Universities in England face a looming funding crisis as a result of a fall in student applications, with some requiring deep cuts to avoid closure, the sector’s regulator has found.
The warning will be issued in the Office for Students’ annual report on the financial health of the sector, which will be published on Thursday morning.
The report, extracts of which have been seen by the Financial Times, finds 40 per cent of England’s universities expect to be in deficit in the 2023-24 academic year, with an “increasing number” showing low levels of cash flow.
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