University funding/finances
Converting the USS into a defined contributions scheme could give younger academics a bigger pension pot, argues David Voas
Universities on both sides of the Atlantic are building up big debts, but is it prudent to bet on student numbers growing and super-low interest rates and high fees enduring? David Matthews examines the glut of recent bond issues, and how money makes money for the elite
Higher education finance report says states must redress balance of public university funding
Impact of change in school starting age leaves Queensland institutions unable to insulate themselves against budget standstill
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
Delay and unpredictability of spending bill raises questions over the ‘effectiveness’ of increased investment, say policy experts
Providers fear funding changes could impede disadvantaged Australians’ road to university
Qualified actuary and academic Nick Foster says the case for university pension reform cannot be ignored despite a brilliant anti-cuts PR campaign
Parliamentary debate on proposal to limit learners’ lifetime borrowing deferred for at least six weeks
A Senate showdown looms on the government’s proposal to trim ballooning student debt
University finances artificially inflated by government’s failed attempt to cut funding earlier this decade
Policymakers in the US and the UK advise against abolishing fees in light of lessons from gratuidad programme
Hefce report shows English universities have been charging more as recruitment stalls
New South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s first budget confirmed funding for hundreds of thousands of students to be exempted from tuition fees, writes Martin Hall
Lord Willetts warns mooted reforms of student finance system could backfire politically
Demonstrations opposing ‘biggest cut’ to higher education funding planned in five major cities
Protests by West Ham fans have striking similarities with the unrest sparked among academics by proposed pension cuts, says Richard Watermeyer
Announcements are part of wider initiative to increase number of training places by 1,500 over three years
Opposition of Labor and Greens means that measure proposed in December's mid-year budget update is unlikely to pass
Middle Eastern country has the resources to ‘invest appropriately’ in universities, says UCL head
Students’ union says major report suggests that humanities degrees are ‘not worthwhile’
Institutions in many states are facing large funding cuts, although some have received a boost in income
Unprecedented spending on university estates are transforming campuses and cities more generally, explain the authors of a new book on contemporary design in higher education
Survey of more than 5,000 students fuels debate about cross-subsidies in English higher education
Hepi report warns that surge in youth population and higher participation will add to government’s funding headache in England
To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall
The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn
The Pensions Regulator, not universities, is the driving force behind proposed cuts due to its nonsensical approach to discount rates, argue David Bailey and John Clancy
Academic sleuths have used investigative skills and Twitter to tell the real story behind proposed pension cuts, says Sherrill Stroschein
Universities anticipate much greater scrutiny of teaching outcomes, potentially even ‘peer review’ of lectures
Former president warns that scrapping fees will lead to high dropout rates and challenges of capacity
Universities need to confront, rather than ignore, uncomfortable questions about the worth of higher education to be in with a fighting chance
Outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on four years in what many regard as English higher education’s toughest job
The government is wrong to portray campus surpluses as ‘slush funds’, says expert
Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report
Too many partisan board members are causing the university pensions dispute to drag on, says Adrian Bell
But Labor’s Tanya Plibersek fuels concerns that funding could be diverted to further education
Privatisation or nationally funded consortia are the only solutions to US public education’s financial malaise, says Sheldon H. Jacobson
Academics raise concerns over the priorities of international development agencies
Don’t blame university support staff for not joining the strike over pensions – it is because too often they are left out of the conversation, says Fiona Whelan
Warwick's vice-chancellor Stuart Croft explains how radical government action might help to avert the pensions strike affecting half of all UK universities
Achieving the prime minister’s goal of reshaping post-18 education will require another shake-up of sector regulation, warn experts
Group of Eight chair aims to demonstrate that the benefits of higher education outweigh the costs
Labor wants further and higher education to be ‘equally attractive’ to prospective students
Survey results emerge amid mounting criticism of government’s hopes of delivering greater price competition
Market forces unleashed on the UK university sector have pushed up senior pay, fuelled the rows over it and posed questions about ‘value for money’ that are shaping the future of universities
Andrew McRae explores what effects the value debate could have on the structure of the sector
Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors
Murky cross-subsidy between university courses must be addressed by the government’s review of higher education funding, argues David Robinson
Former education secretary Justine Greening explains her plans for a graduate contribution system that funds universities in the same way that national insurance covers state pensions
The Times Higher Education editorial team discusses the UK's long-awaited higher education funding review
The University of Essex’s vice-chancellor explains why he disagrees with Universities UK’s position on USS pension reform
Aim is to preserve 'the best of the system we have' while making funding fairer, universities minister tells THE
Students unlikely to be won over by tweaks to current funding arrangements, says sector leader
London Economics modelling suggests that higher earners would be the primary beneficiaries of many potential reforms
Prime minister to express concern that England ‘has one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world’
Ahead of the prime minister’s speech on reforming university funding, Charles B. W. Prince suggests four routes to improving student finance
Damian Hinds says he would like to see degree ‘options available which have different costs’
Treasury Committee says government has failed to justify why student loan interest rates should exceed those prevailing in the market
Additional support for institutions could be co-funded by national governments and the European Union, say rectors
