Our Latest News

Welcome to our News section.

Wonkhe – How funding policy has affected foundation year provision

Some foundation years now attract less funding – David Kernohan crunches the numbers to find out what this has done to the market. The coming academic year (2025-26) is the first in which classroom-based foundation year (FY) fees will be capped at a level below the higher level fee cap. To access the article click here


The world is sorting out the quality of transnational education, but where is England? David Kernohan Wonkhe posting

An interesting look at why Britain is not internationally compliant. If you believe – as many do – that English higher education is among the best in the world, it can come as an unwelcome surprise to learn that in many ways it is not. To access the Blog click here


Wonkhe Reframing student voice through a rights-based lens

It’s easy to roll your eyes over the input of students to APPs. Marta Almeida Hill and Francesca Plom explain how to co-create widening participation strategy with those it impacts.

Across the sector, there’s growing consensus that higher education institutions must not only listen to their students but actively build institutions around their insights and experiences.

Yet, for all the best intentions and sincere efforts, turning student feedback into meaningful, institution-wide change remains a challenge. To access the Blog click here


To make real progress on widening participation in higher education, we need a new mission Wonkhe posting for the UPP Foundation

Presenting the final report of the UPP Foundation’s inquiry into widening participation, Richard Brabner calls for ambition in getting in, getting on and getting out. To access the article click here