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]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d39f0db7-877a-4cf3-8c12-dd5581eecd0b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d39f0db7-877a-4cf3-8c12-dd5581eecd0b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK universities face rising risk of bankruptcy, says regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer international students and higher staff costs are taking an increasing toll, according to the Office for Students]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b51294e2-bcc3-4ec7-b9f5-3c82ca76b3df</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b51294e2-bcc3-4ec7-b9f5-3c82ca76b3df</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK’s academic recession is in full swing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This university crisis is a grim scrabble for numbers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0ec7120a-5b78-43da-8016-0415dca99073</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0ec7120a-5b78-43da-8016-0415dca99073</guid><pubDate>Mon, 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Innovation Capital’s fund counts Aviva Investors and an arm of British Business Bank as backers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9f8357fa-760b-4786-99a7-4be41a51310f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9f8357fa-760b-4786-99a7-4be41a51310f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:00:32 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>