It will be no news to anyone that universities are in an ongoing financial crisis, with their main opportunity for cross subsidy - international student fees - also n trouble...
As previously posted the Office for Students seems to be expecting around ten universities to merge or close in the next couple of years & VCs are making the same sort of noises.
The experiment with the marketisation of HE looks to be reaching its end stage
h/t @fkamiah17
#universities
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/09/english-universities-face-autumn-tipping-point-as-financial-crisis-looms
As previously posted the Office for Students seems to be expecting around ten universities to merge or close in the next couple of years & VCs are making the same sort of noises.
The experiment with the marketisation of HE looks to be reaching its end stage
h/t @fkamiah17
#universities
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/09/english-universities-face-autumn-tipping-point-as-financial-crisis-looms