University funding/finances

One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests

Union fears more than 100 jobs at risk after university blames volatility for struggling to hit international student targets

Home fee income drops across English members of group, while overseas income up from £4 billion to £4.5 billion, THE analysis finds

Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told

King’s vice-chancellor also argues there’s a long-term need to be ‘open to the idea’ of some universities charging higher fees than others

Tuition fee rise is ‘unavoidable’ due to ‘sustained inflationary pressure’ faced by Welsh universities, says education minister Jeremy Miles

Incongruous Australian indexation rules to see arts students paying A$17,000 a year, unless accord’s final report produces an overhaul

Reports by London Economics try to help solve the widespread misunderstanding of higher education funding, which is ‘so complicated it should be on Mastermind’

Ebrahim Adia’s journey through modern universities indicates their power to transform lives, but they face growing financial pressure

When it launches next year, the lifelong learning entitlement could boost both university finances and social mobility, says Zahir Irani

University considering ‘phasing out’ provision in subjects where ‘we no longer feel we can be competitive’

Universities should focus on standards as enrolments stagnate, says Science and Humanities Council

University blames external factors for cutbacks as accounts show improving financial position

Conservative majority in House of Representatives backs idea of forcing universities to cover unpaid student loans, widening attack on academic foundations

Universities Australia’s budget pitch a departure from argument that fees ‘do not deter students from undertaking higher education’

The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young

Cash-strapped institutions face task of rebuilding per-student returns as well as student numbers, with earnings slashed by scholarships, offshoring and other factors

European University Association says being forced to disclose international funding could lead to institutions being wrongly ‘suspected of representing foreign interests’

A change in atmosphere has encouraged academics to return to the country where they were once maligned, but funding pressures and issues with polarisation continue

In Vermont, a flagship for the first time counts more freshmen from a neighbouring state than from its own population

Brown, Columbia and Yale have agreed to pay eight-figure sums to see off claims that they colluded to hold down financial aid

Another alarm on university finances as Russell Group institution sees international student numbers fall by 16 per cent

Bad debt provision pushes London university into deficit and affects banking covenant

University courses franchised to colleges accounted for 53 per cent of £4.1 million of fraud detected by SLC last year, says public spending watchdog

Almost no leaders in THE survey expect government to support a university in serious trouble, as domestic and international funding woes leave one v-c fearing ministers ‘want to drive us out of business’

Analysis of accounts indicates significant increase in spending compared with previous years

Institutions’ projections for increased enrolments and reduced expenditure may be too optimistic, warns PwC

New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so

University draws up plans to avert risk of breaching banking covenants, as sector-wide financial worries take hold

Soaring cost of government borrowing drives price of English system up by £10 billion per year, says new IFS report

Top-ranked Canadian institution calculates financial and reputational cost of premier’s move to penalise use of English, and wonders how it can survive

University leaders warn of ‘deepening pain’ from latest cuts, amid ‘concerning headwinds’ on international recruitment

Long-frozen, loan-funded tuition fees are neither covering course costs nor, arguably, fairly recognising the benefits of higher education to society and employers. But is there an alternative that is politically and economically viable in a likely UK general election year? John Morgan reports

Some other larger universities also in deficit as universities publish accounts amid bleak climate on funding

Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students

Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year

As the year ends, the problems facing universities seem to be stacking ever higher. But will a general election next year bring any respite?

Serious financial concerns at a handful of English universities over potential breaches of banking covenants

After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element

Amid yawning teacher shortages and one-sided funding regime, colleges warn that their successful model of localised training faces collapse

Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group

Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff

Education exports and high student loan repayments help offset damage from inflation and interest rates, according to Australian mini-budget

Government schemes to bolster higher education come amid ongoing population decline and recent drop in doctoral students

Current business model not sustainable for more than two to three years, according to David Maguire

Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities’ role in the world, THE event hears

Vice-chancellors warn that UK government immigration policy is behind fall in international recruitment by having ‘negative impact on perceptions’

Adult education and skills development needs separate pot of money, THE event hears

Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments

Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state

All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union

As state higher education leaders count growing share of support from gambling, experts detail reasons why they should be more alarmed

Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal

Financial shortfalls follow student hunger strikes and faculty suspensions and ‘bode ill’ for long-term future of South Asian University

Brown University becomes centrepiece for ending financial ties to Israel, after three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

Shadow minister Matt Western accuses government of creating ‘funding crisis’ in English universities

Free tuition also to be switched from first to last year of tertiary study, under pact between new governing parties

Institutions sound warning after feeling left out of finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s economic statement

If politicians and donors disagree with student or faculty views, they should challenge their soundness, not threaten defunding, says Richard Joseph

Union members declare no confidence in vice-chancellor over proposed plan that would see closure of departments