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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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2 December 2025 UUKi insights

Understanding the UK’s new levy on universities

This guide answers key questions about the new levy on universities relating to international student recruitment.

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11 December 2025 UUKi blog

Making mobility work for all

Iona Murdoch explores how student needs, government priorities and global trends are reshaping the future of UK outward mobility, highlighting shifting motivations, widening participation gains, visa and access challenges and the rise of short-term and globally diverse opportunities.

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17 December 2025 UUKi publications

17 December 2025 UUKi publications

The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2023–24

This report highlights how and where UK HE TNE was delivered in the 2023–24 academic year, and throughout the past 10 years.
17 December 2025 International

17 December 2025 International

Universities welcome the UK’s return to Erasmus+

Universities UK International (UUKi) and the European University Association (EUA) respond to today's announcement that the UK will associate to the Erasmus+ programme.
6 January 2026 International

6 January 2026 International

Scaling up: data deep dive reveals the drivers behind continued TNE growth

Annabelle Lee unpacks the data and trends from UUKi’s analysis of UK HE TNE in 2023–24.
19 January 2026 International

19 January 2026 International

Universities UK International responds to the International Education Strategy 2026

Jamie Arrowsmith responds to the publication of the International Education Strategy 2026.
20 January 2026 International

20 January 2026 International

Bridging Erasmus+ and TNE: partnering for excellence in Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Franziska Enichlmayr outlines how Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters have enabled UK universities to continue playing a leading role in international collaborative postgraduate taught degrees.
29 January 2026 International

29 January 2026 International

Human-in-the-loop AI: building trust through UK–France collaboration

Bin Liu and Yingying Zhao (University of Strathclyde) discuss how a UK–France research collaboration is putting humans back at the centre of AI development to improve the explainability, reliability and safety of systems used in high-stakes decisions.
3 February 2026 International

3 February 2026 International

What does the International Education Strategy mean for international student recruitment?

With the UK Government's International Education Strategy 2026 now published, Suraj Modhvadiya, Policy Adviser (International Recruitment and Immigration), examines what it signals for international student recruitment, and what universities need to prepare for next.
18 February 2026 UUKi insights

18 February 2026 UUKi insights

FAQs on the UK's association to Erasmus+

On 17 December 2025, the UK and EU governments announced that the UK will associate to Erasmus+ for 2027 as a third country, following the commitment made at the UK-EU Summit in May 2025 in London.
19 February 2026 UUKi blog

19 February 2026 UUKi blog

International Education Strategy 2026: mobility as education diplomacy

Iona Murdoch (Policy Advisor - Mobility) answers the question: what does the International Education Strategy mean for international mobility?

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