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IFS Zooms In: The Economy

Why are universities in financial trouble?

Aug 21, 2024
41:46

Over the coming weeks, we’re bringing you a series of briefings looking at key areas of government and analysing their performance over recent years, the challenges they face and the solutions the new government may look to help them.


This week, we’ll be looking at higher and further education.


 Over recent months, we’ve heard lots of stories about the pressures on university finances, and concern that some universities may go bust. We’ll discuss why this is, what happens if a university goes bust and whether government can do anything to fix the problem. We’ll also discuss longer-term challenges facing the higher and further education sectors.


We're joined by Jack Britton and Christine Farquharson, IFS education experts.


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Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcasts 





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