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‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK – podcastUniversities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
By Samira Shackle. Read by Dinita Gohil
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‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UKThe long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
UK ministers scrap foreign students target in shift to overseas hubs strategy
It takes more than a degree to the smash the class ceiling
The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Ghanaian students at UK universities face deportation amid funding crisis
Group asks Keir Starmer for help to persuade Ghanaian government to pay backlog of tuition fees and living allowances
UK rule change allows some Palestinian scholars to bring families from Gaza
University finances and the elephant in the senior common room
Home Office grants extra visas for UCL international students told to defer
International students left in limbo by UCL after university exceeds visa allocations
Labour won’t fend off Reform UK by just diluting Farage’s poison
Letters: The party must not offer a watered-down version of Reform’s policies, but instead tell the truth about immigrants, writes Guy Fassler. Plus letters from Doug Maughan, Sunil Bhopal and Dr Roger Hancock
The Guardian view on university finances: stop chipping away at a crumbling system
Editorial: Economic and academic activity are bound up together. Charging international students more for less will not fix deep-seated problems
Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas
About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum
UK vows to help 30 more students leave Gaza to take up university places
Evacuation problematic and dependent on Israel’s approval amid claims more scholarship students still in dark
International student levy could cost English universities £600m a year
The proposed 6% surcharge has prompted warnings from vice-chancellors over its impact on budgets and global competitiveness
China-backed centres at UK universities under threat from new free speech laws
Exclusive: Confucius Institutes, partnerships between UK and Chinese universities, funded by the Chinese state, offer Mandarin classes and promote cultural events
Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows
Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of living
British students at Harvard report ‘growing anxiety’ over US government attacks
The Guardian view on Labour and immigration debate: time to change the frame
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The Audio Long Read‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK – podcastUniversities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
