University funding/finances

MPs say institutions are wasting money on things like car parking spaces and meditation rooms

Committee will identify potential partnerships and funding sources to support field in a possible victory for campaigners against closure

OfS report suggests some institutions are looking at non-European Union fee income drops of more than 40 per cent

Covid crisis brings lending and accounts worries for universities

Struggling financially, the private Jacobs University is seeking new backers, but academics have been left shocked by plans for it to be turned into an AI institute by software giants

Dean at University of Colorado Boulder plans to replace tenured and tenure-track faculty with instructors, but critics say the move tells students that ‘their education doesn’t really matter’

Budget, seen as ‘remarkable commitment’ to education, could be leveraged to improve IT and teaching quality

The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body

High-profile figures criticise university’s plans for large cuts to arts and humanities, which it says are necessary because of the pandemic and low student numbers

Institute for Fiscal Studies report shows frozen fee cap beginning to bite

Change may come from unexpected quarters, analysts warn, as crisis and Canberra upset the apple cart

City’s leader announces sweeteners, while pushing engagement with mainland China

‘Students and their parents felt they were promised one thing, and they ended up receiving something else,’ says Edinburgh principal

Analysts say industrial solutions must be adopted to wean universities off their dependence on casual staff

Snowballing international earnings buttressed universities’ wealth ahead of this year’s crisis while relegating federal government to minority funder status

Victorian budget also confirms hardship packages for universities and foreign students and recovery strategy for international education

Controversial Tory peer said to head Treasury committee, prompting concerns it could be eyeing funding and fee cuts

Republican office holders will walk a fine line of supporting their local college while decrying higher education in general, says Anthony Carnevale

New education minister threatens to withdraw funding from universities following abortion law protests clash  

This week’s spending review could see commitments revisited and important policy documents released, predicts Nick Hillman

Premier offers latest on-again, off-again signal about resumption of student flows

Expert views conflict on humanities graduates’ employment prospects, and whether Australian funding changes will make arts the preserve of the elite

Possible new US education secretary also pushes major federal college investment

Incoming US president stresses need for action but avoids key details

Foreign student flows will bounce back even better, Australian strategist says, and sector should put profits aside to help visitors in need

Survey finds that university presidents in North America are much less likely to feel ready to cope with the crisis this academic year than those in Asia and Oceania

Government outlines scenario where university spinout’s sale to investor with links to ‘hostile state’ could be called in under planned new law

Democrat boost in and around university campuses may help deliver on tuition-free promise

Parent institutions have increased their share of business school earnings, but external circumstances are putting pressure on that model

Rationalising online and in-person offerings and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships will be crucial, say Michael Braun and Scott Latham

Head of higher education at Lloyds Banking Group says pandemic’s impact on student experience ‘hugely concerning’

Impact of recession on graduate repayments likely to be main factor, says IFS

Gravy train is derailing after years of steady cuts in provincial support

Regional Australian university under cloud as it argues the toss over transparency commitments

Pandemic and population losses leave private institutions especially vulnerable, Moody’s finds

Australian universities are matching staffing levels to workload, Department of Education, Skills and Employment tells senators

Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’

Championed by one of the frontrunners to replace Angela Merkel, a new law could bring tuition fees, a focus on industry and greater institutional inequality

With government aid lacking, institutions struggle to identify winning strategies

Universities ‘optimistic’ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers

Greater Bay Area outposts offer more space, government funding and industry collaboration opportunities

Government’s decision to set out one-year budget ‘not surprising’ but creates questions over key reforms

Supporting pure open access publishers can save money and help cement the transition to full open access, says Helen Dobson

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite

New ARC funding arrangements will also redirect more money to applied research

Staff criticise proposals to shutter Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Institute of Latin American Studies

Government claims it is seeking to root out corruption and free up extra money for Covid-19 measures

With the right visa offering, the UK could eat into the US’ market share, say Sanam Arora and Vignesh Karthik KR

The economics are murky but the damage that closing departments will do to universities’ missions is crystal clear, says Peter Tregear

While tallying massive financial harm, campus presidents list student well-being as chief priority

Australian budget package will tide over universities as they ‘wait and see’ if international fees rebound  

Georgetown analysis counts benefit of educated workers with better jobs

Data from WSJ/THE US College Rankings paint worrying picture for sector facing further financial woes

All main Holyrood parties now support keeping status quo on fees

Controversial legislation comes under fire for reduced support for students, especially in arts and humanities

At least start processing visas, foreign students beg, as treasury defers hopes of students’ return

University says carbon emissions from all investments will balance out at zero by 2038 and that all donations must align with climate goals

Minister warns that indecision over reforms could ‘sacrifice’ opportunity to reform sector during Covid

University teaching should be refocused on promoting the common good, say Al Martinich and Tom Palaima