<p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/blogs/podcast-budget-rd-scotlands-tertiary-bill/">This week on the podcast</a> we examine how Budget 2025 reshapes the university funding model – from the international levy and modest new maintenance grants, to confirmed tuition fee uplifts and changes to pension tax arrangements that will affect institutional costs. </p><p>We discuss what the package tells us about the government’s approach to public finances, the politics of international recruitment, and the sustainability of cross-subsidy in a tight fiscal environment for higher education.</p><p>Plus we discuss research and innovation announcements and get across debate in Holyrood on the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill.</p><p>With Ken Sloan, Vice-Chancellor and CEO at Harper Adams University, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/blogs/budget-2025-for-universities-and-students/">Budget 2025 for universities and students</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/blogs/universities-now-need-to-be-much-clearer-about-the-total-cost-of-a-course/">Universities now need to be much clearer about the total cost of a course</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/student-finance-changes-in-the-budget-directors-cut/">Student finance changes in the budget – Director’s cut</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/reclassification-ghosts-and-jam-tomorrow-at-stage-2-of-scotlands-tertiary-bill/">Reclassification ghosts and jam tomorrow at stage 2 of Scotland’s tertiary bill</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-government-running-out-of-road-still-sets-the-economic-weather-for-higher-education/">A government running out of road still sets the economic weather for higher education</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-change-in-approach-means-research-may-never-be-the-same-again/">A change in approach means research may never be the same again</a></p>