UK: Gov announces support, admissions rules to protect HE sector
The UK government has announced a package of measures to protect students and the higher education sector from the impact of Covid-19, including admissions caps and funding.
As part of the measures, temporary student number controls will be used to stabilise admissions and £100m of government funding will be brought forward to protect vital research.
The government will also bring forward £2.6bn of forecast tuition fee payments for universities, to tackle a potential funding shortfall caused by the virus …