Britain’s university sector needs to further tighten its belt and accept the need for job cuts and restructuring if it wants to justify demands for increased government funding, the author of the last major review into the UK’s post-18 education landscape has warned.
Sir Philip Augar, who chaired the 2018 Augar Review, said that while the cash-strapped sector had legitimate demands for more support as it battled higher inflation, frozen tuition fees and fewer international student applications, continued financial discipline was also required.
“Like all organisations, universities have to live within their means and be prepared to restructure if necessary,” he said in an interview with the Financial Times.
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