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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students' new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion — and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation
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OfS' understanding of the student interest requires improvement
Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students’ new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion – and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation Jim Dickinson...
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39 minutes ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge
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Higher education postcard: Jesus College, Cambridge
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge
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about 2 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Postgraduates are often overlooked in belonging initiatives. Katy Burgess and Rachel Wilson outline some practical steps that could make a difference
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What we can do about belonging for postgraduates
Postgraduates are often overlooked in belonging initiatives. Katy Burgess and Rachel Wilson outline some practical steps that could make a difference
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about 3 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast we examine the results of the Office for Students’ first sector-wide survey on sexual misconduct.
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Podcast: Sexual misconduct, international levy, closures
This week on the podcast we examine the results of the Office for Students’ first sector-wide survey on sexual misconduct.With over 50,000 responses from final-year undergraduates, the data provides...
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about 4 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Ahead of their session on the topic at this year's Festival of Higher Education, Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth explore why trust is the bedrock of successful institutions
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Building and rebuilding trust in higher education
Ahead of their session on the topic at this year's Festival of Higher Education, Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth explore why trust is the bedrock of successful institutions
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/building-and-rebuilding-trust-in-higher-education/
about 5 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS' new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks masking a sector-wide crisis.
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The "regulatory burden" on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students
From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS' new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks...
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about 6 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us
Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
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about 7 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments
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Is research culture really too hard to assess?
Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments
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about 8 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Universities run on heritage, tacit understandings and institutional memory. Kurt Barling explains why this means the sector must take control of how AI is designed and deployed
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Generic AI cannot capture higher education’s unwritten rules
Universities run on heritage, tacit understandings and institutional memory. Kurt Barling explains why this means the sector must take control of how AI is designed and deployed Universities run on heritage,...
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about 9 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Ahead of their session on the topic at this year's Festival of Higher Education, Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth explore why trust is the bedrock of successful institutions
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Building and rebuilding trust in higher education
Ahead of their session on the topic at this year's Festival of Higher Education, Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth explore why trust is the bedrock of successful institutions
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about 11 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Ahead of their session on the topic at this year's Festival of Higher Education, Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth explore why trust is the bedrock of successful institutions
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about 12 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Dilly Fung has been on assessment panels throughout the TEF’s history. She considers how proposed revisions will impact those making the judgements
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An assessor’s perspective on the Office for Students’ TEF shake-up
Dilly Fung has been on assessment panels throughout the TEF’s history. She considers how proposed revisions will impact those making the judgements Dilly Fung has been on assessment panels throughout...
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about 22 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast we examine the results of the Office for Students’ first sector-wide survey on sexual misconduct.
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Podcast: Sexual misconduct, international levy, closures
This week on the podcast we examine the results of the Office for Students’ first sector-wide survey on sexual misconduct.With over 50,000 responses from final-year undergraduates, the data provides...
https://buff.ly/qM5gZ6j
about 23 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us
Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
https://buff.ly/4TciHVA
about 24 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Postgraduates are often overlooked in belonging initiatives. Katy Burgess and Rachel Wilson outline some practical steps that could make a difference
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What we can do about belonging for postgraduates
Postgraduates are often overlooked in belonging initiatives. Katy Burgess and Rachel Wilson outline some practical steps that could make a difference
https://buff.ly/Hjo6kun
1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: With ever-increasing government scrutiny of international recruitment practice, the sector must demonstrate transparency. IDP chief executive Simon Emmet explains why they are being loud about it, and encourages others to do the same
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High quality recruitment practice is everyone's responsibility
With ever-increasing government scrutiny of international recruitment practice, the sector must demonstrate transparency. IDP UK chief executive Simon Emmett explains why they are being loud about it,...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund knowledge exchange differently.
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KEF deserves a boost
The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: A change in the political weather doesn't make it less important to ensure your curriculum is for everyone. Ann Barnes and Keith D. Parry explain.
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Students as curriculum critics
A change in the political weather doesn't make it less important to ensure your curriculum is for everyone. Ann Barnes and Keith D. Parry explain.
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Strangulation is increasingly present in student sexual experiences – yet remains dangerously absent from university policies. Harriet Smailes calls for education, data, and open dialogue to close the gap.
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Students are being affected by strangulation
Strangulation is increasingly present in student sexual experiences – yet remains dangerously absent from university policies. Harriet Smailes calls for education, data, and open dialogue to close the...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise
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From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF
Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise Former Teaching Excellence Framework...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Universities run on heritage, tacit understandings and institutional memory. Kurt Barling explains why this means the sector must take control of how AI is designed and deployed
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Generic AI cannot capture higher education’s unwritten rules
Universities run on heritage, tacit understandings and institutional memory. Kurt Barling explains why this means the sector must take control of how AI is designed and deployed Universities run on heritage,...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS' new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks masking a sector-wide crisis.
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The "regulatory burden" on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students
From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS' new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks...
https://buff.ly/5jsmTsn
1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments
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Is research culture really too hard to assess?
Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments
https://buff.ly/B53PxLd
1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Two overlapping non-disclosure regimes have come into play over the summer, William Downing explains what it means for institutions
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Restrictions on use of NDAs continue to tighten
Two overlapping non-disclosure regimes have come into play over the summer, William Downing explains what it means for institutions Two overlapping non-disclosure regimes have come into play over the...
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This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students' new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion — and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation
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OfS' understanding of the student interest requires improvement
Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students’ new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion – and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation Jim Dickinson...
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1 day ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge
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Higher education postcard: Jesus College, Cambridge
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge
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1 day ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Universities should define what good supervision looks like
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Strangulation is increasingly present in student sexual experiences – yet remains dangerously absent from university policies. Harriet Smailes calls for education, data, and open dialogue to close the gap.
buff.ly/hPqyyVm
2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: With ever-increasing government scrutiny of international recruitment practice, the sector must demonstrate transparency. IDP chief executive Simon Emmet explains why they are being loud about it, and encourages others to do the same
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us from medieval Thuringia to Cambridge
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS' new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks masking a sector-wide crisis.
buff.ly/5jsmTsn
3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Higher education’s social licence
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Yolana Pringle and Ben Tatler make the case that the REF pause should be the moment to build on the most substantial sector-wide collaboration ever undertaken on research environments
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Two overlapping non-disclosure regimes have come into play over the summer, William Downing explains what it means for institutions
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: The interest on my student loan is more than I’m paying back. Help!
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Understanding the 2026 league tables
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund knowledge exchange differently.
buff.ly/fXIyKZ0
4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Postgraduates are often overlooked in belonging initiatives. Katy Burgess and Rachel Wilson outline some practical steps that could make a difference
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: More Jam Tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters
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5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Universities run on heritage, tacit understandings and institutional memory. Kurt Barling explains why this means the sector must take control of how AI is designed and deployed
buff.ly/bVNqT4B
5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: A change in the political weather doesn't make it less important to ensure your curriculum is for everyone. Ann Barnes and Keith D. Parry explain.
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5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Dey departs, but what of his bill?
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students' new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion — and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Dilly Fung has been on assessment panels throughout the TEF’s history. She considers how proposed revisions will impact those making the judgements
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: While university mergers promise unification without disruption, Jim Dickinson examines a wealth of European evidence that warns otherwise – and argues that students must be true partners in shaping what comes next
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: As universities rely increasingly on international fees, Daniel Sokol asks whether financial pressure is blinding institutions to a growing trade in deception
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6 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Brian Culleton spoke to staff across different universities about their experiences when Ofsted comes to call. The picture he found was one of teams lacking support from the wider institution
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6 days ago
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