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Need to meet commitments on loans taken out in boom years forces institutions to accept worse terms and conditions, or look to non-traditional sources for new funding

Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods

Bringing institutions under same roof can create efficiencies but won¡¯t solve financial crises in both sectors, leaders agree

The University of London has been held up as an example of how institutions can collaborate during tough financial times. But how easy would it be to replicate elsewhere?

Regulator accused of ¡®dereliction of duty¡¯ and faces potential legal action after temporarily shutting down key processes

Repurposing Covid-era cash allows government to claim extra investment but institutions remain in ¡®precarious state¡¯

Times ÖйúAƬ journalists name the change-makers at the heart of the sector¡¯s biggest debates over the past 12 months

Move to restrict funding for introductory programmes seen as damaging to Westminster government¡¯s access agenda

Process for transferring students left stranded by market exit in need of a rethink, says one of the few leaders who has gone through it

Risk of Lifelong Learning Entitlement and Growth and Skills Levy working at cross-purposes without more joined-up thinking, finds report

Little prospect of convincing politicians or the public of the need to raise fees higher, leaving universities dependent on an upturn in economy and international student market, says Shitij Kapur