UCU's @DrJoGrady tells @BBCMarkMardell that research commissioned by UCU warned of a £2.5bn funding black hole and the loss of 30,000 jobs in universities and 32,000 in the wider economy 1/
ucu.org.uk/article/10759/… #FundTheFuture #TheWorldThisWeekend
She says that the government's refusal to take these warnings seriously is creating further confusion, worry and problems for universities and for students. 2/
She highlights a recent poll that showed 23% of prospective students fear their institution could go bust as a result of #Covid-19 ucu.org.uk/article/10804/… 3/
She says the government's approach - and the minister's comments this week about restricting access to university - has left staff and students at newer universities worried they are going to be left behind. 4/
She said the important teaching and research that is done at the newer "post-92" universities will suffer if the government does not support the whole sector. And that the local communities those institutions serve will also be worse off. 5/
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