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University Challenge: COVID-19 and higher education

Published on 30 September 2020

In this episode, we consider some of the complex questions facing the higher education sector in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

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The COVID pandemic has created huge uncertainty for students returning to university.

Have student numbers remained stable in the face of the COVID-19 crisis? Has the A Level results debacle had an impact on admissions? Should students be paying full rates for an online-only experience? How are university finances doing more generally in the face of the coronavirus crisis?

In this episode, we speak with Jack Britton, education expert at the IFS, to consider some of the complex questions facing the higher education sector.

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    Host

    Paul Johnson
    Paul Johnson

    Director

    Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

    Participants

    Jack Britton
    Jack Britton

    Associate Director IFS

    Jack is a Reader of Economics at the University of York and an Associate Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is also an Honorary Research Associate at UCL and a Research Affiliate at IZA.

    Podcast details

    DOI
    10.1920/pd.ifs.2024.0078
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    . (2020). University Challenge: COVID-19 and higher education [Podcast] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/university-challenge-covid-19-and-higher-education (accessed: 20 May 2025).

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