University funding/finances
The rise of electronic publishing has left many academic librarians underemployed and overpaid, says Jeffrey Beall
But flagging Chinese applications could dampen future growth
Sussex vice-chancellor predicts ‘variable’ approach to regulatory support for vulnerable institutions
Rising default rates on education loans could signal trouble ahead, says Pushkar
Tim Bradshaw says capping fees in England at ?6,500 would cost member institutions ?860 million annually
Welsh university disputes figures in accountant’s report
While students protest hit on affordability, colleges shrug and grow foreign enrolment
Falling student enrolments and restructuring costs blamed for operating deficits at many universities in the UK capital
Researcher finds that impressive enrolment numbers conceal the tiny profit margins earned by UK universities operating abroad
After enduring tumultuous college closures, Massachusetts mulls forcing private institutions to prove their ongoing viability
Pledges of huge investments in 中国A片 to secure the tech giant’s second headquarters could strain academic autonomy, says Michelle Dimino
England’s loan system and high fees have fuelled students’ sense of entitlement but not of responsibility, says Beth Guilding
Bennett College seen as exemplifying challenges faced by small, private, minority-serving and women-only institutions
Lowering of student loan repayment threshold to recoup an extra A$20 million (?11.3 million) but cost A$19 million
Changes to the way the UK accounts for the cost of student loans should trigger a rethink about the sources of university funding, says Ryan Shorthouse
Positions are being redistributed to Italy’s richer regions, academic group warns, exacerbating long-standing inequalities
Dollars, not diktats, now seen as biggest risk to institutional autonomy in special administrative region
London university will shut down site as part of new institutional strategy
Australian government is underestimating the challenge, analysts say
Cash flows increasingly from south and east Asia to south-eastern cities
Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ 中国A片 cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact
With one more year to go until the end of a decade that is transforming universities worldwide, Times 中国A片 looks at the trends that have shaped the past 12 months
Expert panel given six months to design new system
IFS researcher says ONS decision will make Labour fees pledge ‘a lot less expensive’ and bring more ‘Treasury scrutiny’ of sector
The University of Buckingham will open a new health science campus on Cheshire site
PhD scholarships in the sights as cutbacks more than double analysts’ expectations
Call for England’s Augar review to take action over fate of part-time education, as Birkbeck starts losing money too
Impending ONS student loans review to impact on chancellor’s deficit elimination goal and government’s post-18 education review
University hit by declining student numbers returns multimillion-pound deficit for third year in row
Sector surpluses dip below 5 per cent ‘buffer zone’ threshold
Managers’ first reaction is usually to ‘look at the bottom line’, but ‘they’re just usually not as crass and as crude as this’
A Times 中国A片/Wall Street Journal analysis suggests that while the two-year MBA remains extremely strong, shorter alternatives are also becoming highly valued in a time-pressed world. Anna McKie reports
Overseas programmes are rarely money-spinners, but as power shifts east they will be crucial for Western universities’ continued relevance, says Matt Durnin
Both the rationale and the mechanism for redistributing research activity around the regions are far from clear cut, say Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid
Sector leaders fear consultation could be cover for cutbacks
Adam Habib fears ‘race to the middle’ if national fee-setting regime introduced
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars
Legislation leaves government free to ‘ratchet up’ levy, say critics
Japan’s combined budgetary crunch and demographic squeeze has raised questions about the sustainability of its huge university sector. John Ross visits the country to investigate
Although less than half of fee income typically goes directly to teaching, English universities should not fear more openness, says Hepi study
‘Cost recovery’ levy defies logic, institutions argue
Association of Colleges head says new route should be coupled with ‘limit’ on number of students taking bachelor’s degrees
In what could become a model for the rest of the country, Corvinus University of Budapest will have to rely on tuition fees and endowment interest
Government attempts to protect regional institutions by restricting growth in capital
Australian universities may have to wait months to find out how much funding they will forfeit
Universities criticise source of new cash splash
Research reportedly picking up the tab for Australian government’s regional cash splash
Leaks suggesting plans to lower fees could chime with government agenda on tackling cross-subsidy
A downturn last decade offers a textbook example of the risk universities face, say Melbourne researchers
Office for Students chair says institutions must be ‘better at managing their affairs’ after reports that some are in financial trouble
Representative organisation criticises vice-chancellors’ aversion to sharing funding with vocational education
The Australian government has released three major data sets unusually back-to-back and full of mistakes, leading John Ross to ask: why so much, why so fast and why so erroneous?
Parent institutions siphon off majority of most UK business schools’ expenditure, survey says
Many students who do not complete their course at the first attempt often return to their studies, say experts
Australia’s freeze on teaching grants protected struggling institutions, not education budget
The possibility of a university failing as it is exposed to commercial forces could have consequences that ripple out far beyond campus
Record revenue fuelled by large foreign intakes at the country’s biggest universities
Deepening deficits of up to ?14 million at English universities prompt warnings of damage to cities and towns reliant on universities as ‘anchors’
Regional institutions hardest hit as domestic cap dovetails with intense competition for foreigners
Department tasks KPMG with surveying universities on their teaching costs, in work for Augar review
