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The UK higher education sector is at a critical tipping point.  The Office for Students (OfS) has previously warned that 64% of institutions could face deficits by 2026-27 if student recruitment didn’t improve. Alongside that, fresher data shows that 40% ran at budget deficits in 2024, with three institutions in serious financial peril.  With the OfS also projecting a potential £3.4 billion net income reduction for the sector by 2026, a worst-case scenario suggests that will increase and more than 80% of English universities could face deficits within three years, while funding changes may severely impact almost 50 institutions, according…

The higher education sector in the UK stands at a critical juncture. Financial pressures are mounting as institutions grapple with constrained budgets, rising costs, and reduced access to EU funding. The situation is so severe that a fresh report published by the Office for Students (OfS) predicts that up to 72% of UK universities could be operating at a deficit by 2025/26, with 40% having fewer than 30 days of liquidity. What little funding our vital universities have is being carved into wafer-thin portions and split to deliver as many requirements as possible. For so long, IT infrastructure has been…