University funding/finances

Chapters’ severing of campus affiliation predicted to show US sector’s reluctance to challenge ‘Greek life’ abuses

As administration approves $10,000 baseline of loan forgiveness after long deliberation, universities promise hard look at pricing and value

Union estimates UK sector made £3.4 billion in 2020-21 financial year and calls for funds to be invested in staff

‘Absolute support’ for Australian government’s decision to quarantine extra places for disadvantaged students

Bursaries and scholarships among other measures to solve teaching workforce ‘crisis’

Austrian ministry may push for efficiencies and restructuring as universities vie to have their payroll-driven shortfalls filled in

Rate will be 6.3 per cent from next month, after projections swapped for real data

Long-term halt in loan repayment requirement – while Biden stalls on other protections – undermines key federal accountability method, experts warn

The Western Sydney University vice-chancellor says sustainability is a hallmark of his institution, including its high-rise campuses

Complexity of implementing new rules means ‘a lot of effort for little gain’ as most universities opt for status quo

Universities face tough decisions as staff argue for wage rises to keep up with cost of living and budgets become increasingly stretched

Universities’ pleas to train more professionals may now gain traction as Labor government creates new jobs and skills body

Enormous surpluses underline the extent to which universities prioritise their own welfare over that of future graduates, says Hannah Forsyth

California continues trailblazing push with major publishers but sees fundamental cost problem still unresolved

Administration nears completion of regulatory overhaul with new rules on student aid, non-profit conversions and prison recruiting

Swinburne v-c lambasts sector for following English model, but Monash head puts international education on par with key resource exports

Prospect of huge payout grows as Biden administration backs student claim that elite campuses colluded to hold down financial aid

Agents report surge in appetite, suggesting students have short memories

The University of Hull vice-chancellor explains how she simultaneously reduced costs and improved academic performance at the formerly under-threat institution

Surprise insolvency has brought campus resignations and nationwide labour stress

Data from seven years’ worth of Horizon 2020 grants shows you ‘don't need to tell researchers what to do’, ERC president says

Efficient and effective short-cycle higher education programmes could provide students with better outcomes and supply the region with a skilled workforce, says María Marta Ferreyra

Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’

While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding

But new Australian education minister silent on sector’s calls for more spending on teaching and research

Manchester vice-president urges funders to address ‘low’ stipends but warns change in employment status would mean fewer studentships

Regulator warns on dependency on Chinese students and potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, despite overall positive picture

While policy incentivises retention, approved leaves of absence are counted as attrition

Vote on whether to accept constitution that would overturn decades of private-led education said to be on a knife-edge

The vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University discusses centralising spending, climbing up the rankings and leading the institution for almost 30 years

Starmer also expected to consider ‘fudge’ manifesto pledge to review university funding, with party set to drop Corbyn-era policy

Winners of internal competitions will not be eligible for research council grants, as power shifts to government

Analysis of ‘true economic value’ of sector says staff are essentially subsidising a broken system

University’s ‘strong’ financial results energise union calls for job security and pay rises

It matters that non-donating alumni are missing out on much of the aftercare value they could be receiving, say Andy Shaindlin and David Williams

Relatively benign system under strain from soaring inflation, fee hikes and reduced repayment thresholds

IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ‘no sense at all’

Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ‘put at risk’ by reliance on overseas fees

Maximum interest rate capped at 7.3 per cent, down from expected 12 per cent

This year’s positive financial results mask urgent need for historic reform to ease reliance on international students, says Nobelist

Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact

Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake

Nation adds new work restrictions for overseas students and avoids any new recovery aid, as education minister sees extended lockdown raising value of its campuses

Private university recorded £17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential £119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems

Unless Canberra provides stable funding, universities are doomed to boom-bust cycles, unionist warns

Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say

Appointment comes at a good time for a sector in need of an understanding ear in Canberra

Global inflation and its influence on exchange rates has produced a complex mix of enticements and deterrents

Job and course cuts in England bring concern on impact of ministerial pressure, plus warnings that universities are ‘lazily misusing’ cost-of-living crisis

Boost to teaching subsidies will not keep pace with inflation, critics warn

Northumbria’s REF 2021 results emphasise that growing research capability can benefit teaching, business and employment, says Andrew Wathey

Proposed changes risk further eroding support funding for discovery research without achieving their core objectives

Colleges are being squeezed in many of the same ways that American households are

The extent of research‘s cross-subsidisation by overseas student fees is too rarely understood by policymakers and academics alike, says Ruth Arnold

Clearinghouse tally held up as incentive for institutions to encourage returners, while also affirming scale of political dilemma confronting Biden

As Australia’s general election looms, many in university circles may be hoping that Scott Morrison’s coalition is voted out. But is it true that conservative governments and universities are natural antagonists? And how much better would the sector fare under a Labor administration? John Ross reports

Underfunding, compliance costs and buffer targets have left universities with ‘no room to manoeuvre’, says representative group

Extent of staffing overhauls bore little relationship to Covid’s financial carnage, says report

Rival centre’s establishment highlights the problems for thinktanks in universities

Average deficit incurred by English universities for teaching a UK student will more than double to about £4,000 in 2024-25, Russell Group warns