The government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and protections for students are inadequate, MPs on the cross-party education select committee have said after warning that the UK’...
The Office for Students has warned of a worsening prognosis for university finances, after new analysis warned that close to half of universities will face deficits over the coming year.
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has heralded the latest education white paper as a chance to open up higher education to more people from varied backgrounds as well as put University financing...
Making maths lessons compulsory until the age of 18 could exacerbate already-troublesome teaching shortages, and it is important the plan is based on solid evidence rather than being Rishi Sunak’s “...
The cost of living crisis is likely to see more young people spurn higher education so they can start earning money. Radical funding solutions are needed, says Professor Zahir Irani.
Up to 13 universities could go into negative reserves this year risking long-term security without a government bailout, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The government still has “significant work to do” to raise awareness and interest in T Levels before they are due to be rolled out in September 2020, education researchers have said.
Scotland’s newer universities are bearing the brunt of cuts in government funding as they are less able to generate income from other sources, the Auditor General for Scotland has found.
Universities generate £95bn in output for the economy - the next government must come up with a long-term, sustainable funding proposal to safeguard them, says Universities UK’s Karmjit Kaur.
The higher education sector faces unprecedented turmoil but the huge range of funding models means some institutions are better placed than others to weather the storm. Rachel Willcox reports.
The proportion of young people who think it is important to go to university has declined gradually over the past five years, according to figures released by an educational charity today.
The government gave England’s largest commercial further education provider ‘special treatment’ even though its performance was declining, a group of MPs concluded.
Reducing fees for arts and humanities degrees lower than those for science, technology, engineering and maths will create unfair disparities between what graduates will have to pay, suggests...
