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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 interviews, features and views from around the sector. Hosted on Acas... Read more

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The Hidden History of HE

The Hidden History of HE

We’ve been on our Easter break at Wonkhe towers, so this week we’ve got a special treat - the whole season of the Hidden... Read more

24 Apr 2019

53mins

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Financial forecasts, cybersecurity, apps

Financial forecasts, cybersecurity, apps

OfS has finally published its assessment of English providers' finances - and the forecasts look shaky. Our guests discu... Read more

4 Apr 2019

35mins

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Tories, NUS, stalking, rent guarantors

Tories, NUS, stalking, rent guarantors

A centre-right think tank has a new report out on generational differences. We also discuss NUS' conference, data on sta... Read more

11 Apr 2019

42mins

Ranked #4

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Non disclosures, access, pro-life, a levels

Non disclosures, access, pro-life, a levels

On the last podcast before our Easter break, we discuss the rise of non-disclosure agreements for university staff, the ... Read more

18 Apr 2019

40mins

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EU students, over-education, BME attainment, Cambridge and slavery

EU students, over-education, BME attainment, Cambridge and slavery

The amount that EU students may have to pay to come to a UK university has been across the news this week, and our podca... Read more

2 May 2019

40mins

Ranked #6

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Reopening, mental health, immigration, mergers

Reopening, mental health, immigration, mergers

This week on the podcast we discuss the announcements that universities are starting to make about their approach to Sep... Read more

21 May 2020

44mins

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The Covid-19 support package for universities and students

The Covid-19 support package for universities and students

In a special extra edition of The Wonkhe Show, the editorial team discusses the Government's Covid-19 support package fo... Read more

3 May 2020

43mins

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No Buildings from September?

No Buildings from September?

In this special extra edition of the Wonkhe Show, we’re looking how universities might prepare for the prospect of havin... Read more

26 Apr 2020

37mins

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Bailouts, admissions, September

Bailouts, admissions, September

This week on the podcast we look at UUK's proposed higher education bailout and NUS' proposed student bailout and consid... Read more

23 Apr 2020

39mins

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Uni budgets, quality, admissions

Uni budgets, quality, admissions

This week on the podcast we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on university finances, we have a think about maintaining qua... Read more

9 Apr 2020

39mins

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Number controls, safety nets, community contribution

Number controls, safety nets, community contribution

This week on the Wonkhe Show we're thinking about student numbers, and the types of regulation and national intervention... Read more

2 Apr 2020

39mins

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Covid-19 and admissions, REF, regulation and accommodation

Covid-19 and admissions, REF, regulation and accommodation

This week on the Wonkhe Show we start to try to make sense of the fall out from the Covid-19 crisis. We discuss admissio... Read more

26 Mar 2020

46mins

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PODCAST: Mental health, universities and Covid-19

PODCAST: Mental health, universities and Covid-19

This week on the podcast we ask how we maintain our emotional and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. We also pr... Read more

20 Mar 2020

46mins

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The Hidden History of HE Box Set: Season 2 Part 2

The Hidden History of HE Box Set: Season 2 Part 2

The Wonkhe Show podcast is on its Christmas break, so as a special treat we’ve rolled up Season 2 of the Hidden History ... Read more

26 Dec 2019

27mins

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Bolton fire, Oxford Union, election

Bolton fire, Oxford Union, election

This week on the podcast we discuss the fire that affected student accommodation in Bolton, unpick the incident where a ... Read more

21 Nov 2019

42mins

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Labour, residential HE, PTES, free speech

Labour, residential HE, PTES, free speech

This week on the podcast we analyse the Labour Party’s plans for education, scrutinise HEPI and UPP’s report on the fact... Read more

14 Nov 2019

34mins

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Live from Wonkfest 2019

Live from Wonkfest 2019

This week live from Wonkfest our guests reflect on two intense days of higher education wonkery. We also chat the coming... Read more

5 Nov 2019

41mins

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Student housing, research funding, sexual misconduct, Augar

Student housing, research funding, sexual misconduct, Augar

On the podcast this week we talk about Chris Skidmore’s intervention into student accommodation not ready for the new te... Read more

10 Oct 2019

35mins

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Mental health, BME gap, freshers

Mental health, BME gap, freshers

This week we dive into Unite Students and HEPI’s new insights report, discuss Gavin Williamson’s letter to the Office fo... Read more

19 Sep 2019

42mins

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Higher technical, Warwick, clearing

Higher technical, Warwick, clearing

On our final podcast of the season we dive into the Department for Education’s technical review of level 4 and 5 qualifi... Read more

11 Jul 2019

43mins

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