The British Council Scotland and Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities have awarded 13 EARTH scholarships to early-career climate researchers.

PhD students from countries including Iran, China and Pakistan have been waiting up to three years to obtain visas.

International PhD students studying in the UK are facing a uniquely difficult winter as new stipend increases fail to cover bases and “leave them behind”.

At least 11 Iranian students with PhD offers from Canadian universities have been waiting over one year for a decision on their study permit applications. 

Some international students holding PhD offers from Australian universities have been waiting for visa decisions for up to two years. They feel they are "in limbo", The PIE News has learned.

The UK has confirmed that the dependants of postgraduate Tier 4 students who get a PSW visa from 2021 will "have near full access to the UK labour market".

International doctoral students will be exempt from the higher fee regime for non-EEA students announced last year, the French press has reported.

IIT Delhi is looking to enrol 500 international students to its new International PhD Fellowship Programme over the next five years, with international students paying fees on par with their Indian counterparts.