University funding/finances
University courses franchised to colleges accounted for 53 per cent of ?4.1 million of fraud detected by SLC last year, says public spending watchdog
Analysis of accounts indicates significant increase in spending compared with previous years
Institutions’ projections for increased enrolments and reduced expenditure may be too optimistic, warns PwC
New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so
University draws up plans to avert risk of breaching banking covenants, as sector-wide financial worries take hold
Soaring cost of government borrowing drives price of English system up by ?10 billion per year, says new IFS report
Top-ranked Canadian institution calculates financial and reputational cost of premier’s move to penalise use of English, and wonders how it can survive
University leaders warn of ‘deepening pain’ from latest cuts, amid ‘concerning headwinds’ on international recruitment
Long-frozen, loan-funded tuition fees are neither covering course costs nor, arguably, fairly recognising the benefits of higher education to society and employers. But is there an alternative that is politically and economically viable in a likely UK general election year? John Morgan reports
Some other larger universities also in deficit as universities publish accounts amid bleak climate on funding
Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students
Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year
As the year ends, the problems facing universities seem to be stacking ever higher. But will a general election next year bring any respite?
Serious financial concerns at a handful of English universities over potential breaches of banking covenants
After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element
Amid yawning teacher shortages and one-sided funding regime, colleges warn that their successful model of localised training faces collapse
Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group
Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff
Education exports and high student loan repayments help offset damage from inflation and interest rates, according to Australian mini-budget
Government schemes to bolster higher education come amid ongoing population decline and recent drop in doctoral students
Current business model not sustainable for more than two to three years, according to David Maguire
Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities’ role in the world, 色盒直播 event hears
Vice-chancellors warn that UK government immigration policy is behind fall in international recruitment by having ‘negative impact on perceptions’
Adult education and skills development needs separate pot of money, 色盒直播 event hears
Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments
Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state
All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union
As state higher education leaders count growing share of support from gambling, experts detail reasons why they should be more alarmed
Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal
Financial shortfalls follow student hunger strikes and faculty suspensions and ‘bode ill’ for long-term future of South Asian University
Brown University becomes centrepiece for ending financial ties to Israel, after three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont
Shadow minister Matt Western accuses government of creating ‘funding crisis’ in English universities
Free tuition also to be switched from first to last year of tertiary study, under pact between new governing parties
Institutions sound warning after feeling left out of finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s economic statement
If politicians and donors disagree with student or faculty views, they should challenge their soundness, not threaten defunding, says Richard Joseph
Union members declare no confidence in vice-chancellor over proposed plan that would see closure of departments
Fearing pressure on the humanities, professor runs the numbers and sees his elite institution in danger of falling short
Country must address socio-economic and regional inequalities, UN committee advises
University says current cohorts will be the last, blaming declining student numbers
Institution blames inflation and rising pay and pension contributions
Newly appointed trustees of small liberal arts college want to revitalise facilities with funding request worth $571,000 per student
Shitij Kapur fears country’s world-leading universities face ‘triangle of sadness’ as problems with student debt, university finances and staff discontent pile up
April’s rise in employers’ contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme could leave modern universities unable to compete, leaders say
Changes to visas and foundation years likely to hit income, deans fear, with big repercussions for parent universities
Republican front runner lifts from DeSantis playbook in idea for free online alternative to ‘woke’ universities, connecting to concerns on endowments and access
Aberdeen’s proposal to close language degree programmes might save money but it will impoverish international understanding, says Charles Burdett
Centre for Antiracist Research doesn’t have obvious funding flaws, but celebrity activist still leaves university questioning its Floyd-era hiring coup
Graduates would pay higher contributions over shorter time to make system ‘self-funding’ and solve funding crisis in proposal from dataHE co-founder
Sally Mapstone on why university funding problems are too urgent for ‘something more radical’ or a review – and what she really thinks about corduroy
Despite pricey accommodation and high living expenses, learners continue to flock to Korean capital, amid perception of better quality education
Australian researchers propose alternative way of redistributing university resources, but warn it won’t be easy
Most-travelled US university president says sector must make hard calls on priorities, but has too few willing to do so
Research ‘challenges the view that barriers to university education are driven by socio-economic disadvantage’
Academics welcome the move, but some are concerned over displacement of island’s students from its top institutions
Leaders argue that integrating operations will strengthen specialisms, but students give plans a frosty reception
Party stalls even on limited changes like stepped loan repayments, while deeper reform might only come ‘in return for value-for-money case’
McGill and province’s other English-language universities see dire threats to their finances and diversity
Australia’s proposed international education levy is replete with policy contradictions, new paper argues
Pennsylvanian liberal arts school planning to reduce, and possibly eliminate, adjunct and visiting assistant professor positions, faculty fear
Lord Robbins’ review of British HE has had a 60-year legacy, but it ducked the question that looms largest over today’s sector, says Nick Hillman
