The money will be distributed to universities to give to students who are struggling to cope with cost of living pressures. 

A prominent parliament group advocating for international students in the UK has called for the cohort to be taken out of net migration figures as talks continue regarding planned migration cuts.

The government has pledged to protect research and spend more on schools, but students are disappointed by the lack of cost-of-living support. 

Stakeholders have welcomed new contingency plans set out by the UK government to combat against funding gaps should it be refused association with Horizon Europe.

The EC president von der Leyen should use her "unique role" to safeguard vital science collaboration in Europe, Stick to Science campaigners have said.

Universities are being subsidised by fees from overseas students, meaning financial sustainability depends on increasing numbers of international students. 

The Russell Group has warned that the window for the UK's association to Europe’s R&D funding scheme, Horizon Europe, is "closing, and closing fast".

Research-intensive universities in the UK and Australia have said "pragmatic, risk-based" measures are needed to protect international collaboration.