Everyone can see this is disastrous, but no one is screaming loudly enough. Years of policy drift have hollowed out the funding model, and now direct cuts are accelerating the damage. But hey, there’s still demand for university merch on Oxford Street!
David HigginsI’m starting to suspect that many in government think UKHE is too big and actively want courses to close, staff to be sacked, and unis to collapse. But this is hard to say publicly, so instead they go for a funding squeeze, leading to total chaos.