Every week a panel of top higher education wonks dissect the week's big policy developments, and we also feature interviews, features and views from around the sector.
Every week a panel of top higher education wonks dissect the week's big policy developments, and we also feature interviews, features and views from around the sector.
Every week a panel of top higher education wonks dissect the week's big policy developments, and we also feature interviews, features and views from around the sector.
It's our Christmas Clip Show Student Snowflake Special! There's been a lot of activity on the freedom of speech agenda this term, and in this festive compilation wonks from across the sector analyse the issues. With Smita Jamdar, Charles Heymann, Chris Shelley, Selena Bolingbroke, Greg Walker, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson, Shân Wareing, Andrew Berwick, Pete Quinn, Eve Alcock, Louis Coiffait, David Kernohan and Wonkhe's editor and founder Mark Leach.
The full recording of Sam Gyimah in conversation - live at Wonkfest18.
This week in a specially recorded live episode from Wonkfest18, our panel discuss leaks from the Augar review, the OfS' view on uni bailouts and minister Sam Gyimah's student information apps. With Anne-Marie Canning- Director of Social Mobility and Student Success at Kings, Paul Greatrix- Registrar at Nottingham University and Wonkhe's editor and founder Mark Leach.
The Office for Students has published results of its Access & Participation consultation, and there’s a fresh batch of UCAS data for the panel to look at. There’s an interesting new report out on commuters. Plus this year’s social mobility index, and the latest from our contributors. With Clare Marchant, CEO at UCAS; Richard Eyre from the Brilliant Club and Wonkhe’s own Arthi Nachiappan.
This week our panel discuss the the latest stats from UCAS on the impact of offer making on exam attainment, a new report on women in HE leadership, and an interesting new idea on funding HE. Plus new stats on graduate earnings and highlights from our contributors. With Johnny Rich, Chief Executive of Push and the Engineering Professors’ Council; Rosie Tressler, Chief Executive of Student Minds, and Wonkhe’s associate editor David Kernohan.
This week our panel discuss the conservative party conference, degree apprenticeships and stats on human capital. Plus the "banning clapping" saga and highlights from the week on our blogs. With Greg Walker Chief Exec at MillionPlus, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson incoming chair at the British Youth Council and co-founder of For our Future’s Sake, and Wonkhe's founder and editor Mark Leach.
This episode of the University show is our Ask the Wonk special. Our panel featuring, Anne-Marie Canning MBE, Director of Social Mobility and Student Success, Richard Brabner, Head of the UPP Foundation and Ant Bagshaw, Deputy CEO of Wonkhe answer a range of questions submitted by our Wonkhe audience. We tackle questions such as; are unconditional offers an unmitigated evil? Grade inflation - a thing, or not a thing? And have a robust discussion on whether Vice-Chancellors should study a module at their own insitution every 3 years. Enjoy. If you have a question for our next Ask the Wonk special get in touch via team@wonkhe.com
In this episode we talk about student outcomes, graduate salaries and measures of teaching. We have a discussion featuring Colette Fletcher, Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University of Winchester, Richard Brabner, Head of the UPP Foundation and Ant Bagshaw, Deputy CEO of Wonkhe. For further reading on LEO we recommend Celia Hunt, Director of Strategic Development at the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), Wonkhe article [LEO and its limitations for learners.](https://wonkhe.com/blogs/leo-and-its-limitations-for-learners/)
In this episode we talk about the civic role of universities and what part they have to play in their local areas and communities. We have a discussion featuring Richard Brabner, Director of the UPP Foundation, Deborah Bull, Vice President/Vice Principal (London), King’s College London and Mark Leach, Editor of Wonkhe. We also have an interview Rachel Wolf from Public First who recently conducted research with local residents across 10 university towns to find out what they thought of their local institution and we talk to the Chair of the newly formed Civic University Commission Lord Kerslake.
In this episode we talk about the latest developments in research policy including the establishment of UK Research and Innovation - the new research mega-council. We have a discussion featuring Sarah Chaytor, Director of Research Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff in the Office of the Vice-Provost Research at University College London; Harriet Barnes, Head of Policy for Higher Education and Skills at the British Academy; David Sweeney, Executive Chair, Research England and Mark Leach Editor of Wonkhe. We also have an interview with Professor James Wilsdon of the University of Sheffield to discuss what the new landscape might mean for researchers, and for those in institutions who support them.
Wonkhe founder and CEO Mark Leach interviews Nicola Dandridge, CEO of the Office for Students, about the new regulator. Recorded at Wonkhe's recent conference on the new regulatory landscape "It's Alive" - at the British Library in London in front of a live audience on 20th March 2018.
Wonkhe’s Catherine Boyd talks to Joy Elliott-Bowman about her career in HE policy and Ant Bagshaw interviews EY Parthenon’s Matt Robb about the Wonk Panel and the challenges facing higher education.
In a special episode of The University Show, Wonkhe's editor Mark Leach sets out what went wrong with the narrative about universities and students (and what we can do about it).
It's regulation, regulation and more regulation in episode 4 of The University Show, following the Office for Students publishing its new regulatory framework for English HE. Eric is joined by lawyer Smita Jamdar, top policy wonk from the Russell Group Sarah Stevens and Wonkhe editor Mark Leach. Also, Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan run down their take on the new regulatory framework.
In the third episode of our podcast, The University Show, we talk about mental health in higher education as part of University Mental Health day, which is on 1st March. Louis Coiffait, Rachel Piper, Chris Shelley and Eric Stoller talk about how mental health affects students and staff and how to develop better policy to support everyone in the sector.
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It's our Christmas Clip Show Student Snowflake Special! There's been a lot of activity on the freedom of speech agenda this term, and in this festive compilation wonks from across the sector analyse the issues. With Smita Jamdar, Charles Heymann, Chris Shelley, Selena Bolingbroke, Greg Walker, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson, Shân Wareing, Andrew Berwick, Pete Quinn, Eve Alcock, Louis Coiffait, David Kernohan and Wonkhe's editor and founder Mark Leach.
The full recording of Sam Gyimah in conversation - live at Wonkfest18.
This week in a specially recorded live episode from Wonkfest18, our panel discuss leaks from the Augar review, the OfS' view on uni bailouts and minister Sam Gyimah's student information apps. With Anne-Marie Canning- Director of Social Mobility and Student Success at Kings, Paul Greatrix- Registrar at Nottingham University and Wonkhe's editor and founder Mark Leach.
The Office for Students has published results of its Access & Participation consultation, and there’s a fresh batch of UCAS data for the panel to look at. There’s an interesting new report out on commuters. Plus this year’s social mobility index, and the latest from our contributors. With Clare Marchant, CEO at UCAS; Richard Eyre from the Brilliant Club and Wonkhe’s own Arthi Nachiappan.
This week our panel discuss the the latest stats from UCAS on the impact of offer making on exam attainment, a new report on women in HE leadership, and an interesting new idea on funding HE. Plus new stats on graduate earnings and highlights from our contributors. With Johnny Rich, Chief Executive of Push and the Engineering Professors’ Council; Rosie Tressler, Chief Executive of Student Minds, and Wonkhe’s associate editor David Kernohan.
This week our panel discuss the conservative party conference, degree apprenticeships and stats on human capital. Plus the "banning clapping" saga and highlights from the week on our blogs. With Greg Walker Chief Exec at MillionPlus, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson incoming chair at the British Youth Council and co-founder of For our Future’s Sake, and Wonkhe's founder and editor Mark Leach.
This episode of the University show is our Ask the Wonk special. Our panel featuring, Anne-Marie Canning MBE, Director of Social Mobility and Student Success, Richard Brabner, Head of the UPP Foundation and Ant Bagshaw, Deputy CEO of Wonkhe answer a range of questions submitted by our Wonkhe audience. We tackle questions such as; are unconditional offers an unmitigated evil? Grade inflation - a thing, or not a thing? And have a robust discussion on whether Vice-Chancellors should study a module at their own insitution every 3 years. Enjoy. If you have a question for our next Ask the Wonk special get in touch via team@wonkhe.com
In this episode we talk about student outcomes, graduate salaries and measures of teaching. We have a discussion featuring Colette Fletcher, Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University of Winchester, Richard Brabner, Head of the UPP Foundation and Ant Bagshaw, Deputy CEO of Wonkhe. For further reading on LEO we recommend Celia Hunt, Director of Strategic Development at the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), Wonkhe article [LEO and its limitations for learners.](https://wonkhe.com/blogs/leo-and-its-limitations-for-learners/)
In this episode we talk about the civic role of universities and what part they have to play in their local areas and communities. We have a discussion featuring Richard Brabner, Director of the UPP Foundation, Deborah Bull, Vice President/Vice Principal (London), King’s College London and Mark Leach, Editor of Wonkhe. We also have an interview Rachel Wolf from Public First who recently conducted research with local residents across 10 university towns to find out what they thought of their local institution and we talk to the Chair of the newly formed Civic University Commission Lord Kerslake.
In this episode we talk about the latest developments in research policy including the establishment of UK Research and Innovation - the new research mega-council. We have a discussion featuring Sarah Chaytor, Director of Research Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff in the Office of the Vice-Provost Research at University College London; Harriet Barnes, Head of Policy for Higher Education and Skills at the British Academy; David Sweeney, Executive Chair, Research England and Mark Leach Editor of Wonkhe. We also have an interview with Professor James Wilsdon of the University of Sheffield to discuss what the new landscape might mean for researchers, and for those in institutions who support them.
Wonkhe founder and CEO Mark Leach interviews Nicola Dandridge, CEO of the Office for Students, about the new regulator. Recorded at Wonkhe's recent conference on the new regulatory landscape "It's Alive" - at the British Library in London in front of a live audience on 20th March 2018.
Wonkhe’s Catherine Boyd talks to Joy Elliott-Bowman about her career in HE policy and Ant Bagshaw interviews EY Parthenon’s Matt Robb about the Wonk Panel and the challenges facing higher education.
In a special episode of The University Show, Wonkhe's editor Mark Leach sets out what went wrong with the narrative about universities and students (and what we can do about it).
It's regulation, regulation and more regulation in episode 4 of The University Show, following the Office for Students publishing its new regulatory framework for English HE. Eric is joined by lawyer Smita Jamdar, top policy wonk from the Russell Group Sarah Stevens and Wonkhe editor Mark Leach. Also, Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan run down their take on the new regulatory framework.
In the third episode of our podcast, The University Show, we talk about mental health in higher education as part of University Mental Health day, which is on 1st March. Louis Coiffait, Rachel Piper, Chris Shelley and Eric Stoller talk about how mental health affects students and staff and how to develop better policy to support everyone in the sector.
© 2019 OwlTail All rights reserved. OwlTail only owns the podcast episode rankings. Copyright of underlying podcast content is owned by the publisher, not OwlTail. Audio is streamed directly from Mark Leach servers. Downloads goes directly to publisher.