University funding/finances
Expensive pension schemes among issues highlighted as institutions look for ways out of current turmoil
Cost-of-living help unveiled for students, staff and graduates, but sector remains all but empty-handed
External team to investigate why financial concerns that have led to more than 600 planned job losses were not raised sooner
Up to 185 more jobs in the frame, as restructuring of university switches from teaching to operations
Tally of unsubsidised students could reach thousands, representative body warns, after enrolments surpass projections
UCU urges management to rule out compulsory redundancies as it stages walkout at institution hit by several waves of restructuring
Alex Salmond’s famous anti-fees pledge remains cast in stone. But with the debacle at Dundee lending credence to the view that Scottish universities are in an even deeper financial hole than their English counterparts, some suggest it is time for students to help haul them out. Tom Williams reports
Fees rising and scholarships disappearing as visa constraints reduce incentive to keep students’ costs low
Institutions still waiting for a budget to be set for financial year amid Javier Milei’s unprecedented austerity drive
Cash recovered from alleged money-laundering pays for development of new institution in Islamabad that prime minister hopes will ‘rival Oxford’
Regulator says English sector finances ‘appear to be towards the most pessimistic end’ of predictions, with risks escalating
‘Cultural shift’ needed in universities to better recognise work academics do with local communities, Lords committee hears
Union branch at redundancy-hit institution to stage one-day walkout
Ten university cities expected to participate in strikes ahead of April Senate vote on budget
Institution would have run out of money by end of June without additional Holyrood support, leaders tell MSPs
Union members hold Parliament rally urging ministers to bail out sector
Cash-strapped institution confirms it will not be investing upfront in new Central Asian outpost
New education plan aims to create four city hubs and expand enrolment as youth population swells
Extra £10 million in funding made available to universities such as Dundee to ‘navigate current financial challenges’
Professional services staff most affected in move unions warn will ‘make life worse for students’
Education committee announces investigation into state of funding in the sector and its impact on staff and students
Staff and politicians fear ‘nothing is safe’ at Scottish university looking to cut more than 600 jobs
New tertiary regulator outlines wider vision in strategic plan as it seeks to get to grips with scale of cuts across sector
Largest cuts yet in UK higher education’s year of redundancies accompanied by promise of external investigation into ‘what went wrong’
Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?
The marine biologist and new University of Melbourne vice-chancellor is intent on using insights from beneath the waves to keep her institution afloat through the brewing storms
Inflation-busting rise demanded despite thousands of job cuts across sector, and as University and College Union’s own staff vote to strike again
Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies
VET needs a boost, researcher argues, amid counter-claims that higher education is on the back foot
Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair
Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing ‘hard conversations’
Union says Westminster must follow devolved administrations in offering additional funding amid mounting bloodletting
The UK cannot enter an era of heightened geopolitical instability without high levels of social resilence, say Katharine Wright and Megan Armstrong
Academics ask why university needs to cut jobs when its income hit £1.4 billion last year
Institutions generally accept budgetary demands to return unspent grants but warn long-term cuts could damage competitiveness
Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity
Government announces 2 per cent cut to university budget in efforts to row back public spending
Advocate more judiciously, sector representatives urged, as they demand more money to ‘do our job for the country’
Principal warns of ‘radical university-wide actions, which will lead to a smaller staff base’
The deadline for most 2023-24 financial accounts was the end of December
Academic spin-outs have risen over the past decade, supported by a network of university-affiliated venture funds
Institutions caught in a ‘perfect storm’ owing to reductions in government spending and international student restrictions
Vice-chancellors say ‘unsustainable’ model needs fixing but changes must be balanced against goals of increasing access and stopping brain drain
More job cuts likely as deficits mount owing to decreased grant funding and cap on international students
India’s opening up to overseas outposts has injected new life into a form of transnational education that many observers had considered to be moribund. But will the clutch of early adopters blaze a successful trail for others to follow? And what exactly would that look like? Helen Packer reports
Students take years to recoup the tens of thousands of dollars they would have been paid if training was salaried, New Zealand study finds
Proposal to merge maths and computer science at under-fire institution risks damaging one of its ‘crown jewels’, says open letter
Lecturers fear rising staff-student ratios will exacerbate ‘gulf’ between elite institutions and the rest, and create unmanageable workloads
‘Real challenges only now emerging,’ says John Cater in paper looking back over decades-long university career
Universities looking to lose nearly 300 roles between them as financial challenges take their toll
UCU members clash over how to respond to wave of job cuts, with decision on whether to take industrial action over pay imminent
Domestic postgraduate provision looms as an alternative to out-of-favour international education, but it’s a tough market with questionable returns
The benefits of a strong brand are accruing for universities and academics alike. Jack Grove explores why reputation matters – and examines the latest results in the list of the world’s most prestigious universities
Academics at Liverpool say ‘unexpected’ announcement has left people ‘shocked’
University latest passion project for ex-politician who specialises in ‘institutions that are worth keeping’
Holyrood generosity contrasts with Westminster intransigence over Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Head of Scotland’s biggest university warns it may need to shutter departments and degree courses to close ‘urgent’ financial gap
Research funders and universities condemn planned yearly reductions of more than 460 million Swiss francs
Cuts seen as inevitable but academics urge restraint in upcoming budget
Regular increases in what students in England pay should be accompanied by more public money for ‘strategic priorities’, Universities UK tells ministers ahead of spending review
