This online conference will focus on the financial sustainability, resilience, and stability of the UK higher education sector, looking at immediate priorities alongside longer-term options for funding models.

It will bring together stakeholders, regulators and policymakers to examine issues in the context of sector-wide pressures, with the anticipated publication in the autumn of a government White Paper on post-16 education and skills, which is expected to outline the next phase of higher education funding reform.

Those attending will consider options for reform of the tuition fee and maintenance systems following the 3.1% rise at the start of the coming academic year. Delegates will assess challenges for implementing reform in a way that supports widening participation commitments and addresses regional disparities, without placing undue financial burden on learners or providers.