The number of fast-track visas allowing scientists from abroad to undertake research at UK universities is to double to more than 120.

Another investigation into the Home Office’s handling of the TOEIC case has been announced, as the Public Accounts Committee, said it will look into the Home Office’s response to cheating allegations.

A group of international students accused of having cheated on the TOEIC test has delivered a letter to the UK Home Secretary appealing for urgent clarity on the matter.

The UK Home Office is being investigated on its handling of the so-called TOEIC cheating scandal, following fresh media attention on the plight of the "English language test victims" who had their studies curtailed due to concerns over fraud.

The UK has a less generous post-study work rights regime than its competition, so what do some of those rivals think of this week's MAC report, and were they grinning or grimacing on Tuesday morning?

Delays in the student visa process have created some obstacles for international admissions to UK universities this year, as students overseas have been left waiting for their visas to arrive.

The UK’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd has commissioned a report on the impact Brexit will have on the UK labour market. A key sector for enquiry will be higher education, where 17% of academic staff are EU nationals.

The UK’s Home Affairs Committee has said that “serious questions” have been raised about the conduct of the Home Office over its treatment of international students in the ETS TOEIC cheating scandal.