Jim Dickinson
@jimdickinson.bsky.social
Wonkhe (SUs). HE policy. Pop. Pro EU(rovision). Windmills not walls. Giggling incredulity. “Wasteful and inefficient for our economy”. Dreams of visiting Moldova.
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Jim Dickinson
@jimdickinson.bsky.social
· Oct 24
A generation of students has been failed and forgotten again
As the COVID-19 Inquiry concludes its look at education and young people having overlooked university students, Jim Dickinson dissects a damning record of political failure, regulatory evasion and a…
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NEW: As the COVID-19 Inquiry concludes its look at education and young people having overlooked university students, Jim Dickinson dissects a damning record of political failure, regulatory evasion and a system that left students to bear the costs of the pandemic.
NEW on Wonkhe: During challenging times, genuine student engagement often feels difficult, or impossible, to deliver. Jonathan Eaton and Helena Lim confront the dragon at the gates. buff.ly/zpcPhMs
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: During challenging times, genuine student engagement often feels difficult, or impossible, to deliver. Jonathan Eaton and Helena Lim confront the dragon at the gates. buff.ly/zpcPhMs
NEW on Wonkhe: The UK Standard Skills Classification is a new way to think about the connections between courses and jobs. David Kernohan loves a new coding framework buff.ly/nVlSlHr
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: The UK Standard Skills Classification is a new way to think about the connections between courses and jobs. David Kernohan loves a new coding framework buff.ly/nVlSlHr
NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to early Cambridge buff.ly/sP5hFTL
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to early Cambridge buff.ly/sP5hFTL
"Students still in temporary accommodation a week after university fire"
Students still in temporary accommodation a week after university fire
A fire broke out at a halls of residence student accommodation block in Coventry last week
www.coventrytelegraph.net
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Students still in temporary accommodation a week after university fire"
"Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns"
Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns
Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns"
"Graduates face higher student loan repayments as threshold frozen"
Graduates face higher student loan repayments as threshold frozen
By freezing the threshold, more graduates will be pushed into repayment as wage growth increases their salaries
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Graduates face higher student loan repayments as threshold frozen"
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November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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"Minimum wage graduates could make student loan repayments by 2030"
Minimum wage graduates could make student loan repayments by 2030
The Chancellor froze student loan repayment thresholds until 2030 on plan 2, meaning more low earners will start repaying 9% of their salary sooner.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Minimum wage graduates could make student loan repayments by 2030"
"Unite Group shares sink to decade low as student housing demand softens By Invezz"
m.uk.investing.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Unite Group shares sink to decade low as student housing demand softens By Invezz"
"Graduates hit by £7.4bn stealth tax on student loans"
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Graduates hit by £7.4bn stealth tax on student loans"
"Nine ways the Budget could affect you if you're under 25"
Nine ways the Budget could affect you if you're under 25
The chancellor's Budget contained a slew of measures which will impact young people specifically.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Nine ways the Budget could affect you if you're under 25"
"Cheaper UK university fees for EU students to clinch Brexit reset deal"
Cheaper UK university fees for EU students to clinch Brexit reset deal
EU considers softening stance on fees and cap on 'youth experience' to get agreement over the line
inews.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Cheaper UK university fees for EU students to clinch Brexit reset deal"
NEW on Wonkhe: Student inflation v the others, October 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Student inflation v the others, October 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
Nothing says "plan for growth" like an ageing population, a declining birth rate and a set of blunt immigration levers that will soon push net migration into the minus category
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nothing says "plan for growth" like an ageing population, a declining birth rate and a set of blunt immigration levers that will soon push net migration into the minus category
NEW on Wonkhe: All the higher education-relevant Home Office stats for Q3 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: All the higher education-relevant Home Office stats for Q3 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
NEW on Wonkhe: The OIA steps in to fill gaps in harassment regulation wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: The OIA steps in to fill gaps in harassment regulation wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
NEW on Wonkhe: How can you get a maintenance loan and not a fee loan? wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: How can you get a maintenance loan and not a fee loan? wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
Plan 2 student loan grads - many of whom were mugged off during the pandemic - already took a repayment threshold freeze, and now getting another one. Now likely the cohort will receive a minus subsidy for their HE - we're now almost certainly set to profit from their participation in the long run
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Plan 2 student loan grads - many of whom were mugged off during the pandemic - already took a repayment threshold freeze, and now getting another one. Now likely the cohort will receive a minus subsidy for their HE - we're now almost certainly set to profit from their participation in the long run
NEW on Wonkhe: UEL vice chancellor Amanda Broderick asks how universities can reimagine their value in a world where young people's trust in institutions is ebbing buff.ly/tOd4d7A
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: UEL vice chancellor Amanda Broderick asks how universities can reimagine their value in a world where young people's trust in institutions is ebbing buff.ly/tOd4d7A
For master’s loans in 2024-25, the underlying maths says the government actually makes money – not loses it. DfE estimates a RAB charge of –20.6 per cent - for every £100 it lends, it expects to get back about £120.60 once you adjust for the time value of money.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
For master’s loans in 2024-25, the underlying maths says the government actually makes money – not loses it. DfE estimates a RAB charge of –20.6 per cent - for every £100 it lends, it expects to get back about £120.60 once you adjust for the time value of money.
NEW on Wonkhe: Student finance changes in the budget – Director’s cut wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Student finance changes in the budget – Director’s cut wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
How it started / How it's going
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
How it started / How it's going
NEW on Wonkhe: Reclassification ghosts and jam tomorrow at stage 2 of Scotland’s tertiary bill wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Reclassification ghosts and jam tomorrow at stage 2 of Scotland’s tertiary bill wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
NEW on Wonkhe: Team Wonkhe unpacks an unusually consequential Budget for higher education, as a complex mix of fee rises, international student levies, and stealth costs for graduates reshape the sector’s financial future. buff.ly/LbRThDy
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Team Wonkhe unpacks an unusually consequential Budget for higher education, as a complex mix of fee rises, international student levies, and stealth costs for graduates reshape the sector’s financial future. buff.ly/LbRThDy
Reposted by Jim Dickinson
Here we go: wonkhe.com/blogs/budget...
Budget 2025 for universities and students
Team Wonkhe unpacks an unusually consequential Budget for higher education, as a complex mix of fee rises, international student levies, and stealth costs for graduates reshape the sector’s financial ...
wonkhe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here we go: wonkhe.com/blogs/budget...