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International activity is a cornerstone of the UK higher education sector. Our work helps UK universities build secure, sustainable relationships with international institutes, researchers, students and partners.

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23 January 2024 UUKi blog

Student mobility: connections that spark understanding and trust

Alison Barrett MBE, Country Director for British Council India, discusses the lifelong connections an international student mobility can spark ahead of Global Mobility Conference 2024.

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29 March 2023 UUKi news

Successful UK-Ukraine R&I grants awardees announced

The successful awardees for the UK-Ukraine R&I grants scheme have now been announced. This scheme offers strategic support for existing twinning partnerships to enable the transition of those agreements into practical collaboration in research and innovation. This will help ensure that the twinning scheme not only supports the needs of Ukrainian research and innovation but the longer-term strategic objectives of both institutions and nations.

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18 September 2018 UUKi publications

18 September 2018 UUKi publications

Supporting academic and professional staff working outside the UK

This discussion paper highlights some of the factors that universities should address when deploying staff overseas to support transnational education (TNE) programmes.
9 December 2019 UUKi blog

9 December 2019 UUKi blog

Supporting BAME students in outward mobility

Head of the careers service at University of Wolverhampton explores widening participation in outward mobility.
25 March 2021 UUKi publications

25 March 2021 UUKi publications

Supporting international student financial hardship - guidance for universities

This guidance consists of points to consider when dealing with international student hardship and examples of best practice already being undertaken within higher education institutions.
10 March 2020 UUKi blog

10 March 2020 UUKi blog

Supporting LGBT students studying overseas

Ensuring that universities deliver better outcomes for LGBT students
15 January 2018 UUKi news

15 January 2018 UUKi news

Supporting the success of forced migrants in higher education

Access, participation and success in higher education are rarely considered as priorities when contemplating ways to support forced migrants that is refugees, asylum seekers and others in need of international protection. Yet, education, including higher education, is critical to supporting forced migrants establish themselves in a new country.
24 April 2026 Students

24 April 2026 Students

Supporting university applicants impacted by conflict in the Middle East

Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, upcoming exams for GCSEs, A levels, and the IB diploma are facing disruption across countries in the region.
28 September 2023 UUKi blog

28 September 2023 UUKi blog

Sustaining excellence: choosing quality in international student recruitment practices

Aatreyee Guha Thakurta is Head Higher Education - Mobility India (British Council). Here, Aatreyee reflects on the importance of maintaining and expanding quality in international student recruitment practices, in the face of growing interconnectedness and international student numbers.
1 September 2025 UUKi blog

1 September 2025 UUKi blog

The case for stronger international graduate outcomes data

Suraj Modhvadiya (Policy Adviser, UUKi) discusses the importance of the Graduate Outcomes survey, and why greater international graduate participation is essential for shaping future policy.
17 May 2023 UUKi publications

17 May 2023 UUKi publications

The costs and benefits of international higher education students to the UK economy

This study, an update of this 2021 study, published jointly by Universities UK International (UUKi), the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan International Pathways in collaboration with London Economics, reveals the growing importance of international students to local economies throughout the UK.

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