UK universities are not obstacles the government needs to overcome
…for nearly two years. However, most of its recommendations hail from a wholly different era. In a difficult fiscal environment, the Treasury will understandably be anxious about the rising costs of higher education but, post-pandemic, we will need more graduates, not fewer. Even Augar himself has backtracked from the recommendation of a fee cut for £7,500. We need to find a sustainable funding settlement that is fair for students, universities and…