UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 13
King’s College and Cranfield hope to be stronger together in surprise merger News will come as a shock to staff, especially at Cranfield, but the institutions’ bosses say intention is growth The Guardian - UK · May 15
King’s College London to merge with Cranfield, create UK’s second-largest university King's College London and Cranfield University have signed an agreement to merge in a move expected to create one of the UK’s largest centres for research, engineering and advanced technology studies, according to the BBC. The Times of India · May 14
It takes more than a degree to the smash the class ceiling Letters: Readers respond to Prof Shitij Kapur’s argument that having a UK university degree is no longer a ‘passport to social mobility’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world The Guardian - UK · Jan 3
Ministers to revise university freedom of speech legislation Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrapped The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
English universities need tuition fees of £12,500 to break even, analysis finds Universities UK likely to recommend smaller increase as institutions struggle with deepening financial crisis The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Universities trapped in ‘triangle of sadness’, says vice-chancellor Professor Shitij Kapur said universities would need to recruit more international students if undergraduate tuition fees remained frozen. The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023