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This week on Wonkhe: Vicki Stott introduces a collaboration that will see three well-known Scottish providers explore the benefits of working together
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A deep collaboration without a merger can rewrite the rules
Vicki Stott introduces a collaboration that will see three well-known Scottish providers explore the benefits of working together
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about 1 hour ago
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This week on Wonkhe: The independent inquiry into white working class educational outcomes found a lack of trust in higher education, not in aspiration. Anne-Marie Canning explains
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Higher education needs to earn back the trust of white working class families
The independent inquiry into white working class educational outcomes found a lack of trust in higher education, not in aspiration. Anne-Marie Canning explains
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about 2 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast we ask why UKRI is spending more on PhD studentships while the number of funded starts falls.
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Podcast: PhD students, Burnham
This week on the podcast we ask why UKRI is spending more on PhD studentships while the number of funded starts falls.New analysis shows doctoral stipends have taken priority over the volume of studentships,...
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about 3 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Tom Lewis unpacks the vague innovation criteria driving promotion for teaching-focused academics – and makes the case for collaboration over individual reinvention
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Create or crumble is no way to run a promotion system
Tom Lewis unpacks the vague innovation criteria driving promotion for teaching-focused academics – and makes the case for collaboration over individual reinvention
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about 4 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag gives us an excuse to get theological
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Higher education postcard: Pontifical Gregorian University
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag gives us an excuse to get theological
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about 5 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Don't devolve research spending without a plan. James Coe heads North with advice for Andy Burnham.
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Devolution is a means not an end for research
Don't devolve research spending without a plan. James Coe heads north with advice for Andy Burnham.
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about 6 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Mary Curnock Cook argues that the three-year residential degree no longer works for enough people – and that embracing more partnership provision must be part of the solution
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No degrees by default? Then we need a new architecture for lifelong learning
Mary Curnock Cook argues that the three-year residential degree no longer works for enough people – and that embracing more partnership provision must be part of the solution Mary Curnock Cook argues...
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about 7 hours ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Andy Burnham will need to build the tools he requires to make Manchesterism a mover of government priorities. Director of the Post-18 Project John Blake sets out how he might do that
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A Ministry for Manchesterism: rewiring Whitehall for locally-driven prosperity and change
New thinking, ideas & policy solutions for post-18 education in the UK
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about 8 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: The Decent Homes Standard arrives in… 2035
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1 day ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: The independent inquiry into white working class educational outcomes found a lack of trust in higher education, not in aspiration. Anne-Marie Canning explains
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1 day ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag gives us an excuse to get theological
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1 day ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Vicki Stott introduces a collaboration that will see three well-known Scottish providers explore the benefits of working together
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Lily Wednesday Rumsey argues the higher education sector needs to rediscover its collective voice on international education, before managed growth tips into managed decline
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: For Carmen Miles, much of the higher education sector is still acting as if distance learning was an optional add-on
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: How much do we really know about HE entrants with low prior attainment?
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Mary Curnock Cook argues that the three-year residential degree no longer works for enough people – and that embracing more partnership provision must be part of the solution
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Joanne Patterson and Ian Mabbett argue the transition to net zero relies on effective knowledge integration between universities, businesses, governments and communities
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Tom Lewis unpacks the vague innovation criteria driving promotion for teaching-focused academics – and makes the case for collaboration over individual reinvention
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Don't devolve research spending without a plan. James Coe heads North with advice for Andy Burnham.
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Andy Burnham will need to build the tools he requires to make Manchesterism a mover of government priorities. Director of the Post-18 Project John Blake sets out how he might do that
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5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Public data, statutory collections, regulatory releases, student surveys - is the data the sector has the data the sector really needs? David Kernohan has thoughts
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5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Pensions expert Urrffa Rafiq sets out the key decisions that need to be made by providers looking to offer more sustainable pensions
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5 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: France puts a fivefold increase on the table, and then takes it off again
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5 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: The higher education sector has seen sustained critique from both ends of the political spectrum. Samuel Roseveare warns that hard truths now need to be confronted – including the limits of "the sector"
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There is now no alternative but for the sector to grasp the scale of the challenge it faces
The higher education sector has seen sustained critique from both ends of the political spectrum. Samuel Roseveare warns that hard truths now need to be confronted – including the limits of "the sector"
https://buff.ly/A3coGPM
5 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: It's LEO, but no as we know it - DK examines the latest attempt to link attainment aged 16 to graduate and non-graduate outcomes
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What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?
It's LEO, but not as we know it - DK examines the latest attempt to link attainment aged 16 to graduate and non-graduate outcomes
https://buff.ly/R22aFgJ
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done to support students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive during their postgraduate studies
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The doctoral experience remains shaped by socioeconomic status
Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done to support students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive during their postgraduate studies Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done...
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6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: After four years of all-out war Ukraine's needs have changed. Bo Kelestyn, Uliana Avtonomova and Danna Karayeva invite the UK sector to consider: what can we build together that will last beyond the current emergency?
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Solidarity to shared capability – what UK universities should know about working with Ukraine now
After four years of all-out war Ukraine's needs have changed. Bo Kelestyn, Uliana Avtonomova and Danna Karayeva invite the UK sector to consider: what can we build together that will last beyond the current...
https://buff.ly/bFFoXtp
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Fresh from a panel at the UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Conference, Rachel Maxwell, Pete Finch and Janice Kay take stock of the ingredients needed to successfully advise students
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It's about more than "just" personal tutoring
Fresh from a panel at the UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Conference, Rachel Maxwell, Pete Fitch and Janice Kay take stock of the ingredients needed to successfully advise students
https://buff.ly/6LdMWTh
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Andy Burnham PM cannot save the economy unless he tackles university reform. James Coe heads North with some advice
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There is no growth without universities
Andy Burnham PM cannot save the economy unless he tackles university reform. James Coe heads North with some advice
https://buff.ly/wOuHYJh
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: DK examines what the Institute for Fiscal Studies has done with a few extra years of data on graduate earnings, and on a new approach to comparing graduates to their non-graduate peers
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Higher education study still makes financial sense for most
DK examines what the Institute for Fiscal Studies has done with a few extra years of data on graduate earnings, and on a new approach to comparing graduates to their non-graduate peers
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6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Universities organise student experience and student life into separate portfolios. Kirsten Farrell makes the case that without deliberate connection between them, both are flying blind
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Can we really separate student experience and student life?
Universities organise student experience and student life into separate portfolios. Kirsten Farrell makes the case that without deliberate connection between them, both are flying blind
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6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: With universities relying on disclosure models and deficit framing to address awarding gaps, Emma Gaunt argues that racism and ableism aren't distortions of the system – they're built into it
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Inclusion without a structural lens just reproduces exclusion
With universities relying on disclosure models and deficit framing to address awarding gaps, Emma Gaunt argues that racism and ableism aren't distortions of the system – they're built into it
https://buff.ly/9bnloIB
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: With new data showing nearly a quarter of students experiencing harassment, David Bass and Rose Stephenson argue that belonging, free speech and inclusion can't be treated as separate institutional concerns
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Belonging, free speech and protection from harassment rise or fall together
With new data showing nearly a quarter of students experiencing harassment, David Bass and Rose Stephenson argue that belonging, free speech and inclusion can't be treated as separate institutional concerns
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6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast reports suggest the Department for Education is considering restricting access to the student loan book to those who hold a pass in GCSE English
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Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE
This week on the podcast we examine the implications of a change at the top of government, as Keir Starmer prepares to depart and Andy Burnham appears set for a swift coronation as Labour leader and Prime...
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6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity, not assumption
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English language requirements are about more than getting in
With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity,...
https://buff.ly/PPIcmnY
6 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a land down under
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Higher education postcard: Australian National University
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a land down under
https://buff.ly/ObnXLfQ
6 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: After four years of all-out war Ukraine's needs have changed. Bo Kelestyn, Uliana Avtonomova and Danna Karayeva invite the UK sector to consider: what can we build together that will last beyond the current emergency?
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Solidarity to shared capability – what UK universities should know about working with Ukraine now
After four years of all-out war Ukraine's needs have changed. Bo Kelestyn, Uliana Avtonomova and Danna Karayeva invite the UK sector to consider: what can we build together that will last beyond the current...
https://buff.ly/bFFoXtp
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done to support students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive during their postgraduate studies
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The doctoral experience remains shaped by socioeconomic status
Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done to support students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive during their postgraduate studies Cassandra Hugill argues that more needs to be done...
https://buff.ly/dZldPcC
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Andy Burnham PM cannot save the economy unless he tackles university reform. James Coe heads North with some advice
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There is no growth without universities
Andy Burnham PM cannot save the economy unless he tackles university reform. James Coe heads North with some advice
https://buff.ly/wOuHYJh
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: It's LEO, but no as we know it - DK examines the latest attempt to link attainment aged 16 to graduate and non-graduate outcomes
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What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?
It's LEO, but not as we know it - DK examines the latest attempt to link attainment aged 16 to graduate and non-graduate outcomes
https://buff.ly/R22aFgJ
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: The higher education sector has seen sustained critique from both ends of the political spectrum. Samuel Roseveare warns that hard truths now need to be confronted – including the limits of "the sector"
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There is now no alternative but for the sector to grasp the scale of the challenge it faces
The higher education sector has seen sustained critique from both ends of the political spectrum. Samuel Roseveare warns that hard truths now need to be confronted – including the limits of "the sector"
https://buff.ly/A3coGPM
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity, not assumption
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English language requirements are about more than getting in
With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity,...
https://buff.ly/PPIcmnY
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Fresh from a panel at the UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Conference, Rachel Maxwell, Pete Finch and Janice Kay take stock of the ingredients needed to successfully advise students
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It's about more than "just" personal tutoring
Fresh from a panel at the UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT) Conference, Rachel Maxwell, Pete Fitch and Janice Kay take stock of the ingredients needed to successfully advise students
https://buff.ly/6LdMWTh
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: With new data showing nearly a quarter of students experiencing harassment, David Bass and Rose Stephenson argue that belonging, free speech and inclusion can't be treated as separate institutional concerns
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Belonging, free speech and protection from harassment rise or fall together
With new data showing nearly a quarter of students experiencing harassment, David Bass and Rose Stephenson argue that belonging, free speech and inclusion can't be treated as separate institutional concerns
https://buff.ly/rhVhYrH
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: DK examines what the Institute for Fiscal Studies has done with a few extra years of data on graduate earnings, and on a new approach to comparing graduates to their non-graduate peers
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Higher education study still makes financial sense for most
DK examines what the Institute for Fiscal Studies has done with a few extra years of data on graduate earnings, and on a new approach to comparing graduates to their non-graduate peers
https://buff.ly/LBj0ZKw
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: With universities relying on disclosure models and deficit framing to address awarding gaps, Emma Gaunt argues that racism and ableism aren't distortions of the system – they're built into it
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Inclusion without a structural lens just reproduces exclusion
With universities relying on disclosure models and deficit framing to address awarding gaps, Emma Gaunt argues that racism and ableism aren't distortions of the system – they're built into it
https://buff.ly/9bnloIB
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Universities organise student experience and student life into separate portfolios. Kirsten Farrell makes the case that without deliberate connection between them, both are flying blind
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Can we really separate student experience and student life?
Universities organise student experience and student life into separate portfolios. Kirsten Farrell makes the case that without deliberate connection between them, both are flying blind
https://buff.ly/g4Elhxr
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a land down under
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Higher education postcard: Australian National University
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a land down under
https://buff.ly/ObnXLfQ
7 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast reports suggest the Department for Education is considering restricting access to the student loan book to those who hold a pass in GCSE English
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Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE
This week on the podcast we examine the implications of a change at the top of government, as Keir Starmer prepares to depart and Andy Burnham appears set for a swift coronation as Labour leader and Prime...
https://buff.ly/9qJEwXU
7 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: A new minimum English language requirement for student finance
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8 days ago
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