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NEW on Wonkhe: Bringing specialist and postgraduate-only providers into a revised Teaching Excellence Framework carries significant risks. Royal College of Art vice chancellor Christoph Lindner explains
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about 1 hour ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Postgrads and parents have reason to be furious about what was buried in the budget too
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about 12 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Updated financial data, 2024-25
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about 14 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: The Palestine Action ban has been ruled unlawful
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about 15 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: An out of court settlement brings legal action at UCL over pandemic and strike disruption to a close. Jim Dickinson explores why questions about variation, acts of god and liability remain unanswered.
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about 16 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe and Sarah Chaytor launch the brand new commission on research for better economic growth
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about 21 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Jess Lister surveys a nation in despair at the death of the high street and thinks universities can do something about it
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about 22 hours ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: What if austerity really was over?
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about 23 hours ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson sets out the key legal findings in the latest ruling on single-sex provision and considers their practical impact for universities.
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The High Court rules on EHRC's guidance on single-sex
Jim Dickinson sets out the key legal findings in the latest ruling on single-sex provision and considers their practical impact for universities.
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Accelerated degree apprenticeships speak to the current policy moment in England – but there are clear challenges with rolling these programmes out. Charlynne Pullen and Claire Wolstenholme have been investigating
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Why aren’t there more accelerated degree apprenticeships?
Accelerated degree apprenticeships speak to the current policy moment in England – but there are clear challenges with rolling these programmes out. Charlynne Pullen and Claire Wolstenholme have been...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning – and explores the hybrid roles replacing them
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Universities that can learn means getting beyond the staff–student binary
Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning – and explores the hybrid roles replacing them Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution
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Higher education postcard: UCL, the early years
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Pathway and English for Academic Purposes examiners are being pushed into an administrative gap which no-one is addressing. Gemma Peacock explains the problem
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Tax rules are penalising some external examiners
Pathway and English for Academic Purposes examiners are being pushed into an administrative gap which no-one is addressing. Gemma Peacock explains the problem Pathway and English for Academic Purposes...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: James Coe unpacks how more attention to political communications can make the whole research funding debate better
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Why research communications needs more politics
James Coe unpacks how more attention to political communications can make the whole research funding debate better
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in.
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It's time to respond to UCAS
A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson unpacks the bleak new numbers behind England’s student loans — and the growing pressure on repayments and fiscal rules
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The walls are closing in on our doomed student loan system
Jim Dickinson unpacks the bleak new numbers behind England’s student loans - and the growing pressure on repayments and fiscal rules
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Universities are at the forefront of global campaigns for influence and power. James Coe unpacks limitations of new guidance when it comes to spies, spying, and state interference.
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Jacqui Smith's secret service
Universities are at the forefront of global campaigns for influence and power. James Coe unpacks limitations of new guidance when it comes to spies, spying, and state interference
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors"
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Podcast: MI5, Labour, free speech
This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors" – so what are the risks and how should the sector respond...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for
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Wales needs a plan. Don’t we all
Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for Jim Dickinson reviews...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: For Rex McKenzie, higher education assessment has always privileged certain discourses – but the rise of artificial intelligence means that this can no longer hold
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AI shatters the pretence that academic polish was ever anything but gatekeeping
For Rex McKenzie, higher education assessment has always privileged certain discourses – but the rise of artificial intelligence means that this can no longer hold For Rex McKenzie, higher education...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: The traditional commercialisation paradigm isn’t the only way to approach knowledge exchange. Kim Stuart and Audrey Cumberford introduce a new initiative in Scotland spanning modern and smaller universities and the college sector
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New collaborative models of knowledge exchange are needed
The traditional commercialisation paradigm isn’t the only way to approach knowledge exchange. Kim Stuart and Audrey Cumberford introduce a new initiative in Scotland spanning modern and smaller universities...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question it has been avoiding for decades
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Now the struggle is no longer real, are students becoming stupid?
Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question...
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1 day ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: David Kernohan watched Sussex vs OfS proceedings in the high court and was surprised by just how big some of the implications may be for the whole English HE sector
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Eight things to look for when we get the judgement on University of Sussex vs OfS
David Kernohan watched Sussex vs OfS proceedings in the high court and was surprised by just how big some of the implications may be for the whole English HE sector
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2 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: The stakes around graduate employability have never been higher. Tom Lowe and Liz George set out how their new guide helps students navigate the pressure
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Helping students articulate what they've learned
The stakes around graduate employability have never been higher. Tom Lowe and Liz George set out how their new guide helps students navigate the pressure
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2 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: To weather the AI storm, Charlotte von Essen argues that assessment needs to be both authentic and accountable.
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What does authentic assessment mean in the context of AI?
To weather the AI storm, Charlotte von Essen argues that assessment needs to be both authentic and accountable.
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2 days ago
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Last week on Wonkhe: Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move
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Cutting management apprenticeships would set young people up to fail at work
Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move Might management apprenticeships be...
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2 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: David Kernohan tracks the changes in the subject and provider spread of student numbers over ten eventful years in UK higher education
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2 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: To weather the AI storm, Charlotte von Essen argues that assessment needs to be both authentic and accountable.
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What does authentic assessment mean in the context of AI?
To weather the AI storm, Charlotte von Essen argues that assessment needs to be both authentic and accountable.
https://buff.ly/rNvngkv
2 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning – and explores the hybrid roles replacing them
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Universities that can learn means getting beyond the staff–student binary
Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning – and explores the hybrid roles replacing them Chiara Portinari argues that rigid staff-student categories undermine learning...
https://buff.ly/HnCL1Yb
2 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Accelerated degree apprenticeships speak to the current policy moment in England – but there are clear challenges with rolling these programmes out. Charlynne Pullen and Claire Wolstenholme have been investigating
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Why aren’t there more accelerated degree apprenticeships?
Accelerated degree apprenticeships speak to the current policy moment in England – but there are clear challenges with rolling these programmes out. Charlynne Pullen and Claire Wolstenholme have been...
https://buff.ly/BYUlG3n
2 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: The traditional commercialisation paradigm isn’t the only way to approach knowledge exchange. Kim Stuart and Audrey Cumberford introduce a new initiative in Scotland spanning modern and smaller universities and the college sector
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New collaborative models of knowledge exchange are needed
The traditional commercialisation paradigm isn’t the only way to approach knowledge exchange. Kim Stuart and Audrey Cumberford introduce a new initiative in Scotland spanning modern and smaller universities...
https://buff.ly/x86jg5x
2 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson unpacks the bleak new numbers behind England’s student loans — and the growing pressure on repayments and fiscal rules
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The walls are closing in on our doomed student loan system
Jim Dickinson unpacks the bleak new numbers behind England’s student loans - and the growing pressure on repayments and fiscal rules
https://buff.ly/BOKyj0k
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question it has been avoiding for decades
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Now the struggle is no longer real, are students becoming stupid?
Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question...
https://buff.ly/uHtisNU
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for
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Wales needs a plan. Don’t we all
Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for Jim Dickinson reviews...
https://buff.ly/nfYFMCm
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: James Coe unpacks how more attention to political communications can make the whole research funding debate better
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Why research communications needs more politics
James Coe unpacks how more attention to political communications can make the whole research funding debate better
https://buff.ly/XbmZTTX
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: For Rex McKenzie, higher education assessment has always privileged certain discourses – but the rise of artificial intelligence means that this can no longer hold
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AI shatters the pretence that academic polish was ever anything but gatekeeping
For Rex McKenzie, higher education assessment has always privileged certain discourses – but the rise of artificial intelligence means that this can no longer hold For Rex McKenzie, higher education...
https://buff.ly/hjiK3t0
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson sets out the key legal findings in the latest ruling on single-sex provision and considers their practical impact for universities.
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The High Court rules on EHRC's guidance on single-sex
Jim Dickinson sets out the key legal findings in the latest ruling on single-sex provision and considers their practical impact for universities.
https://buff.ly/ZDbcIhE
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Pathway and English for Academic Purposes examiners are being pushed into an administrative gap which no-one is addressing. Gemma Peacock explains the problem
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Tax rules are penalising some external examiners
Pathway and English for Academic Purposes examiners are being pushed into an administrative gap which no-one is addressing. Gemma Peacock explains the problem Pathway and English for Academic Purposes...
https://buff.ly/cfhunmB
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: The stakes around graduate employability have never been higher. Tom Lowe and Liz George set out how their new guide helps students navigate the pressure
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Helping students articulate what they've learned
The stakes around graduate employability have never been higher. Tom Lowe and Liz George set out how their new guide helps students navigate the pressure
https://buff.ly/bB2CdAw
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: David Kernohan watched Sussex vs OfS proceedings in the high court and was surprised by just how big some of the implications may be for the whole English HE sector
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Eight things to look for when we get the judgement on University of Sussex vs OfS
David Kernohan watched Sussex vs OfS proceedings in the high court and was surprised by just how big some of the implications may be for the whole English HE sector
https://buff.ly/ud7YoEf
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move
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Cutting management apprenticeships would set young people up to fail at work
Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move Might management apprenticeships be...
https://buff.ly/0WLe1WV
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: Universities are at the forefront of global campaigns for influence and power. James Coe unpacks limitations of new guidance when it comes to spies, spying, and state interference.
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Jacqui Smith's secret service
Universities are at the forefront of global campaigns for influence and power. James Coe unpacks limitations of new guidance when it comes to spies, spying, and state interference
https://buff.ly/LlSXnvk
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in.
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It's time to respond to UCAS
A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in
https://buff.ly/2HUKZb4
3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution
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Higher education postcard: UCL, the early years
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution
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3 days ago
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This week on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors"
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Podcast: MI5, Labour, free speech
This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors" – so what are the risks and how should the sector respond...
https://buff.ly/bkzYS7c
3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Is the “doom spiral” about curriculum or poverty?
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3 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson sets out the key legal findings in the latest ruling on single-sex provision and considers their practical impact for universities.
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag wishes a happy birthday to a revolutionary institution
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: Pathway and English for Academic Purposes examiners are being pushed into an administrative gap which no-one is addressing. Gemma Peacock explains the problem
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4 days ago
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NEW on Wonkhe: A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in.
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4 days ago
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