University funding/finances
Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact
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
Dutch universities among those fearing multibillion-euro redistribution
Just as campaigns to promote societal benefit show strength, activists admit setbacks in wider battleground for basic academic freedom
As staff reel from an austerity drive, Victoria produces its first A$3 billion institution
Findings raise red flag for Australia’s economically crucial international enrolments
Universities UK backs plans but stresses that they must be easy to understand and avoid bureaucracy for all involved
Generation-high inflation raises particular issues for humanities students and universities confronting a demographic bulge
Institutions in UK, Ireland and Canada much more optimistic about post-pandemic outlook than counterparts in Australia and New Zealand
In hesitancies on student aid and loan forgiveness, Biden and allies may be missing major opinion shift, authors warn
Union wants income-contingent loans scheme gone, while universities want it extended
Using international education proceeds for students’ benefit could galvanise overseas enrolments and defuse community ‘resentment’, study finds
Institution promises overhaul amid calls for firings
Flows not robust enough to alter ‘slight negative outlook’ on institutional finances
War has helped to fan inflation and wither universities’ resources. With scant prospect of let-up, all eyes are watching the horizon for hopeful signs
Compromise between egalitarian and competitive ideals could usher in bigger university groupings and more interdisciplinary evaluation
But insiders say there are votes to be gained in policies to make participation more equitable
V-cs increasingly predict next government will have to look again at sector funding as costs rise and universities face ‘running on fumes’
More ‘operating deficits’ tipped as Australia’s national university reboots activity levels in a Covid-normal world
With emphasis on research commercialisation and limited gains in aid, higher education senses lost opportunity in Liberal-NDP team
After decades operating in a largely low-inflation environment, Western universities are seeing rising energy costs and war in Ukraine push prices up. How exposed is the sector?
Forty-year-old ALRA shut just days after students had paid fees
As president vows to lower drug prices, academia sides with corporates against allowing waivers to legislation credited with driving US innovation
Amid election-year debate on college costs, Biden extends pause on federal loan repayments and wipes away records of past defaults
But positive results owe much to temporary government and stock market lifelines, according to early institutional accounts
But promised infrastructure and research commercialisation funding could stretch thin
There was ‘no obvious solution’ on fees, but a more targeted review could ‘take politics out’ of accounting for university funding, says Jonathan Slater
Australia’s big talk on science aspirations overlooks the skills needed to make it all happen, critics say
In fiscal 2023 budget plan, president seeks to bolster student and research grants, but without specific eye on community colleges and immigrant children
Canberra’s policy changes helped turn its big-ticket infrastructure schemes into pipe dreams, university-industry report argues
Potential for ‘mass cancellation of gap years’ in rush for 2022 entry as finance expert warns 2023 starters could face huge hike in costs
University-led projects ‘directly supporting local employers, jobs, and communities’ at risk, UUK tells government
Slump in applications to country’s biggest tertiary admissions centre aligns with anecdotal reports that universities are struggling to find students
While all US states exempt non-profit organisations, communities under financial stress renew push for campuses to contribute voluntarily
Annual measure offers significant aid increases for low-income and minority students, more modest gains for research spending
Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders’ resolve, experts warn
Proposal to ‘link performance and funding’ the latest in an interventionist trend
National Audit Office says regulator must do more to ‘build trust’ with sector and DfE should clarify level of ‘tolerance for provider failure’
Local authorities should work in close collaboration with academic institutions to make international students feel welcome, says James Pitman
The Augar response highlights ministers’ hopes that rising costs will make certain courses economically unviable, says Alexis Brown
Frozen fee levels must rise eventually, but universities need to deliver efficiency gains through hybrid learning, says David Willetts
Warning comes as data on English student numbers suggest institutions growing international master’s cohorts
Westminster policy package described as ‘missed opportunity’ that leaves ‘difficult questions’ to be answered by next government
