Transparency data: Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs
Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening.
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The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?
On 3 November Wonkhe will host The Collaboration Question in London. Debbie McVitty assesses where the conversation has got to and where it needs to go from here
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Teaching costs vary, but not in the ways funding categories often suggest
Mark Rahimi and Gwilym Croucher reflect on their recent research on teaching costs in Australia and argue that funding systems should recognise how teaching is delivered, not just what is taught
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Regional and local engagement is mission critical for the HE sector
Peter O’Brien, Jane Robinson and Helen Turner argue that as devolution moves to the centre of government, universities need to work more closely with regional mayors and authorities to shape place-based growth
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There’s always been more than one route to becoming a professor
Winston Morgan explains there's more than one route to a professorship – the real question is why there are still so few Black professors
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Budgets are shrinking but the cost of living gap still needs closing
Liz Mossop and Simon Emmett outline how growing university cost of living support tells a valuable sector story of social mobility
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What happens when a university treats tuition fees as a strategic choice?
The University of Buckingham has decided to reduce tuition fees on certain courses. Deba Bardhan Correia sets out the thinking behind the policy
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When the academic must become the evidence
Rina Arya argues Jason Arday's death raises a wider question about the autobiographical burden placed on academics of colour who write about race
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AI exposure and portfolio review
Graduate employment is being reshaped by AI. For Simon Brookes, this means thinking about whether courses still lead to the careers they once promised
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The sector can be both optimistic and worried about Burnham’s HE agenda
John Blake, Director of the Post-18 Project, argues that Burnham’s revolutionary rhetoric needs to be matched to intelligent implementation
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Better awareness of potential key worker shortages ought to increase public support for universities
Higher education finances are all over the papers – but the potential effect on local key worker pipelines is not. For Steve Briggs, it’s incumbent on the sector to get this message across
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Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC
It is the sector's most underused, and most misunderstood, data collection. David Kernohan wants to get it back on TRAC
