Universities UK has called for “urgent clarity” on the tatus of EU students during the Brexit transition period (2019-2020) and the UK’s long-term participation in EU research programs and the Erasmus+ scheme.

The Scottish FE and HE sector is bracing for the impact that Brexit will have on student enrolment, staff recruitment and funding.

EU students coming to study in the UK after Brexit could face a more arduous application process that requires them to sit an English language test and prove they have enough money to support themselves, according to a leaked Home Office paper.

A 2% rise in international applicants for full-time undergraduate study in the UK over the last year was not enough to offset a 5% fall in applicants from the EU, according to the latest figures from UCAS.

The Scottish government has guaranteed free tuition for EU students enroling for the 2018/19 academic year for the duration of their entire course.

Stakeholders have pointed to a lack of clarification over how Brexit would impact EU students as the reason for a 7% drop in UCAS applications from the EU.

The UK could lose £2bn a year post-Brexit if the Home Office tightens controls on international students, according to detailed economic modelling on the future of UK HE.

More students from the EU were accepted to a UK university than ever before in 2016, the latest UCAS statistics have revealed, while acceptances from outside the EU have dropped for the first time in five years.