Category: The Wonkhe Show
Podcast: Student group claim, PRES, high streets
This week on the podcast UCL has settled with the Student Group Claim over pandemic-era teaching disruptions. But with 36 […]
February 19, 2026
Podcast: MI5, Labour, free speech
This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a “prime target for foreign […]
February 12, 2026
Podcast: Student loans, research funding, Wales
This week on the podcast student finance has exploded into the headlines – but is the English student loan system […]
February 5, 2026
Podcast: Demand, Disabled students, medicine
This week on the podcast we examine what a rise in UK university applicants really tells us about the future […]
January 29, 2026
Podcast: International, UCAS data, student finance
This week on the podcast the government has finally unveiled its new International Education Strategy – but with no headline […]
January 22, 2026
Podcast: Free speech, Scottish budget, Mickey Mouse
This week on the podcast new polling suggests over a third of students think Reform UK should be banned from […]
January 15, 2026
Erasmus+, student loans, Rhineland study tour
This week on the podcast from Nijmegen on the SUs study tour the team discuss the return of the UK […]
January 8, 2026
Podcast: REF 2029, franchising crackdown, year in review
This week on the podcast we examine what the rebooted 2029 Research Excellence Framework will mean for universities’ research strategies, […]
December 11, 2025
Podcast: AI, uni finances, civic
This week on the podcast artificial intelligence remains front and centre, with a look at the growing concerns around AI-generated […]
December 4, 2025