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Universities in England are steeling themselves for a big hit on their finances. A recent ruling on how the government records student loans is set to add £12 billion to the deficit - and a wholesale rethink of how we finance over-18s education is needed to help balance the books.

In this two-part series, the 主播大秀's Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys investigates what this will mean for the future of Higher and Further Education in England.

Are caps on student numbers inevitable? Could any tightening of the purse strings mean some colleges and universities will go bust?

• Presenter: Branwen Jeffreys
• Producer: Will Yates
• A Whistledown production for 主播大秀 Radio 4

Publicity contact: Radio 4 Publicity