UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue

UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue

Two-thirds of UK vice-chancellors are ready for compulsory redundancies and ~30% would cut student hardship funds, per a UUK survey as the higher education funding crisis deepens. Sector consolidation (King's College absorbing Cranfield) and hiring freezes signal a shrinking graduate pipeline that will tighten tech talent supply over the next 3–5 years.