Vince Cable has said that he wants more high-achieving overseas graduates to be allowed to stay in the UK to work after warning that international students receive a “warmer welcome” in rival nations such as the US and Australia.
However, Steve West, vice-chancellor of the University of th
e West of England and chair of the University Alliance, queried whether more “ifs and buts” about exceptions to existing post-study rules could “do more harm” than good. He said that rather than “half-hearted” attempts to encourage overseas applicants, “our collective goal must be to remove students from the net migration figures”.
Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s Budget, Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance, said: “Today’s Budget included a series of measures designed to strengthen the UK’s innovation economy. These include new funding to…
UA Director of Policy Susanna Kalitowski responds to the OfS' latest published proposals for the final version of the new quality assessment system and Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Vanessa Wilson has responded to the Prime Minister's announcement at the Innovation Nation Summit of £1 billion in UKRI funding for regional innovation over the next four years