University funding/finances
The government should lift restrictions to allow British students to use state loans for fees abroad, the former universities minister has claimed
University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages
Paul Wakeling and Adél Pásztor consider the alternatives
Paul Webley calls on the academy to follow the institution’s lead and divest from fossil fuels
The University of Oxford has announced publicly that it does not invest in oil and tar sands companies.
‘Domino theory’ points to UK academy’s future financial environment
David Bell has some words of wisdom for Jo Johnson, the new minister for universities and science, as an ‘eventful’ five years loom
The University of Oxford is on track to meet an ambitious fundraising target after hitting the ?2 billion milestone
But university does not opt for full divestment from industry
Support for living costs is vital to participation, but grants that help to provide it are under threat, say Nick?Hillman and Nicholas?Robinson
The value of donations peaks at ?807m, annual Ross/CASE survey finds, but challenges of limited outreach and elite domination persist
Which institutions are building the reserves to cushion potential shocks from uncapped student recruitment and rocketing research costs?
Soas, University of London, is to divest from fossil fuels within the next three years after the institution’s governing body today approved the decision.
Washington releases ‘secret’ document naming hundreds of institutions under scrutiny
University pension costs rose slightly last year, but may increase significantly in 2016 as major reforms take effect, according to pension experts.
A different method of funding study could allow institutions to raise fees and also save the state money, argues Alfred Morris
Did rises for vice-chancellors outpace those of academic staff, and did the REF swell the salaries of star researchers? Jack Grove rings up the benefits accrued
University leaders command huge salaries. Lincoln Allison examines how asceticism gave way to abundance
England’s universities risk being “unable to deliver the scale of investment” needed to “remain internationally competitive”.
REF-based distribution of ?1.6bn research pot results in some big changes
A ?120 million redevelopment of the London School of Economics has been given the green light by planners.
The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood
Campaigners have accused the University of Oxford of dithering over a decision on whether or not to divest from fossil fuels.
As a consultation launches, employees consider the impact of the USS reforms
The UK’s universities increased their income from overseas students once again last year, with their fee payments rising to 12.7 per cent of total income.
Labour’s proposal to cut tuition fees will be funded by removing a perk from the UK’s super-rich, writes the professor of geography
As Ed Miliband announces Labour’s policy on university tuition fees, the shadow universities minister sets out his party’s plans for higher education
Ending support for cross-border students does not mean tuition fee cash would be reinvested in institutions, report warns
Allowing some universities to charge tuition fees above ?9,000 a year would “create further inequity” in higher education funding, a university group has warned
Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to ‘future-proof’ itself, says Nick Petford
University faces ?17m deficit as enrolments fall while expenditures rise
Madeleine Atkins says student opportunity funding ‘will go’ unless government can see a ‘return on investment’
Excellent teaching shouldn’t cost the earth, even in a market where price is used as a proxy for quality, argues Carl Lygo
University funding levels will remain broadly similar next year to those announced in 2014, the government’s annual has today confirmed
Alumni expected to become lifelong investors in higher education, UUK and CASE Europe conference hears
A vague policy on higher education could help the party win the next election, argues Nick Hillman
The performance of the whole European research system could be harmed if changes to EU budgets go ahead, it has been warned.
Incoming Case president Sue Cunningham says that move would herald ‘real engagement’ and help to drive success
South America’s neoliberal pioneer is taking higher education out of the market. The UK should take heed, says Bahram Bekhradnia
Funding council installs overseer after permitting University of Northampton to borrow ?300m for Waterside campus
Teaching postgraduates costs ?11,300 on average while the figure for undergraduates is ?7,700, according to a study for England’s funding council.
The impact of the introduction of ?9,000 tuition fees at English universities is detailed in a new report
Despite the introduction of postgraduate loans, the government’s education funding aims remain a puzzle, says Nigel Carrington
Criticism of postgraduate loans scheme smacks of the adage: ‘never let a good deed go unpunished’, writes Andrew Wathey
Loans of up to ?10,000 to be available for master’s students under the age of 30
Paul Wellings and Toni Pearce consider the impact of higher fees
Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion
Removing student number caps in Australia led to a marketing explosion and a sharp rise in public spending, English higher education has been warned.
UCU passes motion as government guarantees ?230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus
Some English universities are interested in the idea of buying the debt of their graduates, but it ‘may not be the smartest investment’
The current ?9,000 fee system is financially unsustainable and puts higher education at risk from a failed market, according to a report
UEL vice-chancellor says it is wrong that students’ money is used to prop up local government schemes
But higher education still biggest recipient of major gifts
Delft University of Technology report says universities could reduce estates footprint by 25 per cent via more space-sharing
Nick Hillman considers the likelihood of the government taking concrete steps to help postgraduate students before the election
As giving grows in importance, universities need to engage seriously with the topic, says Charles Keidan
Employers respond to ‘scare stories’ around proposed changes to USS pension scheme
Senior professors express ‘outrage’ at Glasgow’s decision to reduce investment
Education lawyer Smita Jamdar on the danger of piecemeal change to the regulatory regime
Maintaining a stable university income while writing off a third of student loans could save money and win votes, John?Cater suggests
