Do international students in the UK live a life of luxury? That's what a series of 'memes' posted on Twitter have suggested. But representatives of international students say it perpetuates stereotypes.

International students from outside the European Economic Area will have to pay twice as much for health care in the UK if staying for six months or longer, under new government plans.

The National Union of Students has called on the country's HEIs to join a social media campaign aimed at empowering mobile students and highlighting the value of international education.

“It’s very clear to international students that the UK has become less welcoming, to say the least,” NUS international students’ officer Mostafa Rajaai said at an event this week, calling on universities to act as a "safe haven" and step up support services.

Around two thirds of students want to vote on the terms of the Brexit deal, according to a survey by the National Union of Students.

The anti-immigrant rhetoric expressed by US president Donald Trump is taking effect in the UK, Malia Bouattia, president of the UK’s National Union of Students, has charged.

The National Union of Students held an emergency organising meeting this week as many international students are still caught up in detentions and deportations from the TOEIC fraud scandal.

Study UK members estimate that they will lose £7m this year due to student visa changes, the association has said. It has signed a statement condemning the changes that came into force this week.