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Financial impact of international students on the UK economy

Financial impact of international students on the UK economy

by James Stocks | May 3, 2024 4:26PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws

International students bring the UK government £40 billion every year, the equivalent of every resident being £560 better off – but campaigners say proposed visa changes will drastically cut this figure. The economic implications of international student...
University attendance monitoring apps spark controversy amid surveillance and deportation fears

University attendance monitoring apps spark controversy amid surveillance and deportation fears

by Rei Takver | May 3, 2024 12:26PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws

Concerns are growing across UK university campuses that mobile phone apps used to record attendance could be used in surveillance and to potentially even wrongfully deport international students. Since Covid, universities have increasingly adopted mobile phone...
International students: Who are they and how often do they stay in the UK after graduating?

International students: Who are they and how often do they stay in the UK after graduating?

by Rei Takver | May 2, 2024 1:35PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws

Who comes from abroad to study in the UK? In the 2021/2022 academic year, House of Commons Library reported that there were 679,970 international students in the UK. According to the 2021 census, international students come in large numbers from China, India, Romania,...
Spiking victim calls on bars and venues to do more to prevent crime

Spiking victim calls on bars and venues to do more to prevent crime

by Holly Phillips | May 2, 2024 11:42AM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

Lorna Street was just 18 when she was spiked in her hometown of Norwich. She was in a near-empty club, when all of a sudden, she passed out in the toilet, coming in and out of consciousness, with little recollection of the night. She only had one glass of wine. She...
Braverman is directing attention away from refugees and towards international students, says Sheffield Labour MP

Braverman is directing attention away from refugees and towards international students, says Sheffield Labour MP

by Aneesa Ahmed | Nov 25, 2022 3:52PM | News, Top Story

Home Secretary Suella Braverman plans to use international students as a diversion tactic from the growing refugee crisis, says Sheffield MP Paul Blomfield. When asked by constituents about how he can use his power as a politician, the Labour MP for Sheffield Central...

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