New polling data from the 2026 Ipsos Education Monitor, conducted across 31 countries between 19 June and 3 July 2026, reveals a distinct wave of public scepticism across Great Britain regarding the economic return of higher education amidst persistent cost-of-living pressures, tuition fee debates, and student debt burdens.
New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 31 July – 4 August 2026 among 1,067 British adults aged 18–75, reveals that while the British public broadly value economic growth, protecting the environment and limiting immigration prove to be somewhat competing priorities.
