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This week on the podcast we examine the Office for Students’ (OfS) renewed scrutiny of degree classification algorithms and what it means for confidence in standards. We explore the balance between institutional autonomy, transparency for students and employers, and the evidence regulators will expect.
Plus we discuss the government’s response to the Francis review of curriculum and assessment in England, and the Welsh government’s plan to lift the undergraduate fee cap in 2026–27 to align with England with a 2 per cent uplift to student support.
With Alex Stanley, Vice President for Higher Education of the National Union of Students, Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Algorithms aren’t the problem. It’s the classification system they support
The Office for Students steps on to shaky ground in an attempt to regulate academic standards
Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming
Diamond’s a distant memory as Wales plays inflation games with fees and maintenance
What we still need to talk about when it comes to the LLE
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This week on the podcast we examine the Office for Students’ (OfS) renewed scrutiny of degree classification algorithms and what it means for confidence in standards. We explore the balance between institutional autonomy, transparency for students and employers, and the evidence regulators will expect.
Plus we discuss the government’s response to the Francis review of curriculum and assessment in England, and the Welsh government’s plan to lift the undergraduate fee cap in 2026–27 to align with England with a 2 per cent uplift to student support.
With Alex Stanley, Vice President for Higher Education of the National Union of Students, Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.
Algorithms aren’t the problem. It’s the classification system they support
The Office for Students steps on to shaky ground in an attempt to regulate academic standards
Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming
Diamond’s a distant memory as Wales plays inflation games with fees and maintenance
What we still need to talk about when it comes to the LLE

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