‘Excessive’ financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns

High levels of borrowing and rapid expansion among dangers identified by Higher Education Policy Institute

Many English universities are taking excessive financial risks that threaten not only their own survival but that of others in the sector, a thinktank has warned.

High levels of borrowing at some institutions and rapid expansion of student numbers are among the dangers identified in a report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi).