BBC News | Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs

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MPs warn that students could suffer greatly if English universities become insolvent, with the Education Select Committee identifying 24 institutions at risk of bankruptcy within the next year and many already cutting jobs, closing courses and selling assets. Chair Helen Hayes urges an early‑warning system and a clear protocol—such as mergers, restructuring or orderly exits—to protect students and staff, while the Department for Education points to recent reforms, fee‑cap increases and a tuition‑fee freeze as factors straining finances, noting that reliance on higher fees from international students, who provide over 45 % of fee income, masks underlying fiscal pressures. Labor and union leaders, including the UCU, Universities UK and the NUS, criticize the government for inaction and call for an emergency taskforce to intervene and safeguard higher‑education funding and student futures.

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