At least 15 universities in the United Kingdom have publicly announced staff layoffs and course closures, prompted by a significant decline in overseas postgraduate student enrollments this past January, according to University World News.
In the United Kingdom, at least 15 universities have publicly announced staff layoffs and course closures, which was prompted by a significant decline in overseas postgraduate student enrollments this past January.
This is directly related to the UK government’s stance on reducing international student numbers
Concerns are now mounting that undergraduate student recruitment may also decline in the upcoming academic year, exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Nairametrics reports that the higher education landscape in the United Kingdom has seen many universities ranging from prestigious Russell Group universities to mid-tier universities and Scottish institutions, issuing alerts about potential course reductions and staff layoffs