University funding/finances
As student loan debt in the UK passes ?100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt
Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education
Figures from latest Times Higher Education/Grant Thornton survey highlight ‘arbitrary nature’ of awards, says UCU
Lots of money is spent on medical education in England – but very little of it goes towards teaching, says Philip Chan
In our annual survey of vice-chancellors’ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid calls for greater transparency over the ‘arbitrary’ nature of salary increases
Popularity of plans to scrap tuition fees in England sparks interest Down Under
Proportion of universities saying making money is a key motivation doubles in five years
UK’s distance learning institution looking to save equivalent of nearly a quarter of its budget
Party figures warn vice-chancellors not to ignore public anger over tuition fees
Concerns over political failure to agree strategy and predictions of mergers raised in major survey
The maths just does not add up when you look at the impact of cuts on tuition fee prices, says Andrew Gillen
Worcester vice-chancellor forecasts 'significant financial difficulty' for dozens of universities because of dip in student numbers
Molly Corbett Broad warns that sectors' pre-eminent position in global higher education may be at risk
Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs
Fears over youth unemployment and excessive university expansion could be behind weak support as some countries mull shift
While participation has continued to grow under ?9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees
Purdue University’s controversial acquisition of Kaplan University reflects the failure of for-profit education. But, under Trump, it may have an unwelcome resurgence, warns Felipe Fernández-Armesto
The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics
Minister puts blame on failure to budget for uncapping student numbers, as opposition mounts
Removing the cap on subsidised sub-bachelor’s places in public universities will pull the rug out from under technical and further education providers offering similar qualifications, says Gavin Moodie
University leaders highlight teaching funding proposal’s similarity to England’s TEF and fear ‘perverse incentives’
Labour MP and Corbyn critic Wes Streeting poses question of whether ‘bold’ pledge will boost student turnout
As higher education costs rise inexorably, students or governments will inevitably have to pay more, says Peter Coaldrake
UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF
British universities would be ‘most affected’ by failure to increase Horizon 2020 funding, MEP warns
UCU attacks plans to cut 171 posts, but university denies Brexit 'the reason'
Students and academics are flocking to other states as funding impasse approaches two years
Conservative politicians emboldened by the president’s election could exact the heaviest toll on higher education, says Matthew Hartley
Changes ‘benign’ in context of ‘stunning’ plans proposed previously, say experts
Proposals to introduce tuition fees in Finland met with resistance
Maastricht president says funds can help to build bridge between public and private sectors
Support for medical science and the humanities will increase under 2017 budget deal
Leading universities could widen access without harming academic standards or budgets, report says
Government warned against further reductions in sector funding in upcoming budget
Some research-intensive universities grew value of collaborations by more than 20 per cent in 2015-16
As the country succeeds in attracting even more students from overseas, a mixture of demographics, ‘soft power’ concerns and local politics help explain its policy
Government concessions needed ‘if it is not to lose its bill’, senior Labour peer warns
Universities’ support for uncapped numbers leaves ministers with limited choices
Sir Keith Burnett returns from Australia with some astute observations on two far-from-perfect higher education systems
Nearly a million households expected to benefit from deal covering SUNY and CUNY systems
Warnings that state involvement in funding decisions is harming institutions’ abilities to compete
US academics might find a warm word for the president if he forces universities to become financially disciplined and sustainable, say Jose Garcia, Don Barwick and Joseph Garcia
The decline of a once-lucrative indoor market shows how job losses at Heriot-Watt could signal big trouble ahead for the sector, says Helga Drummond
Next Universities Australia chair sees big role for universities in shift to post-industrial society
Two-thirds of funding over past three years went to just 20 institutions
Colorado’s excise tax set to raise millions of dollars to support college access
Latest report on sector’s financial health paints picture of growing gap between haves and have-nots
Higher education funding from US state governments has always been volatile, but reforms to healthcare could put public universities’ income under even greater pressure, says Will Doyle
Minister's speech disrupted at event aimed at finding solutions to sector challenges
Latest data on research grants show just how much UK institutions get from the EU
Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’
Current loan system in US puts high repayment burdens on low-earning graduates, says paper
Despite uncertainty, institutions remain willing to invest to compete globally
‘It's a clear commitment and we want to deliver,’ says shadow chancellor
Chancellor Philip Hammond allocates previously announced industrial strategy funding
Looking at how tuition fees have swelled university coffers may tell only part of the story
But new analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies pinpoints risks for the future
Labor calls for funding alternatives to fee deregulation
Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universities
University of Paris Seine offers UK institutions chance to create a base in France
