"The eight-year freeze on annual fees, before Ms Phillipson permitted a small uplift to 9,535 last year, was a major factor in the huge funding crisis that now engulfs higher education. Unveiling her post-16 education and skills white paper, Ms Phillipson also confirmed a Home Office plan to introduce a levy on fees paid by international students studying at UK institutions."
"One step forward then, apparently to be followed by one and a half steps back. About four in 10 English universities are currently judged to be in a financial deficit. But Labour continues to shy away from properly tackling a mess that has its roots in the marketising model initiated in the 2010s. Meanwhile, a toxic crisis of morale is pervading the nation's increasingly dysfunctional campuses, to the detriment of both students and university staff."
"According to analysis published by the University and College Union (UCU) this month, more than 12,000 job losses have been announced during the past year. Lecturers have already gone on strike this term over cuts at the University of Leicester, and industrial action is planned at both of Sheffield's universities. As Ms Phillipson spoke in parliament, the UCU began the process of balloting its members over a potential national strike."
University tuition fees will be allowed to rise with inflation from 2026, following an eight-year freeze and a small uplift to 9,535 last year. A Home Office plan will introduce a levy on fees paid by international students, which Universities UK warns will more than cancel out increased domestic fee revenues. Around 40% of English universities are in deficit and funding shortfalls trace back to the marketising model initiated in the 2010s. Campuses face a morale crisis, with over 12,000 job losses announced, local strikes and planned industrial action, and a potential national UCU strike ballot.
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