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The Higher Education Show

by Team Wonkhe
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  • NEETs and skills, research missions

    October 22, 2026 · 46 min

    This week on the podcast the government has put NEETs and skills at the heart of its pre-Budget messaging – with new industrial strategy jobs plans, reported changes to apprenticeship funding for learners over 25 and a Policy Exchange call…

  • Innovation nation, emerging leaders, graduate recruitment

    October 15, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on the podcast we discuss the ambition to make the UK the world’s leading innovation nation. With plans to devolve innovation funding, build globally significant clusters in every region and strengthen collaboration, what role…

  • Academic integrity and AI, Conservative conference

    October 8, 2026 · 51 min

    This week on the podcast we examine how universities are rethinking academic integrity in the age of AI. As institutions move away from blanket bans and detection towards more nuanced approaches to assessment, a new Wonkhe and Studiosity…

  • Hope (again), Mi5

    October 2, 2026 · 42 min

    This week on the podcast we examine what Labour Party conference told us about the government’s plans for higher education – or, perhaps more significantly, what it didn’t. We also consider what higher education should make of MI5’s…

  • International recruitment, graduate social mobility

    September 25, 2026 · 48 min

    This week on the podcast Home Office figures show more than 20,000 fewer study visa applications in August than a year earlier – so is the fall in international recruitment catastrophic for university finances, or merely extremely…

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  • Loans, Free speech

    September 18, 2026 · 49 min

    This week on the podcast we examine the government’s response to criticism of the student loan system. With ministers still describing the system as unfair and in need of reform, what might meaningful change now look like? Plus we discuss…

  • Future jobs, uni closures

    September 11, 2026 · 34 min

    This week on the podcast we examine Universities UK’s plans to strengthen graduate employment, as its annual conference puts the future of universities and their contribution to jobs, innovation and communities in the spotlight. Plus we…

  • Burnham, SUs, Year ahead

    September 4, 2026 · 50 min

    This week on the podcast we discuss what Andy Burnham’s new government could mean for higher education, following his first appearance before MPs and a statement setting out priorities on post-16 education, industrial strategy and the role…

  • The end of the year show

    July 16, 2026 · 55 min

    This week on the podcast Team Wonkhe looks back on the year in higher education policy and politics – from the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper to the financial pressures pushing institutions towards closures, mergers and deeper…

  • Funding, student loans, NSSmass

    July 10, 2026 · 31 min

    This week on the podcast the government's Strategic Priorities Grant allocation lands with a cash cut of just over £50m – and a much wider list of subjects losing high-cost teaching support, including the creative arts, computing and…

  • PhD students, Burnham

    July 2, 2026 · 47 min

    This week on the podcast we ask why UKRI is spending more on PhD studentships while the number of funded starts falls. New analysis shows doctoral stipends have taken priority over the volume of studentships, with UKRI-funded starts 22 per…

  • Burnham, IFS on value of HE

    June 25, 2026 · 43 min

    This week on the podcast we examine the implications of a change at the top of government, as Keir Starmer prepares to depart and Andy Burnham appears set for a swift coronation as Labour leader and Prime Minister. With new policy…

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About the show

Every week the Wonkhe team and guests from across higher education dissect the week's big policy developments, and we also feature views from around the sector.