Some subjects they absolutely don't get close to covering the cost. Basically, most STEM subjects are net losers for the uni, in particular things like Chemistry they absolutely take a bath on b… (View Post)

Well fees were capped at below inflation rates, so they became more and more addicted to the foreign student money. In my experience, universities are also often particularly poorly run. Academics ar… (View Post)

My main concern would be that so far the government has been happy to dish extra money to certain sectors but never with any reform / modernisation. I could see the same happening with universities w… (View Post)

Our AI / tech / knowledge economy growth focused government recently cut the extra funding pot that was given to universities to run what are deemed high cost subjects e.g. Chemistry, Medicine, etc. … (View Post)

My understanding is that even some very highly ranked universities are under serious financial strain. There is also an issue with funding for PhD, which without those, you don't get post-docs, … (View Post)