The Universities Superannuation Scheme deficit has widened to £21.5bn, more than 50% higher than the previous £13bn estimate in July, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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.
More than half of young people now go to university but more must be done to improve diversity in higher education, according to university leaders and the education secretary.
The UK spends more than other countries on education, although there are still a few sticking points, such as university student costs, explains HEPI’s Nick Hillman.
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.
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.
UK universities’ “knock-on impact” of nearly £100bn to the UK economy and almost a million jobs should not be “taken for granted”, a membership organisation said...
Universities will have to justify vice-chancellor salaries and could be fined for paying excessive amounts, as part of proposals to cut higher education costs.
Theresa May’s vision of a Britain that works for everyone can only be achieved if people can retrain and develop new skills later in life through improved lifelong learning, according to a group of...
Universities in England have made the ‘most ambitious’ commitments yet to helping under-represented groups enter higher education in a range of new access agreements, the Office for Fair Access has...
Brexit would be detrimental to the UK’s world-class science, higher education and research sectors, former minister for universities and science David Willets has warned.
