Universities UK has warned ministers that any U-turn on their commitments to grow international student numbers could result in a "hammer blow" to the British economy, with billions of pounds in lost revenue, wrecking growth plans and damaging local economies.
Jisc, the UK’s digital body for tertiary education, and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) have announced a merger, taking effect from the beginning of October 2022.
The Office for Students has published new thresholds which set minimum expectations for the proportion of students on higher education courses who continue on their course, graduate, and go on to further study or find a professional job.
New figures released by the Student Loans Company show 39,758 undergraduates withdrew from a course in the academic year 2021-22, compared with 32,364 in 2020-21 - a year-on-year increase of 23 per cent.