Insights

On 12 May 2025, the Government published a white paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System. The paper sets out a comprehensive plan to reduce net migration through a more restrictive and compliance-focused approach which will have far reaching implications for the higher education sector’s international offering.

As the Employment Rights Bill continues to work its way through Parliament, universities should be considering how the shift towards stronger protections for individuals will affect them and what changes they need to make to their existing practices and procedures.

The UK Higher Education sector is facing a financial crisis. Real-term declines in tuition income, volatile international student enrolment and increasing operational costs are placing HE providers under acute pressure. In response, collaboration between HE providers is being explored as a means to maintain viability.

In response to the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Government has launched a comprehensive inquiry into its handling of the crisis.