The Coffee Shop Conundrum: Mergers, Money, and the Higher Education Sector's Brewing Crisis The recent announcement of King's College London merging with Cranfield University has sent shockwaves through the UK higher education sector.
Concerns about academic research, teaching, and innovation have been sparked by this "super university" that promises to rival its international peers in size and output.
Like the specialty coffee market, where chain stores are swallowing up independent establishments, the higher education sector is experiencing a wave of consolidation.