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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students

theguardian.comUK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international studentsHigher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’ University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education, after new figures suggest a collapse in international student numbers will deprive the sector of vital income and undermine its future. The sector’s leaders called on the government to rethink the levy on international student fees imposed under Keir Starmer, as a former universities minister warned that there was a risk of a university “going under” because of the financial crisis. Continue reading...

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Lisa Fitzpatrick
@marjoriessister.bsky.social

This isn’t only about international students. Many universities have built corporate structures (there are almost 100 employed at my university in marketing). If 50% of your staff are not teaching, researching, or working directly with students then you’re going to run out of money.

Leg Spinner🏏
@judeet44.bsky.social

Some students today said it was THE COST OF ACCOMMODATION that was stopping them going to university. Yeh, debt debt debt for their whole lives, ensuring they'll never afford a mortgage and have to rent forever.

David Thompson
@djt1million.bsky.social

Well, d’oh! This is what happens when international students are treated like pariahs coming in on small boats. Another indication of how stupid & cruel the relentless attacks on immigrants are.

Robert
@clatchardcraig.bsky.social

This is merely the bursting of a financial bubble. Inevitable. Unavoidable. University staff must now decide where they are on the five stages of grief, then prepare for the future as best they can.