The Wonkhe Show

By: Mark Leach
  • Summary

  • 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.

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Episodes
  • Student numbers, budget, international, VC pay
    Oct 24 2024

    This week on the podcast student numbers are set to decline in England after 2030 - we discuss the implications. Plus rumours are swirling over next week’s budget, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has turned its attention to VC pay, and there’s a new report on international student perceptions of different destinations.


    With David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary at University of Glasgow, Selena Bolingbroke, Principal at the Building Crafts College, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.


    The demographic tide is turning, but university remains popular

    The UK will need to do more to reassure international applicants if it wants to remain a first choice destination

    TPA: University Rich List 2024


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    38 mins
  • Graduate jobs, sexual misconduct, NSS analysis
    Oct 17 2024

    This week on the podcast we look at the latest graduate recruitment trends as the Institute of Student Employers reveals a 60 per cent surge in applications per vacancy.


    Plus OfS is to survey the prevalence of sexual misconduct, and there’s new NSS data on satisfaction by student characteristic.


    With Julie Sanders, Vice Chancellor and Principal at Royal Holloway, University of London, Joe Cooper, Director of People and Culture at University of East London, Michael Salmon, News Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.


    What does the graduate jobs market look like right now?

    A league table on sexual misconduct could be coming

    NSS 2024 – results by student characteristics

    Royal Holloway's Campus Unity Week

    The Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey (KOTT)


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    49 mins
  • Mental health, renters’ reform, international strategy
    Oct 11 2024

    This week on the podcast it’s possible to predict a student’s wellbeing using mental health analytics - but what are the ethics and implications?


    Plus Labour’s new legislation for improving the rental market has been discussed in Parliament, Hidden History looks at a push for higher technical skills, and there’s going to be a new International Education Strategy - we discuss what should be in it.


    With Ben Jordan, Director of Strategy at UCAS, Jenny Shaw, Higher Education External Engagement Director at Unite Students, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University of London, and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.


    Data can help predict where students are struggling with wellbeing

    Won’t somebody think of the landlords?

    Ten things that could feature in a new International Education Strategy

    Universities can build trust through creative public engagement




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    37 mins

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