University funding/finances

The influence of Denise Bradley, an ‘intellectually courageous’ policy powerhouse, was steeped in personal experience

Pandemic may tip some institutions ‘over the edge’ financially, but others may be able to capitalise on increasing numbers of people ‘at home with a lot of extra time on their hands’

Compromise needed to avert lost generation of university students, says Australian policy guru

Slightly higher fees would be a reasonable price for a system that responds to student numbers and preferences, says Andrew Norton 

Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent

With the state’s governor imperilled, university bosses are hoping that a better year is on the horizon

Little succour for the sector despite predictions of a multibillion-dollar coronavirus hit

Funding designed around a ‘false premise’ that every university is research-intensive, says Nobel laureate

‘We are working against powerful forces’, v-c tells staff, as coronavirus exacerbates competition from mainland and UK

Restraining English per-student funding in wake of Augar review could reduce scope for cross-subsidy, says Hepi report

Jobs largely spared for now as universities target ‘non-essential’ outlays

Science students may be required to move about 250 miles from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall

University puts recruitment, international travel and capital projects on hold

Employers value higher and degree apprenticeships. Restricting access to them would be counterproductive, says Jane Longmore

Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’

Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode

Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference

The financial urge to allow Chinese students to begin the new university year must not trump public health concerns, says Salvatore Babones

Data from latest EUA report on state of public investment in universities suggest squeeze on institutions remains despite signs of recovery from austerity

Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil both pledged changes to tuition fees, maintenance grants and university funding ahead of election

Universities did not prepare adequately for a ‘foreseeable’ downturn predicted to slash at least A$2.8 billion (£1.45 billion) from education exports, claims sociologist

Sinn Féin’s desire for an all-Ireland education system could see it reject fee rises north of the border, says Diana Beech

Other universities likely to rein in their costs as travel ban threatens their bottom line

Ivy League institutions cited as US ramps up higher education offensive

‘We’re all in this together’, v-c insists, as universities scramble to teach 100,000 stranded students

Mission group calls for flexibility to use funding to support lifelong learning

Fears of recruitment hit lead institutions to consider action, as government keeps under wraps report on student demand impact

Saskatchewan veterinary college says move has been forced on it by limits on public funding

Australian universities face fiscal crisis, as virus chokes off vital revenue stream

The appointment of Manuel Castells as the country’s universities minister signals a change in fortune, says José Martinez-Sierra

Analysis of 10 years of data identifies sea change in research-intensive universities’ profiles

Academics call for restored government to give long-overdue attention to the sector, and to widen debate beyond tuition costs

Academics claim that, as well as impoverishing some institutions, removal of number controls has led to overcrowding at other institutions

Capping the public contribution to degree costs means universities can’t move to address skills gaps, says David Lloyd

Union condemns ‘short-sighted’ suspension of institution-funded research leave, saying move amounts to ‘institutional self-sabotage’

University’s leader pledges effective climate response, not ‘symbolic’ actions

Analysis of Unesco and OECD data suggests that, on the surface, spending has rebounded – but some fundamental aspects of higher education investment may have been permanently altered

As universities help to shoulder the disaster response, experts say the ultimate outcomes from a tragic summer are hard to predict

Actions by the current government suggest official discomfort with the basic purpose of public universities, says Jayati Ghosh

Ongoing falls in Australian postgraduate recruitment suggest a trend away from structured education for people in mid-career, says Andrew Norton

Latest data on income, staff and research funding show the key challenges facing UK higher education in the coming years

Office for Students registration process alone cost sector combined £2 million, according to unpublished UUK report

Experts fear approach could give government an incentive to cut aid and could lock graduates in to big repayments

2020 federal spending plan boosts student aid and research spending

Strikes notwithstanding, more pay restraint and greater pensions contributions from UK staff seem unavoidable, writes Bernard Casey

Representative body presses case for education and research spending, as Canberra slashes budget projections

Skilful management has delivered growth most industries ‘would die for’, but new analysis asks whether this can last

Initiative aims to expand the debate about endowments beyond divestment to wider social responsibilities

Political, economic and demographic considerations all suggest that the demand-driven system won’t endure, says Nick Hillman

Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land

Campuses are being physically repaired but questions remain over whether trust can be restored among staff and students 

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

Huge deficits emerge as universities start to publish 2018-19 accounts – but impact will be reversed next year

Critics fear initiative could widen social inequalities

Sector leaders say Augar-inspired cut to tuition fees in England would damage sector

Newcastle posts £44 million deficit after one-off USS charge, but sector’s results expected to rebound next year

Administrator ‘shocked’ that school was being used as ‘scapegoat’ during political turmoil 

The EU’s next framework programme, Horizon Europe, is due to start in just over a year. But while its broad shape is settled, political wrangling over budget and participation rights means researchers are still unclear over their future funding prospects. David Matthews reports from Brussels

Fees reform has not quelled popular anger over exploitation, but academics can play a key role in constitutional reform, says Robert Funk

£9,000 fees permitted per-student funding to rise even at the height of austerity, argues former minister David Willetts