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The Wonkhe Show

Every week the Wonkhe team and guests from across higher education dissect the week"s big policy developments, and we also feature views from around the sector.

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40:26

Access and participation, social mobility, student loans

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/11/25

This week on the podcast there’s a new director for fair access and participation at the Office for Students - what will that mean for students and universities?Plus IFS has some fascinating new data out on social mobility, there’s a new report out on what graduates think about student loans and on Hidden History we look at how women came to study in the sector.With Anne-Marie Canning, Chief Executive at the Brilliant Club, Adam Tickell, Vice Chancellor and President at the University of Sussex,

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39:09

Regulation, industrial action, PGTs

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/11/18

This week on the podcast we consider the future of regulation of universities, and wonder who gets to decide the "student interest". Plus UCU have announced strike dates, Advance HE has published the results of this year's PTES and on Hidden History we look back at student disciplinary procedures from a different age.With Shân Wareing, Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Northampton, Neil Mackenzie, Associate Director Membership at Sheffield Students' Union, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic

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44:27

OfS, COP, student experience, antisemitism

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/11/11

This week on the podcast OfS chief Nicola Dandridge is stepping down - what next for regulation of higher education?There’s also news from COP, some new stats on the student experience, and concern over antisemitism on campus.With Sue Rigby, vice chancellor at Bath Spa University, Jonathan Grant, Director of Different Angles, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent and presented by Mark Leach, Editor in Chief of Wonkhe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:40

White paper, Wales, PRES, ONS

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/11/04

This week on the podcast we ask if we’re getting an HE white paper for Christmas, and look at polling on the politics of fees, funding and maintenance. Plus Wales has a new Bill, and there’s new data on PGRs and undergrads - both of which appear to signal an intractable mental health crisis across the sector. What can be done?With Osama Khan, PVC Education at the University of Surrey, Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation at Bournemouth University, David Kernohan, Wonkhe’s Associate

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34:07

Spiking, R&D, COP26, specialist providers

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/10/21

This week on the podcast we consider the spate of "student spiking" stories and the student-led campaigns to improve safety in venues.There’s also some new reports on research and development in the run up to the spending review, universities have been making climate commitments in the run up to COP 26 and OfS is consulting on funding for specialist providers.With Rachel Hewitt, Chief Executive at Million Plus, Pete Quinn, inclusion consultant, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent

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48:21

Skills, social mobility, black grads, free speech

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/10/14

This week on the podcast we’re tracking the progress of the Skills Bill and keeping an eye on efforts to redefine social mobility. There’s also a new report out on black graduates, OfS has been talking about how it will regulate in the future and we reflect on where you draw the line over free speech.With Smita Jamdar, Partner and Head of Education at Shakespeare Martineau, Johnny Rich, CEO at the Engineering Professors' Council, David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson, Associate Editors at Wonkhe, Mike

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49:03

Conservative conference, spelling, essay mills,...

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/10/07

This week on the podcast we’re reflecting on a few days at Conservative Party conference. Have we found out what levelling up means?Plus OfS launches a report on spelling, essay mills are to be banned in England and we consider whether online diversity training is more hassle than it’s worth.With Selena Bolingbroke, Consulting Fellow with the Halpin Partnership, Amatey Doku, Consultant at the Nous Group, Wonkhe’s Editor in Chief Mark Leach, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent

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43:45

Spending review, party conferences, graduate...

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/09/30

This week on the podcast we’re looking ahead to the comprehensive spending review and proposals to lower the graduate repayment threshold. We also discuss party conference season, a new index on graduate outcomes and we discover the posters that were on everyone’s walls as a student.With Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer at London Higher, Aashish Khadia, Director of Planning at the University of Leicester, Debbie McVitty, Wonkhe’s Editor, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent

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43:46

Industrial action, humanities, LGBT+ students, free...

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/09/23

This week on the podcast UCU are balloting for industrial action over pay and pensions - does it signal a bleak midwinter for the sector?Plus HEPI has a new report out on the humanities, there’s new data on LGBT+ applicants and the Free Speech bill completes its committee stage. With Graham Virgo, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education at the University of Cambridge, Mary Curnock Cook, serial non-exec director and Chair of the UPP Student Futures Commission, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at

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38:36

Reshuffle, groupings, graduates

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/09/16

This week on the podcast we have a new Secretary of State and a promotion for the universities minister to discuss. Plus we’ve started a big debate about sector groupings, there’s new research on where graduates end up and Hidden History looks at the rules governing student conduct after the war. With Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, VP Higher Education at NUS, Andrew Hargreaves, dataHE founder, David Kernohan, Associate Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent and presented by

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49:28

Gavin Williamson, UCAS data, student futures,...

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/09/09

We're back for a new season as Gavin Williamson addresses Universities UK conference - did he give anything away about the upcoming spending review? Plus there's UCAS data in an odd year for Clearing, an interim report from the Student Futures Commission, two new reports on international students and Hidden History looks at old student conduct rules that might be just as applicable today.With Paul Greatrix, Registrar at the University of Nottingham, Sunday Blake, from the Strategic Delivery Unit at

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57:07

Summer special - building back student experience

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/08/26

In association with Routledge, we've assembled some special guests from the field of higher education research, pedagogy and leadership to explore how we build student experience back in the year ahead.Hosted by Wonkhe's editor Debbie McVitty, and featuring Wonkhe associate editor Jim Dickinson, co-editor of A handbook for student engagement in higher education Tom Lowe, Internationalisation in HE series editor Elspeth Jones, and Queen Mary University of London vice principal Stephanie

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41:19

Reopening, skills, UCAS figures, NDAs

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/07/08

This week on the final podcast of the season we review campus reopening guidance from across the UK. What happens when the balance between freedom and safety becomes universities’ problem? Plus the skills bill gets read for a second time in the Commons, there’s new UCAS figures to take a look at, and Michelle Donelan has been writing letters about non-disclosure agreements.With Smita Jamdar, Partner and Head of Education at Shakespeare Martineau, Richard Brabner, Director of the UPP Foundation,

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38:59

Finances, digital skills, careers, BLM, September

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/07/01

This week on the podcast we consider the state of the sector’s finances. Did the dire predictions of a sector in financial crisis come close to happening? There’s also new research on students’ digital skills, some careers confidence stats, plus we catch up with SU evidence into the Student Futures Commission and our Black Lives Matter event. With Diana Beech, Chief Exec at London Higher, and Ben Villiamy, Chief Exec at the University of York Students’ Union and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate

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45:51

Value for money, science, PG access, white working class

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/06/25

This week on the podcast the results of this year’s HEPI/Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey are out. Did students think that this year represented “value for money” and how can universities with their mental health? Plus there’s a new government science office, a report on postgraduate widening participation and that ongoing controversy over white working class children.With Marian Hilditch, Deputy Academic Registrar at the University of Bradford and Chair of SROC, Jonathan Grant,

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43:17

Skills bill, examnishambles, roadmap delay

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/06/17

This week on the podcast we catch up with the Skills Bill and its second reading in the Lords - and sense big debates to come over fees, funding and creative subjects. We’re also finding out more about last year’s examnishambles and there's the delayed roadmap to freedom - what does that mean for HE? With Mary Curnock Cook, Chair of the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission, Mark Essex, Director of Skills at KPMG, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent University, and presented

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43:24

The best of Wonkfest

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/06/10

This week on the podcast we’ve got a clutch of highlights from Wonkfest. We consider how universities can build back higher, bridge the digital divide and inject care in the university community. We also think about the university of the high street and consider how we might create a stronger sense of belonging on campus.With Mark Leach, Editor in Chief at Wonkhe, Smita Jamdar, Partner and Head of Education at Shakespeare Martineau, and Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe. Plus contributions

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51:42

Loans, geography and employment, drama, September

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/06/03

This week on the podcast we discuss student loans - should the interest rate go up or come down, and where’s the balance between politics and progressivity? There’s also a new dataset from OfS to crunch, a spate of misconduct cases at Drama schools that may have sector-wide implications, lessons to learn from successfully containing Covid at Cambridge and the launch of a new Black women's professors’ network.With Aaron Porter, Associate Director (Governance) Advance HE and Chair of BPP University,

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47:56

Augar, credit, student futures, apprenticeships

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/05/27

This week on the podcast we try to make sense of ongoing speculation about fees and funding in England as we move towards an Autumn response to the Augar review. There’s also a new report out on academic credit that may be more important than first meets the eye, news from the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission and polling on what students have missed out on this year, and UCAS has a new report out on apprenticeships. Plus Hidden History looks at higher level learning.With Helen O'Sullivan,

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52:32

“Dead end” courses, skills bill, September

The Wonkhe Show ·

2021/05/20

This week on the podcast Gavin Williamson has been offering up his views on “dead-end courses” and OfS has published a measure that might tell us how to find one. There’s also a skills bill to digest, some data issues to dive into, a couple of free speech cases to learn from and September is coming - but what are universities saying will be delivered? With Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International, Gary Hughes, Chief Exec of Durham Students’ Union, and presented by Jim Dickinson,

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