International students in the UK
Course completion rate restrictions seen as way to tackle issue as peers mull whether new law is needed to stop student claimants
Threat to academic freedom from secret recordings of seminars being passed to state governments must be taken seriously, says Office for Students free speech lead
Six-month cut in amount of time people can stay post-study has been fiercely opposed by universities
Developers focus on ‘premium locations’ as pockets of underoccupancy emerge elsewhere
UK bounces back in crucial month for enrolments, with policy uncertainty elsewhere helping fuel first rise in 12-month figures for nearly two years
Number of students studying UK courses abroad set to hit 1 million before end of the decade
Cost to UK economy of ?1.8 billion a year once ‘gross value added’ by international students factored in, new analysis shows
New modelling estimates that controversial proposals could wipe about ?2.2 billion from the UK economy in just five years
Signs of ‘slow recovery’ for international student recruitment as demand for study visas rises
Some ‘scholarships’ advertised by UK universities contingent on grades or ‘ambassadorial duties’, with others applied automatically to all
Financial strains and the emergence of digital testing have led to concerns that anglophone universities are admitting students whose English is not good enough to allow them to succeed. But are tests really becoming less rigorous – or are universities setting pass rates that are too low? Helen Packer reports
Intervention by sector leader comes amid concern about growth in master’s by research degrees following dependants ban for other courses
Big cities outside London ‘do not pull their weight’ in the innovation economy, warns Centre for Cities report
Yvette Cooper launches mass messaging campaign warning 132,000 overseas students not to overstay visas or lodge weak asylum bids
Need to have more money in the bank when applying for a visa could prompt students to look at institutions outside the capital, poll finds
Universities set to take more cautious approach to student recruitment in countries once seen as key to boosting international income
Fall largely due to decline in number of study visas issued in the UK overall, and is unlikely to satisfy concerned politicians
Two universities unite to create position aimed at increasing employability of international graduates when they return to home country
Alumni who studied in the UK consistently more positive about the country as a travel and study destination, finds British Council survey
Chinese students and scholars face surveillance, harassment and self-censorship at British universities, report finds, amid wider concerns over financial dependence on China
New data shows applicants increasingly choosing computing and healthcare degrees in the UK, as post-study work options take precedence
Record number of students from China applying via Ucas demonstrates sector ‘resilience’ but dip in India applications tempers positivity
Labour Mayor of London to urge ministers not to ‘pull the drawbridge up’ on international students as he embarks on trade tour of Africa
