What actually happens if an institution fails
With MPs warning that the collapse of a university is now a real possibility, an examination of the protections finds them inadequate: no guarantee a student could finish their degree, no automatic transfer, and international students potentially losing their visas along with their course. Student protection plans are the only safeguard and they vary widely. Ask your union whether it has read yours.
Agents targeted over deposits universities will not return
Nigerian agents report being pursued by police or private security to recover the deposits students paid to UK universities that refused to refund them after visa refusals. It is the sharpest illustration yet of what non-refundable deposits mean in practice — the money is gone, and the pressure lands on whoever is nearest.
Applicants now find universities through AI, not prospectuses
An analysis of how AI assistants are reshaping university discovery: applicants ask a model which institutions suit them and get answers assembled from whatever it absorbed, which may be out of date on fees, entry requirements or accommodation. If you are applying, verify anything a model tells you against the university’s own pages.