David Kernohan

Ken Sloan, Vice-Chancellor at Harper Adams University, shares insights on the new university funding model shaped by Budget 2025. Debbie McVitty discusses the impacts of the proposed international student levy and maintenance grants. David Kernohan highlights the challenges of frozen loan thresholds and the risks of funding concentration in larger institutions. The panel dives into Scotland’s Tertiary Education Bill and its implications for cross-subsidy and institutional costs, revealing a landscape of both opportunity and caution for higher education.