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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.
6 November 2025 International

6 November 2025 International

UK HE TNE data collection from 2026-27 – what's changing?

Aneta Hayes, Chair of UUKi's M&E group, discusses upcoming changes to TNE data collection.
4 November 2025 International

4 November 2025 International

Boosting participation in Horizon Europe – the role of the UK higher education sector

Universities UK International (UUKi) led a programme of work – supported by Wellcome – focused on boosting UK participation in Horizon Europe and re-engaging with European partners.
21 October 2025 International

21 October 2025 International

UK-Ukraine Twinning: Odesa Polytechnic and University of Portsmouth tackle fuel station safety

We caught up with the teams from Odesa Polytechnic National University and the University of Portsmouth to find out about their UK-Ukraine Twinning scheme collaboration.
20 October 2025 International

20 October 2025 International

European Universities alliances: strengthening the UK’s ties with Europe

Franziska Enichlmayr unpacks the role of the European Universities alliances and considers what continued UK engagement could mean for higher education cooperation.

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