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Rapid Russell Group expansion ‘puts smaller universities at risk'
Top universities should be prevented from 'irresponsible' expansion that places smaller institutions at risk, according to a leading vice-chancellor.
Professor Graham Galbraith, of the University of Portsmouth, said there was a risk of a 'monopoly' if some universities continued to acquire UK students at their current pace to offset falling numbers of international students.
He called for the government to consider a cap on the rate of university expansion. He has been backed by others in the sector, including the vice-chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts, and the University and College Union.
Ten institutions from the elite Russell Group have increased places for UK students by at least 25 per cent in the past five years, analysis of data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) shows.
