Universities in the UK have taken widespread precautions to prepare a no-deal Brexit, but more than three quarters are "very" or "extremely" concerned about the prospect, a survey has revealed.
Universities UK has published a briefing that sets out the consequences a no-deal Brexit would have on the country's students, researchers and 136 member universities.
UK universities are increasingly concerned with the service provided by government-contracted Sopra Steria, which is tasked with checking visa documents and collecting biometric information for visa applicants. Universities UK has labelled the company's provision "woefully inadequate".
The European Universities Association and Universities UK have published a document to assist universities to mitigate some potential disruptions in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario.
UUK has launched a national #SupportStudyAbroad campaign asking the government to commit to funding study abroad opportunities in a 'no deal' scenario.
Amid the Brexit crisis, European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans said Brussels would adopt its contingency plans for the Erasmus+ program, along with other pan-European schemes and policies affected by Britain's predicted sudden exit.
The UK economy may have lost out on billions of pounds in export earnings from international students due to immigration rule changes made in 2012, according to research by UUK, which also recently called for a new student visa.
The British government has extended its pilot of the scheme it will use to register EU citizens after Brexit, to include all EU citizens working in HE.
