University funding/finances
Institutions are exploring how to address the deficit and keep the scheme sustainable, says Anton?Muscatelli
String of poor decisions preceded suspension of highly trusted status
Alan Ryan considers the size and seriousness of the US student loans ‘crisis’
Who in our sector has the political will to make the case for state-backed higher education for all, asks Thomas Docherty
Institutions still ‘lag well behind’ US counterparts, which are piling on funds
Spiralling costs and frozen domestic income mean that some universities will be ‘completely stuffed’ within three years, claims Anglia Ruskin leader
University still pays rent and maintenance costs for Ladbroke House and is stuck in lease until 2016
A raft of short-sighted policies are causing harm, says Sir Roderick Floud
Emulate US institutions’ efforts to ‘shape lifelong donors’ while they are still undergraduates, Case report says
Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies.
Minister predicts that in 2050 no one will understand today’s anxiety over ‘strange figures’
As costs soar for students Down Under, England should be even more wary of following the country’s lead, says Rachel Wenstone
Too many policy experts look to the US and Australia as “some higher education funding nirvana”, according to the vice-chancellor who chairs Million+.
Small increase in fundraising staff prompts questions over sector’s ability to meet ?2 billion target by 2022
Universities could be allowed to seek cash without asking funding council’s permission
Look to Ireland, not Australia, to see the damage caused by unfettered recruitment, says Bahram Bekhradnia
David Kemp and Andrew Norton call for state cash for all institutions and pre-bachelor’s courses
Failure to recruit may lead to lowering of promotional bar
Ryan Shorthouse argues that institutions should play a greater role in financing undergraduate students
UUK to look at what changes would lower cost of system after report reveals meagre savings after fees hike
Policymakers urged to learn lessons from ‘advanced’ overseas model
How are universities faring after the first full year of operating under the ?9,000 fees regime?
Redundancy talks start as body prepares for loss of grant support by 2017
Years after Thatcher, says Simon Marginson, commerce is marginal to the sector. True competition would destroy its essence
Charges could help to subsidise poor students, says Northwestern University president
Nearly ?1 billion in state-backed funding will be paid to students at private colleges next year.
If Labour does adopt a graduate tax policy it will be making a grave mistake, says Emran Mian
Johnny Rich on a simple change that could erase student debt, fund universities and boost employability - without costing taxpayers more
Big post-92s suffer as Hefce steers allocations towards strong recruiters
A ?2.5 billion drop in forecast student loan repayments over six years means the government will “massively overrun” on its higher education budget, independent experts have warned
Hitting RAB charge ‘threshold’ will make ?9,000 system more costly than old
Teaching grants for universities in England are to fall by more than the ?45 million announced last month, the country’s funding council has said.
But critics warn of funding eligibility problems in plan to collaborate on projects
David Willetts highlights possible delay in filling extra undergraduate places
UK spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to new figures.
We must press politicians to show how a future government will support the sector, says Christopher Snowden
Willetts hints that ‘unplanned’ expansion after cap lifts will be scrutinised
Adding 30,000 extra places will spread teaching funds even thinner, sector figures warn
Slowing growth in international student numbers could have “a material impact on the sector”, while a financial blow from pensions could be looming.
Scheme to be run jointly with Higher Education Funding Council for England
Move comes as unions continue to fight below-inflation pay offer
‘No preconceptions’ as Higher Education Commission begins exploration of long-term financial sustainability
Wealthy foreigners could gain visas and an accelerated route to British citizenship by donating large sums to universities, a new report suggests
But 600 vote against amid discontent over salary plans
The new Higher Education Policy Institute director has called for reform of regulatory differences between universities and private providers.
Rama Thirunamachandran moots idea of a loan system ‘underpinned by the private sector’
It’s hard for specialist institutions to go it alone, but mergers may bring few benefits, says Miriam David
MPs in charge of examining public spending “don’t have confidence” in the government figures behind the ?200 billion student loans system.
The concept of a student market - and so the involvement of the Consumers’ Association - is flawed, argues Martin McQuillan
Could England force a similar reversal? Howard Hotson asks
Grant letter keeps new cuts down and widening participation funding stays
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
The research councils will receive more than double the capital funding in 2015-16 than they were originally allocated for 2014-15, it has been revealed
The government has delivered a ?125 million cut to higher education funding in today’s grant letter, while criticising vice-chancellors on pay
A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.
A private college “supplied misleading information” that led to students wrongly gaining access to public-backed loans, according to the government
University warns more savings are needed as it admits international recruitment will not recover for years
The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett
Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests
The budget for universities in Scotland will remain almost exactly the same in cash terms in 2014-15, the Scottish Funding Council has confirmed
