Universities hit back after report proposing funding cuts

Former financier Philip Augar, author of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. Photograph: WPA Pool/GettyUniversity leaders said their sector could be pushed into “survival mode” if the funding cuts proposed by a new report into student financing become government policy.The Augar report on post-18 education in England, commissioned by Theresa May, recommended a shift in funding away from universities towards further education (FE) and vocational training, with the report shar