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More cases expected to be heard this week after Irish government rejected more than 100 applications from Gaza

University leaders split over how much of the sector has been hit by tighter immigration compliance rules, although financial fallout may force rethink on HE funding model, some predict

Reform vote growing even in areas where international students are proven boon for the local economy, former minister warns

Bucks New University has been suspended from issuing student visas, the Home Office has announced 

Ban on dependants looks all but meaningless as primary applicants struggle for admission

Government releases action plan to help sector earn £40 billion but critics say policy settings are making it impossible 

Visa rights canned for dependants of most students and temporary graduates, with transfers to inferior courses also banned

Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say

Applicants from China and India considering making other plans as embassies cancel appointments ahead of introduction of new rules

Dependants and visa-hoppers reportedly in the frame of looming crackdown, as rejection rates remain at near-record levels

Erasmus-supported cohort ‘shocked’ to learn they had been reported to the Home Office for completing studies midway through final projects

University system already reliant on international students’ tuition fees now depends on visa fees as well

Restrictions on length of study and sky-high cost of staying to work pushing more students into considering alternative destinations

Provider allowed to continue teaching existing overseas students for ‘short period’ but some may need to transfer or consider leaving the country

More international higher education students are obtaining visas from within ߣߣÊÓƵ, as government puts up the shutters to fresh entrants

With China losing interest, India following suit and Nepal and Bangladesh routinely denied visas, universities’ overseas recruitment prospects look increasingly bleak

Lawyers acting for students blocked from UK universities contest supposed link between study visas and asylum claims

Latest cost-benefit analysis finds overseas enrolments generate nearly 10 times more money for UK than they take away

Range of current providers and questions around which assessment is best requires greater clarity from universities, UKCISA warns

Anand Menon criticises ‘absurdities’ of government policy, pointing to contradictions in UK’s efforts to rejoin flagship exchange scheme

Turnaround driven by selective slowdown in processing of applications from certain countries, rather than uptick in approvals

Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules

Points test for permanent migration also slated for reform, as Canberra eyes new methods of curtailing numbers

Tough talk on both sides of ߣߣÊÓƵn politics ‘risks further pain’ for international students and the universities that depend on them

Party predicted to abandon efforts to ‘out-Reform Reform’ despite losing half of seats, potentially easing pressure on universities struggling to recruit international students

Rapid uptake of tests must be accompanied by stronger safeguards given risks of impersonation and unauthorised assistance, says report

Visa fees paid by prospective foreign students, including those denied entry, balloon into a billion-dollar revenue stream for Canberra as rejection rates soar 

Home 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 ߣߣÊÓƵ 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 ߣߣÊÓƵ, 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

Home 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

Home 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