Angel Tan, Carl Senior and Gemma Heath argue that judging universities on graduates’ first destinations misses what higher education does to prepare students for a working life of change

As enthusiasm for technical routes grows, Hannah Rolley argues that parity will only be real when affluent children are steered down them too

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag reminds us of a previous, awful, culture war

Firms keep selling universities ways around reps – Jim Dickinson and Sharanya Sivarajah set out why RepPing does the opposite, and how to join in

This week on the podcast we discuss the ambition to make the UK the world’s leading innovation nation.

On Tuesday night, Burnham-whisperer and former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane gave the annual lecture at the Lifelong Education Institute.

New data from DfE shows just how limited the options outside of higher education really are for young people. David Kernohan reads along

At Education Questions in the Commons today, Department for Education (DfE) minister Josh MacAlister said this unprompted:

Tax rises, spending cuts, and little joy for the Chancellor. James Coe looks ahead to the Budget and sets out a new political agenda for the sector

Emma Humphries, Adeline Henry, and Hannah Murphy demonstrate how university admissions policies might be undermining EDI principles

Don Webber and Alan Collins argue that asking university research to drive growth misreads both the measure and what the sector actually contributes

Every year the OECD publishes Education at a glance, and every year I flick to the table on spending per tertiary student and think the same thing – WTF?

Draft guidance on new student sponsor RAG ratings has been floating about.

Tax rises, spending cuts, and little joy for the Chancellor. James Coe looks ahead to the Budget and sets out a new political agenda for the sector

Emma Humphries, Adeline Henry, and Hannah Murphy demonstrate how university admissions policies might be undermining EDI principles

Don Webber and Alan Collins argue that asking university research to drive growth misreads both the measure and what the sector actually contributes

The High Court has upheld the Home Office’s student visa brake; here’s how four countries were chosen and what SUs should be asking their universities now

Krzysztof Mikulski and Annie Whyman set out how SUs can use the People’s Emergency Briefing to hold leaders to account on climate

Almost every mayor wants to keep more graduates but almost none can say how many they keep – and SUs are best placed to fill the gap

Back in November, the Student Working Lives report from HEPI and UCLan / University of Lancashire gave us linked institutional data showing what student employment actually costs academically.

ISE’s 2026 student recruitment survey paints a picture of a graduate job market in flux

David Clelland and Liliana Fonseca argue that if universities want to demonstrate their civic value to society, satellite campuses cannot remain an afterthought

Steve Joy argues that established researchers need development and recognition that reflect their working lives

As the schools system tries to get to grips with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, it turns out the higher education sector might have a lot to say. David Kernohan tracks lear…

Set aside for a second the fact that when you ask students if academics should be able to use AI in marking, they tend to be vehemently opposed.

Students aren’t confused about AI – they’re making rational choices in a system that has removed the incentives to learn. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall preview findings from new research on learning…

ISE’s 2026 student recruitment survey paints a picture of a graduate job market in flux

David Clelland and Liliana Fonseca argue that if universities want to demonstrate their civic value to society, satellite campuses cannot remain an afterthought

Steve Joy argues that established researchers need development and recognition that reflect their working lives

As the schools system tries to get to grips with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, it turns out the higher education sector might have a lot to say. David Kernohan tracks lear…

Set aside for a second the fact that when you ask students if academics should be able to use AI in marking, they tend to be vehemently opposed.

Yesterday was the 62nd birthday of the Robbins Report, the 1963 landmark that fundamentally shaped British higher education policy.

Katharina De Vita, Sara-Nicola Barron, Catherine Shephard, and Imran Mir argue that student transition starts too late, and that schools, colleges, and universities need to share responsibility for it

Tara Webster-Deakin and Alice Smith outline a new recognition scheme for widening access and participation staff, and make the case for why it’s needed now more than ever

Baroness Jones asked which university functions the Hillsborough Law covers. Jim Dickinson finds ministers answered none of her questions

Nobody in government has ever said it out loud, but read the Renters’ Rights Act as a set of choices rather than a set of clauses and it’s hard to escape the conclusion that one of its aims is to get…

Jim Dickinson gets across DfE’s latest news on Alternative Student Finance – and finds the government has accidentally reinvented the graduate tax for Muslim students

With 41 university boards still seating a single student, we weigh up the research on tokens and critical mass and makes the case for more

With Turnitin’s licence change postponed rather than dropped, Sharanya Sivarajah and Jim Dickinson argue SUs should push for a review of cost, evidence, and who owns students’ work

Katharina De Vita, Sara-Nicola Barron, Catherine Shephard, and Imran Mir argue that student transition starts too late, and that schools, colleges, and universities need to share responsibility for it

Tara Webster-Deakin and Alice Smith outline a new recognition scheme for widening access and participation staff, and make the case for why it’s needed now more than ever

The Fonagy review wants support to start before a diagnosis – Sharanya Sivarajah argues unless universities and DSA follow suit, students will be left in the middle

With OfS drafting a statement of expectations on disability, Jim Dickinson sets out what it is likely to contain and what SUs should push for while the regulator is still listening

Baroness Jones asked which university functions the Hillsborough Law covers. Jim Dickinson finds ministers answered none of her questions

Nobody in government has ever said it out loud, but read the Renters’ Rights Act as a set of choices rather than a set of clauses and it’s hard to escape the conclusion that one of its aims is to get…

Guarantor fees vary by hundreds of pounds depending on the link a student clicks, and Jim Dickinson argues SUs should be asking why