Five institutions inspected by the quality watchdog over their partnerships with providers in Singapore have been advised to take action to ensure their written agreements are 鈥渇it for purpose鈥.
Further education colleges will be able to offer their own foundation degrees for the first time in a landmark step towards institutions obtaining full degree-awarding powers.
Lancaster University has appointed a senior manager at the University of Warwick as its next vice-chancellor.
Smaller specialist colleges have welcomed proposals from the government that would allow institutions with 1,000 higher education students to gain university title.
The number of Scottish applicants accepted on results day by Scottish universities and colleges has fallen by around 2 per cent on last year.
Despite annual reports that the A-level pass rate is rising, students expecting their results on 18 August have expressed a lack of confidence in attaining the grades they require.
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