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Swinney: I would work with Westminster on bespoke migration policy for Scotland
The First Minister wants to see a scheme put in place to allow overseas students to remain in Scotland after graduating.
Government pushes ahead with legislation to protect free speech at universities
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told MPs that academic freedom was ‘much more important than the wishes of some students not to be offended’.
Phillipson to set out plans for university free speech law
The Government put the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act on hold last summer.
Majority of students oppose Government’s decision to raise tuition fees – poll
But the increase in maintenance support has made the move ‘more palatable’, a think tank has suggested.
More than 10% of pupils in Republic now exempt from studying Irish, new figures reveal
The language is compulsory at secondary level in schools in the Republic
More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report
Around one in six students in British higher education are educated offshore, according to the report.
Chinese students on UK campuses face ‘ethnic clustering’ and language barriers
A think tank’s report has called for universities to offer support to Chinese students facing ‘integration challenges’.
Fall in overseas students accepted on undergraduate degree courses in UK
It comes as universities have warned of significant financial concerns due to a drop in international demand.
Rent for student room in London up by a fifth in two years, report suggests
An ‘affordability crisis’ in the capital’s housing market was putting students in an impossible position, a housing charity boss has warned.
The Unholylands review: A ‘heartfelt riot’ coming-of-age comedy set in Belfast’s Holylands
The cast and crew of The Unholylands describe their love letter to 'Ireland's party capital' as a “heartfelt riot”