UK universities must promote clear codes of conduct to guard against foreign interference, according to new guidance published by Universities UK. 

Universities UK has published a checklist for universities who are supporting students who are having to self-isolate as a result of Covid-19. 

Stakeholders in the UK's university sector are expressing cautious optimism for the new semester, as some report accommodation contracts being signed and "hundreds" of students in quarantine on campus.

A majority of UK universities are preparing to provide in-person teaching next year, according to a UUK survey, while others are pushing postgraduate starts to January 2021.

The UK government will tackle foreign interference at British universities by working with Universities UK and by promoting diversification of international students, responding to a prior inquiry which cited a failure to protect academic freedom.

UUK has launched a national #SupportStudyAbroad campaign asking the government to commit to funding study abroad opportunities in a 'no deal' scenario.

Leaders from UK universities have written to MPs in the UK to warn of a threat to "vital" research in the case of a "no deal" in the Brexit negotiations, demanding the UK government confirms access to similar funding.

The UK could see a drop in EU students unless there is urgent clarity about the fee status of EU students starting courses in 2019-20, a statement by Universities UK has claimed.