Research would be a ‘casualty’ if English higher education review acted on, Lords warn
Many other areas could suffer too including student lab practicals and infrastructure maintenance
Universities would face severe financial consequences and research funding would suffer if the government were to implement the recommendations of the Augar Review, warns a report by the House of Lords science and technology committee. The Lords committee complains that the Augar Review did not assess the potential impact of its recommended changes on research funding. The result is a ‘distorted assessment’ of the financial health of the higher education sector.