Thousands of international students offered postgraduate places at UK universities last year made false claims about their qualifications, according to a leading verification consultancy.
Nearly 5 per cent of the 55,000 applicants offered places at a sample of 45 UK higher education institutions analysed by the company Qualification Check in 2024-25 did not receive the prior grades or degrees that they cited in their applications.
Many others among the UK’s roughly 150 universities did not even conduct detailed checks to verify qualifications at a time of growing scope to fabricate online certifications using digital technology, it said.
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