Sector Headlines
Headlines: Friday 19 December 2025
Online
BBC
Students' fears over rising university fees
https://www-bbc-com.pages.dev/news/articles/cx25732g1d0o
The Herald
Erasmus returns: Starmer’s reset or a Brexit betrayal?
The Sun
JULIA HARTLEY-BREWER £8bn student exchange scheme is all part of Labour’s cunning plan for the EU but I know why it isn’t going to work
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37681787/labour-eu-student-exchange-plan-fail-julia-hartley-brewer/
The PIE
Beech-side views: all I want for Christmas is EU?
https://thepienews.com/beech-side-views-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-eu/
Research Professional News
The morning after the nightmare before Christmas (mentions Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK)
Times Higher Education
Returning to Erasmus ‘will benefit mid-tier UK universities’
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/returning-erasmus-will-benefit-mid-tier-uk-universities
Wonkhe
The hottest HE policy topics of 2025 (mentions UUK)
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-hottest-he-policy-topics-of-2025/
It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide 2025
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/its-the-higher-education-christmas-movie-and-tv-guide-2025/
Higher education postcard: Trinity College, Oxford
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/higher-education-postcard-trinity-college-oxford/
Sector releases
Universities Scotland
Joint Universities Scotland–Scottish Government Project Launches to Shape Future Funding Framework
https://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/future-funding-framework-launch/
NUS Scotland
NUS Scotland Warning Ahead of Scottish Budget: invest in education or risk the collapse of Scotland’s colleges and universities