Some UK Universities at Risk of Insolvency Due to Ongoing CCP Virus Crisis

Some UK Universities at Risk of Insolvency Due to Ongoing CCP Virus Crisis
In this file photo, students at a UK university graduate on July 14, 2011. A few UK universities may be facing serious financial problems following losses caused by the CCP virus pandemic, the IFS said on July 6, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Serious financial problems, even bankruptcy, may be looming for some UK universities following the onslaught of the CCP virus, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said on Monday.

Reduced lockdown-related incomes and large university-sponsored pension scheme obligations could put pressure on some universities that were in a weaker financial position before the arrival of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.