UK Universities Face Investigations Over Grade Inflation: Watchdog

UK Universities Face Investigations Over Grade Inflation: Watchdog
Students and family pose for photographs ahead of their graduation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London on July 15, 2014. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Universities and colleges could face investigations over grade inflation, the head of England’s higher education watchdog has warned.

Lord Wharton, chairman of the Office for Students (OfS), said on Tuesday that the regulator is considering taking action over the “significant” grade inflation, which he said could devalue the degrees.