Higher education sector webinar 2026

Watch our latest higher education webinar on sector risk and financial reporting.

In our 2026 sector webinar, our expert team shared updates on emerging and important topics impacting the higher education sector, as well as financial reporting updates.

The higher education sector continues to face a challenging period of financial and regulatory pressure. Competition for students has intensified, franchised provision is coming under closer scrutiny, and cyber security has moved firmly onto the strategic risk register for most institutions.

Our 2026 webinar reviews risks including financial sustainability, franchising oversight and cyber security, alongside recent regulatory and governance developments from the Office for Students, the Committee of University Chairs and other sector bodies.

We summarise the financial reporting changes on the horizon for 2026 year ends, including new Accounts Direction disclosure requirements and the emerging implications of FRS 102 (Revised) for alumni discount arrangements.

We take an in-depth look at the higher education sector in our 2026 development report, which can be downloaded here.

The session covered:

• Sector risks including financial sustainability, franchising and cyber security, together with governance lessons drawn from recent sector reports
• Financial reporting matters including new Accounts Direction disclosures on subcontracting arrangements and the impact of FRS 102 (Revised) on alumni discount schemes