Students aren't the only ones feeling anxious on A-level results day - a major crisis looms over universities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Overseas focusTuition fees are the largest single source of income in higher education, contributing almost £27bn in 2022-23, more than the total from grants, research funding and other income combined.
51% : For most, these results determine the path into higher education, and, with the university sector facing a funding crisis, scores of vice-chancellors will be feeling just as anxious as their future charges.
45% : Chasing studentsLast year the Conservative government moved to reduce the flow of overseas students, and more specifically their dependents, motivated by concern about net migration figures rather than higher education.

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