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5 May 2026 International

5 May 2026 International

Building a UK-France research network for the energy transition through mobility

Professor Marco Rivera discusses how UK-France researcher mobility is helping to build stronger approaches to tackling the energy transition.
2 April 2026 UUKi blog

2 April 2026 UUKi blog

New consortium-based network to advance collaborative online international learning in the UK and Ireland

Drawing on his experience at the University of Leeds, Professor Martin Ward discusses the transformative potential of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).
30 March 2026 International

30 March 2026 International

TNE in the International Education Strategy: opportunities for growth and collaboration

Universities have an opportunity to capitalise on transnational education’s (TNE’s) starring role in the new International Education Strategy.
23 March 2026 International

23 March 2026 International

What does the International Education Strategy mean for research and innovation?

The government’s new International Education Strategy (IES) signals an increasingly prominent role for research and innovation in UK higher education’s global engagement.
19 February 2026 International

19 February 2026 International

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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
11 December 2025 International

11 December 2025 International

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.
1 December 2025 International

1 December 2025 International

Harvesting clean energy from fluid motion: reflections from our UK–France SMARTFLOW collaboration

Dr Weigang Yao (De Montfort University) reveals the science and collaboration behind the UK-France SMARTFLOW collaboration.
25 November 2025 International

25 November 2025 International

UK universities in European alliances: five years of partnership and innovation

Five years ago, three pioneering UK universities — Warwick, Essex, and Edinburgh — became the first in the country to join European Universities alliances under the European Universities Initiative.

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