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Â鶹 Office clampdown already causing steep drop in UK recruitment numbers, survey of institutions finds

Increase in visa refusals expected to be used as primary method for addressing asylum concerns for politically important nations

Japan and Australia becoming more popular options, alongside European destinations

New programmes in K-pop and tech signal shift in recruitment strategy, but academics raise concerns over segregation and long-term sustainability

Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Majority of institutions in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands fall in ranking of the world’s most international universities

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Â鶹 Office puts ‘emergency brake’ on some applications after surge in asylum claims, affecting thousands of potential students

Shock decision will put off more students, say critics, with visa grant rates already plummeting

Reintroduction of graduate visa has had dramatic impact on behaviour of international students, according to long-running ONS data

Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops

Tighter rules around enrolments and completions could include recent January intake, increasing risk universities will be deemed non-compliant after tumultuous period

Visa uncertainty hampering ‘free flow’ of scholars, ambassador complains, as security experts warn of Beijing’s ‘voracious’ appetite for foreign research intelligence

We discuss what lies behind sharp rises in the number of international students enrolled on research master’s courses and what it could mean for the future regulation of the sector

No need to study Down Under because you can do the same courses at home, would-be students told

Further proof of rapid growth in research master’s courses emerges, with programmes with ‘low academic requirements’ and ‘no English tests’ advertised online

More credibility checks and visa refusals creating problems for UK universities and students as tighter compliance regulations about to come in to force

Decision comes as country looks to expand overseas admissions in bid to counter declining domestic enrolments

January visa application numbers hit lowest level in four years, prompting further concern about university finances

Â鶹 Office won’t commit to continuing support as fresh tranche of applicants gain offers at top universities

Some institutions respond to â€˜explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown

No evidence that people with a doctorate experience â€˜significant wage penalties’, finds committee’s review of key visa route

Proportion of study visas for Chinese and Indian students has also fallen to the lowest level of the decade, according to latest Home Office data

Labour to encourage people granted asylum to better assimilate and support themselves by introducing pathway to enrol in university

New approach rewards institutions that ‘broadly’ conform to government quotas

More institutions pause recruitment from countries seen as high risk in response to increased scrutiny by the Home Office

Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns

Six-month cut in amount of time people can stay post-study has been fiercely opposed by universities

UK bounces back in crucial month for enrolments, with policy uncertainty elsewhere helping fuel first rise in 12-month figures for nearly two years

Fifteen universities and two significant source countries move up the ladder, but China bucks the trend

Intervention by sector leader comes amid concern about growth in master’s by research degrees following dependants ban for other courses

Yvette Cooper launches mass messaging campaign warning 132,000 overseas students not to overstay visas or lodge weak asylum bids

Intervention after apparent sponsorship breaches heralds stricter thresholds that some fear will turn institutions into ‘proxy border control agents’