University funding/finances

Middlesex head 'not worried' by Lord Adonis' calls for return of polytechnic-university divide

Sector’s economic contribution increased by 15 per cent in three years, finds Oxford Economics analysis for UUK

Helen Carasso on the inconsistencies of England's fees system, ahead of her appearance at the Treasury Committee's investigation into student loan systems

Treasury Committee will also look at a 'so-called graduate tax'

Observers say key issue is whether review’s remit is wide-ranging, or set to predetermined objectives

‘Turbulent times’ ahead for university funding could lead to less cash for buildings, warns AUDE chair

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Theresa May’s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill

Proposals ‘reverse the trend’ of falling spending, says research minister

Conference speech raises questions about future of £9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy

National demonstration planned over income contingent repayment 'propaganda'

Finance expert Martin Lewis likens government to 'illegal loan shark' on 'disastrous' threshold freeze

Raising graduate repayments bar to £25k hikes level of public subsidy for system to 45 per cent, says respected research institute 

Theresa May’s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ‘minefield’, sector figures warn

Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding

John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system

As speculation mounts over a Conservative announcement, Gerard Dominguez-Reig runs the numbers

Leeds, Southampton and Manchester among institutions downgraded by Moody's, but Cambridge keeps triple-A rating

Data analysis by THE suggests some universities would take a hit of more than £25 million if fees were slashed to £7,500 for classroom subjects

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

Jacinda Ardern pledges fee-free study under NZ Labour, part of global pattern on left

Chancellor appears to adopt IFS blueprint, but elements of reported plans bring ‘real concerns’ for universities

As The Sunday Times reports proposals to cut fees, Sir Keith Burnett asks how we measure ‘value for money’ in education?

Senate adjourns before voting on higher education bill, meaning students have to apply without knowing what fees will be

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

Higher education institutions are partly to blame for the hostility they now face, says US vice-provost

Lord Willetts and Lord Adonis go head to head in this video debate, tackling UK political issues from tuition fees to vice-chancellor pay levels

Unions should be seen as investments in teaching and research quality rather than cost-saving exercises, advises EUA governance specialist

THE pay data since 2010-11 show pay of UK leaders is going up faster than that of rank-and-file academics, but the reasons are less clear

Latest Education at a Glance data show danger of governments failing to make decision on right path for policy

Despite bachelor’s graduates rising by a third since 2009, funding has barely risen faster than inflation

Simon Birmingham defends plans for 7.5 per cent increase in fees and 2.5 per cent funding cut

Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth

University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos

Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

Iconic Californian institution’s viability as a state university called into question by fall in public support and growing political intrusion, says ex-chancellor

Carolyn Fairbairn’s UUK speech will also criticise Labour’s plans to abolish tuition fees in England

Thousands of university staff are set to pay more towards pensions under proposals

We share what 50 Nobel prizewinners think about issues facing science, universities and the world, from populist politics and researcher mobility, to artificial intelligence and threats to humankind

UA warns government plans counteract its own science and innovation agenda

Singaporeans are starting to question the benefit of recruiting so much global research talent, say Pang Eng Fong and Linda Lim

Don’t blame vice-chancellors for their salaries – we need to rethink where power lies in universities, says Tom Cutterham

With the Hungarian government clamping down on universities and championing labourers over philosophers, David Matthews meets those living with the consequences

Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities 

Variations in the Russell Group demonstrate a mixed national picture, write Joshua Stubbs and Paul Wakeling

Carol Christ, new leader of the Californian university, also plans ‘free speech year’ for students and staff to engage with topic

Times Higher Education’s latest financial health update pinpoints how some UK institutions could be at particular risk from the TEF and Brexit

Complete University Guide’s international and postgraduate fees survey for 2017 also suggests Brexit caution on rises in some areas

UK emerges as campaign’s world leader as nine new institutions announce commitments

Replacing England’s tuition fee system with a cheaper and fairer alternative is not as difficult as many claim, says Andrew Adonis

UK universities face uncertainty over the impact of Brexit and the TEF, the future for tuition fees and a pensions deficit. Which institutions have the financial clout and diversified portfolios to survive? Simon Baker runs the numbers

Universities used to be thought unsinkable, but the unthinkable – an institution going to the wall – is now a genuine, if yet remote, prospect

Mass rallies held across the south-east Asian country as legislation to remove tuition fees is passed

Senate report confirms package including funding cuts, fee rises will need crossbench support to pass

Paper highlights possible negative impact of performance-related funding and for-profit universities on widening participation  

Australian legislation proposes to lower the country’s generous loan repayment threshold – but some argue that it should rise even higher, says Andrew Norton

Post-Brexit university funding issues are about more than the big pots of research cash, writes Gurpreet Jagpal