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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.
3 May 2022 Transnational education

3 May 2022 Transnational education

UK transnational education grows across all regions during the pandemic – where do we go from here?

Over the last two years, there has been plenty of speculation around how the pandemic would affect the delivery of UK degrees overseas.
10 May 2021 International

10 May 2021 International

Measuring transnational education: changes to the TNE data landscape

Insights on the new data on UUKi's Scale of TNE interactive webpage.
12 August 2020 International

12 August 2020 International

International student recruitment: Why aren't we second? Part 1

More about UUKi's latest publication, International student recruitment: Why aren't we second?
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.
10 February 2025 International

10 February 2025 International

Horizon Europe: one year on

In this blog, Dajana Dzanovic reflects on the past year of the UK's association to Horizon Europe.
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.
7 July 2025 International

7 July 2025 International

Gone international: a new generation and direction for mobility in Europe

The UK is entering a new phase in its relationship with the European Union (EU). To get this right, we need to be informed by evidence.
27 May 2022 UUKi blog

27 May 2022 UUKi blog

Evolving ambition: how can we achieve sustainable growth in international student recruitment?

The last two years have been a bumpy ride for international student recruitment. Yet, despite the many challenges, in 2020/21 the UK welcomed 605,130 international students to our campuses and in doing so hit the International Education Strategy’s 600,000 international enrolment target almost a decade ahead of the 2030 deadline.
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.
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.
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.

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