International students feel marketisation has brought easier admissions but lower teaching standards at prestigious British universities, finds new study
Long-awaited new law enables closure of failing private institutions, but scholars warn it risks worsening regional divides and job insecurity for professors
Decline in degree programmes, student interest and graduate jobs likely to hold back development of UK’s semiconductor industry as government looks to boost economy
Global University Academy aims to find ways of bridging different countries’ funding and regulations to provide ‘stackable’ courses for displaced people
North-east university to open new base in Czech capital to ensure students can finish studies after affiliated provider runs into financial difficulties