﻿{"id":2074,"date":"2018-12-17T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/staffnetblog\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:56:34","slug":"understanding-our-universitys-financial-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint\/2018\/12\/17\/understanding-our-universitys-financial-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dauncy: Understanding our University\u2019s financial position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We publish our University\u2019s annual Financial Statements which give a detailed account of our University\u2019s financial performance and you can find the Financial Statements for 2017\/18 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/governance\/corporate-documents\/university-finances-at-a-glance\/\">University website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We want to be open and transparent with colleagues about where we get our income from and how we spend it, so this year we have put together a short document which highlights the <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=40745\">key messages<\/a> from our Financial Accounts.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read a piece from Nancy and myself which appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/magazine\/opinion\/demonstrating-value\/\">University Magazine<\/a> in October 2018 and which gives some further context to our financial position, our successes and future challenges.<\/p>\n<p>As you will see from the information provided, 2017\/18 was a challenging year for the higher education sector and while our University continues to make strategic progress, our financial performance deteriorated compared to 2016\/17.<br \/>Our financial objective, as ever, remains to achieve long-term financial sustainability for our University in order to invest in our strategic goals within the current challenging environment by achieving year-on-year income growth and delivering an operating surplus to reinvest in our University.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Dauncey &#8211;\u00a0Director of Finance<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; 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