This week on the podcast the new government is shaping up - we check if it’s ship shape. Plus it's been NSSmass so we’ll work out the impact, and we’ve got new research on academic support.With Jess Lister, Associate Director (Education) at Public First, Alex Favier, Founder and Director at Favier Ltd,  David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.What can the NSS can tell us about staff pay?National Student Survey 2024Who is Jacqui Smith?Listening to what students say in the national student surveyWhat academics want from academic supportOnce you can describe an academic support system, you can begin to evaluate itHow universities are thinking about academic supportFive free(ish) things Labour could do on R&DThirty seven things Labour should do now to make things better for studentsA look at Labour’s in-tray for higher educationThe unofficial reintroduction to Patrick VallanceThe Kerslake Collection looks forward to a refreshed civic agenda for universities Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.