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.
"Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies"
Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies
Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College London
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies"
"The Government Could U-Turn On Student Loan Thresholds, Says Union Head"
www.politicshome.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"The Government Could U-Turn On Student Loan Thresholds, Says Union Head"
NEW on Wonkhe: As UUK launches Future Universities, Nishan Canagarajah highlights the power – and responsibility – of universities to enhance student employment buff.ly/C2CZEvd
February 19, 2026 at 6:15 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: As UUK launches Future Universities, Nishan Canagarajah highlights the power – and responsibility – of universities to enhance student employment buff.ly/C2CZEvd
NEW on Wonkhe: As the annual HESA Staff open data is published, Farheen Akhtar reflects on the upcoming changes to the data reporting and its broader benefits for UK skills planning buff.ly/IWnwvVh
February 19, 2026 at 6:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: As the annual HESA Staff open data is published, Farheen Akhtar reflects on the upcoming changes to the data reporting and its broader benefits for UK skills planning buff.ly/IWnwvVh
NEW on Wonkhe: Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
February 19, 2026 at 6:05 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, 2025 wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
NEW on Wonkhe: The Hillsborough Law promises institutional candour, but Emma Roberts warns that universities have been left in a grey area that could take litigation to resolve buff.ly/Hw4me67
February 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: The Hillsborough Law promises institutional candour, but Emma Roberts warns that universities have been left in a grey area that could take litigation to resolve buff.ly/Hw4me67
"UK's first Wetherspoons pub owned by a university set to open | LBC"
UK's first Wetherspoons pub owned by a university set to open | LBC
The UK's first Wetherspoons pub owned by a university will be opened in May.
www.lbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"UK's first Wetherspoons pub owned by a university set to open | LBC"
"'My student debt is soaring though I'm paying back - rich get off easy'"
'My student debt soars even though I'm paying back - rich get off easy'
It's been years since I left university, and despite paying back the entire time I now owe thousands more than I did when I graduated, says Mirror reporter Benedict Tetzlaff Deas
www.mirror.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"'My student debt is soaring though I'm paying back - rich get off easy'"
NEW on Wonkhe: More student loans misery for DfE’s press office wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
February 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: More student loans misery for DfE’s press office wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
Well. I reckon I was pretty much on the money here wonkhe.com/blogs/changi...
Changing course? Seeking consent isn't as simple as it looks
Do students have the right to refuse changes to their course in September? Jim Dickinson on the intersection of the politics and the legal position.
wonkhe.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Well. I reckon I was pretty much on the money here wonkhe.com/blogs/changi...
Misery for parents and students and postgrads, that's what's in it! wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
February 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Misery for parents and students and postgrads, that's what's in it! wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
NEW on Wonkhe: Donelan returns with a way out of the student loans crisis wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Donelan returns with a way out of the student loans crisis wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
"Student loans 'hopeless' says graduate as debt grows despite repayments - Latest From ITV News"
www.itv.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
"Student loans 'hopeless' says graduate as debt grows despite repayments - Latest From ITV News"
"Kemi Badenoch mulls plan to ease the student debt crisis crippling workers"
Kemi Badenoch mulls plan to ease the student debt crisis crippling workers
KEMI Badenoch is mulling a plan to ease the student debt crisis crippling millions of workers. The Tory leader is looking at help for graduates who started at university between 2012 and 2023, and …
www.thesun.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"Kemi Badenoch mulls plan to ease the student debt crisis crippling workers"
"Politics latest: Starmer and Trump discuss Iran, Gaza and Ukraine in late-night call"
Politics latest: Starmer and Trump discuss Iran, Gaza and Ukraine in late-night call
Downing Street has confirmed that Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke on the phone last night. The pair discussed three important foreign policy topics.
news.sky.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"Politics latest: Starmer and Trump discuss Iran, Gaza and Ukraine in late-night call"
NEW on Wonkhe: How can we expect high-quality teaching if we don't fund the research that makes it possible? Nic Labrosse and Alison Voice make the case for evidence-informed teaching buff.ly/djYyDsg
February 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: How can we expect high-quality teaching if we don't fund the research that makes it possible? Nic Labrosse and Alison Voice make the case for evidence-informed teaching buff.ly/djYyDsg
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores how professional indemnity insurance may shape universities’ responses to student complaints, and what that could mean for transparency and fairness buff.ly/ElmFkkU
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores how professional indemnity insurance may shape universities’ responses to student complaints, and what that could mean for transparency and fairness buff.ly/ElmFkkU
NEW on Wonkhe: Evie Papavasiliou and Angelos Bakogiannis argue that HE’s ever-expanding definition of inclusion has drifted into an unmanageable institutional obligation that risks flattening the demands of learning itself buff.ly/cIYEYrK
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Evie Papavasiliou and Angelos Bakogiannis argue that HE’s ever-expanding definition of inclusion has drifted into an unmanageable institutional obligation that risks flattening the demands of learning itself buff.ly/cIYEYrK
"Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff"
Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff
Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff"
"Student Loans May Be Radicalizing UK Taxpayers"
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Student Loans May Be Radicalizing UK Taxpayers"
"Students launch legal action against universities over Covid-hit studies"
Students launch legal action against universities over Covid-hit studies
Following a successful settlement with UCL, Student Group Claim will turn its attention to other universities
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"Students launch legal action against universities over Covid-hit studies"
"'How academic freedom is being weakened from within our universities'"
How academic freedom is being weakened from within our universities
Simon Fanshawe argues university EDI policies and campus activism are weakening academic freedom and narrowing open debate.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"'How academic freedom is being weakened from within our universities'"
"'Still a shortage' of student accommodation in Bristol as new development launches | Bristol Live"
'Still a shortage' of student accommodation in Bristol as new development launches | Bristol Live
Whoever buys up the 50 student flats will get £677,000 a year in rent
www.bristolpost.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"'Still a shortage' of student accommodation in Bristol as new development launches | Bristol Live"
"Why are some students claiming Covid compensation from universities?"
Why are some students claiming Covid compensation from universities?
Dozens of universities face legal action from students who say they missed out during the pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"Why are some students claiming Covid compensation from universities?"
NEW on Wonkhe: Keele University vice chancellor Kevin Shakesheff launches the Keele Debates, in the hopes of fostering constructive disagreement over complex HE challenges buff.ly/DpnzQek
February 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Keele University vice chancellor Kevin Shakesheff launches the Keele Debates, in the hopes of fostering constructive disagreement over complex HE challenges buff.ly/DpnzQek