London campus of University of South Wales shuts down after failing to attract any students

A university in London has been forced to close after just one year - because it failed to attract any students.

The University of South Wales (USW) opened-up its London doors in the Docklands in east London last year

The university said it was relying on international students to fill its desks, and cited the government's recent toughening of visa regulations as being part of the reason they have had to shut their doors.

The university is being criticised for wasting money that could have been used to same some of the jobs of the 90 staff set to lose their jobs in Wales. The university employed four staff at the docklands and had rented the space instead of buying it.

In a statement to the South Wales Argus, the university said: