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By Education Policy Institute

On the 21st March the Education Policy Institute held a conference on higher education funding – ‘Higher Education funding: a sustainable future?’

The event featured Philip Augar, Chair of the Government’s post-18 education and funding review panel – and was held as DfE opened its call for evidence.

The event also featured presentations from Rt Hon. Lord David Willetts, former Minister for Universities and Science – as well as EPI, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and OECD researchers. 

You can download the presentations here: 

HE_funding_review_ (PowerPoint)

HE_funding_review_ (PDF)

The Education Policy Institute would like to thank the British Academy for supporting this event.

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