Long-awaited new law enables closure of failing private institutions, but scholars warn it risks worsening regional divides and job insecurity for professors
International students feel marketisation has brought easier admissions but lower teaching standards at prestigious British universities, finds new study
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
North-east university to open new base in Czech capital to ensure students can finish studies after affiliated provider runs into financial difficulties
Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers
Disappointing offers which &miss financial reality* faced by UK higher education have heightened speculation that institutions will ditch proposed deals
Six US institutions adopt online module that promises to assess civil discourse of potential students but scholars sceptical it will improve campus debate