UUK has launched a national #SupportStudyAbroad campaign asking the government to commit to funding study abroad opportunities in a 'no deal' scenario.

Amid the Brexit crisis, European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans said Brussels would adopt its contingency plans for the Erasmus+ program, along with other pan-European schemes and policies affected by Britain's predicted sudden exit.

UK Universities and Science minister Chris Skidmore said that the European Commission is unwilling to enter negotiations until the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU have been decided.

Leaders from UK universities have written to MPs in the UK to warn of a threat to "vital" research in the case of a "no deal" in the Brexit negotiations, demanding the UK government confirms access to similar funding.

Key stakeholders in the international education sector have raised concerns over what has been described as "new obstacles" in the UK's immigration White Paper.

The UK government has published its long-awaited immigration White Paper, which proposes changes to student visa rules that would extend the length of time international student have to find work in the country after graduating.

Sam Gyimah, the UK universities minister, has thrown his support behind increasing the number of international students visiting the UK, but stopped short of calling for an inbound target.

Integration is an issue among international cohorts, while the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is a key sticking point, delegates heard at UKCISA's and UUKi's conference in London.