast UK Research and Innovation and the Office for Students both have new leadership – but what does that mean for the future of regulation, research funding, and sector confidence?
Meanwhile, a new report reveals a dramatic rise in student use of generative AI, and as speculation swirls over potential changes to post-study work visas, the sector braces for further uncertainty in international student recruitment.
With Mark Bennett, Director (Audience & Insight) at FindAUniversity, Sarah Cowan, Head of Policy (Higher Education and Research) at the British Academy,, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe, and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Preferred candidate to lead Office for Students confirmed
The UK-Ukraine 100 year partnership and its commitment to educational leadership
Boom and bust – but still whopping
The Home Office has its eyes on post-study work numbers
HEPI/Kortext AI survey shows explosive increase in the use of generative AI tools by students
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This week on the podcast the Welsh government has announced £18.5m in additional capital funding for universities - but questions remain over reserves, job cuts, competition law and student protection.
Meanwhile, new research reveals student mental health difficulties have tripled in the past seven years, and Universities UK warns that OfS’ new strategy risks expanding regulatory burden rather than focusing on priorities.
With Andy Westwood, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Manchester, Emma Maslin, Senior Policy and Research Officer at AMOSSHE, Livia Scott, Partnerships Coordinator at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
The government’s in a pickle over fees and funding
As the cuts rain down in Wales, whatever happened to learner protection?
Partnership and promises are not incompatible
Student mental health difficulties are on the rise, and so are inequalities
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This week on the podcast universities failing to promote diversity will face funding cuts – so said The Times. We chat through the controversy building around the REF. Plus we look at what the sector is asking for in the spending review, and consider the government’s push for lower-level, shorter apprenticeships.
With Shitij Kapur, Vice Chancellor and President at King's College London, Jess Lister, Director (Education) at Public First, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Universities UK submits to spending review
The barriers that must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets
Higher education institutions have invested time, effort and money in level 7 apprenticeships
Societies that are humane are thoughtful about promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Predictably bad education
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This week on the podcast OfS is introducing new protections for some students - but will they come fast enough and who will they apply to?
Plus a Lords committee says UK visa policy for scientists and researchers is an “act of national self-harm”, and we’ve launched a new article series on commuter students.
With Omar Khan, Chief Executive at TASO, Charlotte Corrish, Head of Public Policy at the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkh and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
This week on the podcast OfS is introducing new protections for some students - but will they come fast enough and who will they apply to? Plus a Lords committee says UK visa policy for scientists and researchers is an “act of national self-harm”, and we’ve launched a new article series on commuter students.
With Omar Khan, Chief Executive at TASO, Charlotte Corrish, Head of Public Policy at the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkh and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now
Shaping higher education for commuter students
Filling their boots? The rationale for growing loss-making home student numbers
Honesty and accuracy is about to get even more important
Flow - Official Trailer
OIA- Student transfers
Another way of thinking about the national assessment of people, culture, and environment
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This week on the podcast as news of further redundancies sweeps the sector, we ask how bad things can get before the government will act or the public notice.
Plus UCAS end of cycle applications data has arrived, there’s a new report on the campus encampments, and there’s data futures news to get across.
With Alex Stanley, Vice President for Higher Education at the National Union of Students, Eve Alcock, Director of Public Affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency, James Coe, Associate Editor at Wonkhe, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books.
Lessons for leaders from the campus encampments.
UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024.
Data futures, reviewed.
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This week on the podcast Minister of State for Skills Jacqui Smith helped launch a pamphlet on whether universities are “worth it” - and was notably cold on extra money. But does she mean outlay or eventual return to the Treasury?
Plus there’s changes afoot in Scotland, UKVI is cracking down on attendance for international students and students are still feeling the pinch financially - is a return to maintenance grants a lost possibility?
With Ben Vulliamy, Executive Director at the Association of Heads of University Administration, Dani Payne, Senior Researcher at the Social Market Foundation, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Jacqui Smith rules out (much) more money while her department assesses the impacts
The Scottish government wants its own post-study work offer
A new funding body landscape emerges in Scotland
UKVI is tightening the rules on international student attendance
Higher education should lift students out of poverty – not trap them within it
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This week on the podcast the government is to press on with implementing parts of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 while seeking to repeal others - we discuss what will (and should) happen next.
Plus there’s a report on more resilient and sustainable higher education finances, and NEON has been looking at regional inequality in university admissions.
With Richard Sykes, Partner at Mills & Reeve, Paul Greatrix, HE expert and until recently Registrar at the University of Nottingham, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Bridget Phillipson reaffirms commitment to free speech
Resolving the tensions in campus culture requires leadership from within
Connect more: creating the conditions for a more resilient and sustainable HE sector in England
New NEON research shows widening regional inequalities in university admission for poorer students
Widening access needs more flexibility
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This week on the podcast Jim, Mack and team are on a bus around the Visegrad countries where they’ve been exploring student experience, representation and rights, discounted dorms and a set of countries where students have been leading change.
Plus Disabled Students UK has its access insights survey out, and we discuss changes to the Renter's Rights Bill.
With Katie Jackson, Faculty of Humanities Officer at the University of Manchester SU, Seán Keaney, Academic Officer at University of Limerick Student Life, Gary Hughes, CEO at Durham SU, Mack Marshall, Community and Policy Officer at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
On Day -1 of this year’s magical mystery tour around Europe and students, the team come across plenty of protests for democracy, on Day 0 of the tour we find students in the centre of both the past and the future for Hungary, on Day 1 the team put down some roots and build some belonging at camp, on the second evening the team try to work out if they have enough points for a dorm in Slovakia, and on Day 2 the team get community building and pot roasting.
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In this special seasonal edition of the Wonkhe Show, we discuss how you can contribute to the higher education debate by writing for the site, the importance of communicating academic and professional insights to wider audiences, and we take you inside our editorial process - which is all about clear arguments and diverse perspectives.
With Adam Matthews, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe.
Higher Education Policy into Practice (Online) PGCert
Writing for Wonkhe
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This week on our final proper show before the break, we’ve published polling on students experience of earning while learning - is a return to “full time” study possible? Plus OfS has a new strategy, the OIA has some learning from complaints, and we look ahead to the 2025 spending review.
With Shahid Omer, Director of Policy at Universities UK, Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer at London Higher, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe. And keep an ear out over the break for a special edition of the show.
Latest from Belong – students are earning, but what are we learning?
Every student on every placement should be paid for their labour
The realities of student transfer
The OIA rides to the rescue on university restructures
Complex and insufficient – Scottish student income doesn’t match the expenditure
The Office for Students’ proposed new strategy for 2025–30
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This week on the podcast there’s budget news from both Wales and Scotland - why are governments finding it so hard to stick to commitments on student financial support? Plus OfS has temporarily “closed” its register as the financial crisis intensifies, and Radio 4’s File on Four has been looking at international recruitment.
With Beccy Freeman, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) at University of Warwick, Jonathan Grant, Director at Different Angles, Livia Scott, Partnerships Coordinator at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
File on 4: The International Student Scandal
We need to look at representation ratios as well as awarding gaps
Hate to say we told you so
It’s time for a legislative response to student suicide
Another brutal budget in Scotland – for universities and students
Wales ditches Diamond and robs students to pay universities
OfS temporarily closes entry to the register
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This week on the podcast the government is to “get Britain working” - but what role will higher education play in the plans? Plus there are big divides between international and home students in this year’s PTES, and proposals for a transformation fund to help universities change what they do and how they work.
With Shane Chowen, Editor at FE Week, Roscoe Hastings, Director of Teaching Excellence and Enhancement at University of Exeter, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe, MIke Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Getting Britain Working (except for students, as usual)
How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together
A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform
Another year, another PTES
World Skills
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This week on the podcast the sector’s financial woes continue - just how bad is it and are regulators on top of the problem? Plus there’s a new report out on subject cold spots, and student housing is back in the news.
With Gavan Conlon, leader of the Education and Labour Market teams at London Economics, Sally Burtonshaw, Director of the Education Practice at Public First, James Coe, Associate Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Do we need a league table of scholars produced by Silicon Valley?
There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision
Is it reasonable to expect higher education institutions to be more business-like?
Governing bodies need to prepare and plan now for a different future
VAT is not always the barrier to shared services that it is thought to be
Universities need a plan to manage future HE provision. So does the government
The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education
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This week on the podcast live from the Festival of Higher Education in London, England is grappling with Labour’s longer-term aspirations for higher education - we try to figure out what it wants. OfS wants to silence the “boomers”, regional access and participation planning is coming and we dive into the history of our venue for the festival, Senate House.
With Vicki Stott, Chief Executive Officer at the Quality Assurance Agency, Alistair Jarvis, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Governance) at the University of London, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Alex Usher’s One Thought to Start Your Day
How to better understand students’ sense of belonging
Universities may be a priority for reform but they are not a priority for investment
Some providers are cutting financial support for students – with OfS’ blessing
Access and participation planning gains a regional dimension
Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform
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This week on the podcast the Westminster government has announced a fee increase - but will it be enough, and can universities even impose it?
Plus the government is on a “renewed drive for efficiency” in universities, and we consider the implications of the results of the US Election.
With Brooke Storer-Church, Chief Executive Officer at GuildHE, Johnny Rich, Chief Executive at the Engineering Professors’ Council and Push, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Bridget Phillipson increases fees by 3.1 per centAn increase in maintenance loans gets blunted by fiscal dragFees are going up to £9,535. Or are they?Seizing the current policy moment – from cost-savings to radical efficiencyCollaboration is already baked in to the sector, and we need to see more of itDeeper collaboration key to securing the future of UK higher educationHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week on the podcast we pore over Rachel Reeves’ first budget and consider the implications for universities. We also think about students’ finances as bus fares and the minimum wage both rise. Plus OfS has been rattling its sabre on consumer rights—but is the sector taking any notice?
With Andy Westwood, Professor of Public Policy, Government and Business at the University of Manchester, Mary Curnock Cook, serial sector non-exec and former UCAS CEO, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe, and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
Everything in the Budget for higher education
Student bus travel should be free
More consumer rights cases emerge from OfS and NTS
The minimum wage is going up. Will maintenance loans rise to match it?
The value of history
DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students
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This week on the podcast student numbers are set to decline in England after 2030 - we discuss the implications. Plus rumours are swirling over next week’s budget, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has turned its attention to VC pay, and there’s a new report on international student perceptions of different destinations.
With David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary at University of Glasgow, Selena Bolingbroke, Principal at the Building Crafts College, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
The demographic tide is turning, but university remains popular
The UK will need to do more to reassure international applicants if it wants to remain a first choice destination
TPA: University Rich List 2024
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This week on the podcast we look at the latest graduate recruitment trends as the Institute of Student Employers reveals a 60 per cent surge in applications per vacancy.
Plus OfS is to survey the prevalence of sexual misconduct, and there’s new NSS data on satisfaction by student characteristic.
With Julie Sanders, Vice Chancellor and Principal at Royal Holloway, University of London, Joe Cooper, Director of People and Culture at University of East London, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.
What does the graduate jobs market look like right now?
A league table on sexual misconduct could be coming
NSS 2024 – results by student characteristics
Royal Holloway's Campus Unity Week
The Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey (KOTT)
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