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The number of Pakistani students accepting a place or being issued a CAS from a UK university has fallen sharply year on year, according to preliminary data from Enroly.

Southeast Asia remains a growth region for international student mobility, but UK universities were warned they can no longer rely on prestige or a handful of major source markets to sustain recruitment.

This week, we spoke to Mammoth Education director Louise Brown about starting the day on your own terms and what it's like juggling a toddler, an MBA and a full-time job.

International collaboration has “never been more important” and the UK must “stand up for the benefits of higher education as a true UK asset”, Scotland’s tertiary education minister told the BUILA conference in Glasgow.

International students represent a major economic benefit to the UK, generating billions during their time in the country, a new report has found.

As the UK winds down Turing and Taith in favour of a more generously funded Erasmus+, stakeholders say the transition must preserve the former schemes' successes. 

If Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, will he save UK higher education? That was one question at this year's BUILA conference, where panellists delivered a dose of realism.

The UK higher education sector has always been resilient. We have weathered political shifts, policy swings, and waves of public scrutiny. We have adapted, innovated, and continued to welcome students who enrich our campuses, communities, and economy. But today, something feels different, write Diana Beech and Sandy Bhangal.

The UK's total education exports grew modestly in 2024 to reach £36.7 billion, as the government eyes its target of £40 billion by the end of the decade.

UK universities will be able to directly sponsor refugees to study in Britain under new government plans to expand “safe and legal routes” for those seeking protection.

The conversation about compliance is getting crowded, with the real expertise in danger of being drowned out. Mike Strong and Alex Lock consider the next steps for colleagues seeking to reclaim the conversation.

UK universities must be proactive in managing compliance risks if they want to avoid falling foul of the new BCA thresholds, an immigration expert has warned.

While the UK still remains high on the list of study destinations for international students, its popularity has dipped in recent years. Universities need to fundamentally change their thinking if they are to deal with this shift, argue Annie Bell and Anton Muscatelli.

There has been a noticeable shift in the way international students view the English flag as they grapple with a wave of anti-immigration messaging in the UK, a conference has heard.

The UK government is making major decisions on settlement and citizenship without adequate migration data, a House of Lords committee has warned, as it called for ministers to reconsider plans to extend the qualifying period for permanent residence for migrants.