Higher education minister not ruling out university closures
Universities are currently facing a funding crisis due to a drop in student applications and restrictions that prevent international students, who pay higher fees, from bringing their partners and children with them.
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Higher education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith has told Sophy Ridge that universities need to be as 'efficient as possible' and does not rule out closures which she hopes to 'avoid'.