Universities UK has called on the government to support prospective students from the EU after the introduction of a new points-based immigration system.

65 UK universities will join the British Council's Study UK event to promote the country's study opportunities to future EU student cohorts.

As Brexit "uncertainty" is set to continue, a report from QS has suggested Brexit's long-term effects on the UK's higher education sector are yet to be realised.

Skidmore announced that EU nationals who start a higher education course in England in the 2020/21 academic year will remain eligible for financial support, whether a deal for leaving the EU is in place or not.

The Scottish government has guaranteed that that EU students will continue to access university courses free of tuition fees in the 2020/21 academic year.

The majority of international students seem not to be aware of some of the UK’s friendlier policies, or whether EU fee status has been confirmed, a QS survey has revealed.

Key stakeholders have welcomed the UK government's announcement that EU students attending universities in England will continue to pay domestic fees in 2019, But there has been no decision on their long-term status.

The UK has announced the system it will use to register EU citizens as 'settled citizens' in the UK after Brexit, but education organisations say the Home Office needs to do much more