The UK and Switzerland have announced an agreement to deepen their research and innovation relationship, with a focus on 'deep science' and 'deep tech'.

Just a few years ago, the number of European students studying in the UK outstripped numbers from China as the number one international source market. But with Brexit leading to the loss of domestic fees, access to finance and freedom of movement, can the UK rebuild its European student cohort?

The UK must prioritise student recruitment in Europe if it is to maintain and improve its global study destination position further, UUKi and Studyportals have said.

UK HEIs must look at the value of their TNE partners and attempt to better understand them going forward, according to a new report from the British Council.

The international education sector has continued to fight back after the UK home secretary's string of statements and announcements of her intent to cut both international student and dependant visas.

Some 47% of UK universities recently surveyed have increased private partnerships in their international student recruitment efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Stakeholders from the international education sector are concerned that statements from the UK home secretary could hamper growth and damage the country's reputation as a study destination.

As the number of dependants of international students in the UK has increased five-fold in one year, there are reports that the home secretary will be analysing this trend as part of an immigration review.