For Alistair Jarvis, both the sector and the government have work to do if universities are to remain financially solvent

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After the election, there will be thinking to be done about the sustainability of the higher education sector. Debbie McVitty parses out the options

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There is an idea doing the rounds that university research can be saved where a university fails. James Coe isn't so sure

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The OfS has been modelling the impact of various recruitment scenarios. David Kernohan built a dashboard, so now you can do it for your provider too

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This week on the podcast the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Graduate route is here - how will the government respond?

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It was a bad year – what does it look like in retrospect? David Kernohan plots the provider level HESA Finance data from 2022–23

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The regulator for England’s higher education providers is expecting some extreme measures if all institutions are to avoid insolvency. Debbie McVitty has the lowdown

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Students in England are supposed to be protected when their course gets cut. Jim Dickinson reads the plans in place to determine if that's happening in practice

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Shân Wareing calls on the higher education sector to make sure MPs appreciate the public consequences of a decline in international students

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It’s time for a serious discussion about what happens if there’s a large-scale market exit, argue the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education’s Ben Elger and Charlotte Corrish

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As the Office for Students warns against "optimism bias" in universities' annual financial returns, Debbie McVitty wonders if the HE sector can find hope in difficult times

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Financial sustainability is about more than institutional reserves. Margaret Daher and Marc Finer set out the green flags that indicate whether a university is set up to weather financial storms for the long term

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