UK postgraduate numbers down by an estimated 19% this autumn and international undergraduates down by 2%. In contrast, US PG declines were down 13% and Canada 3%.
It makes an utter nonsense of growth in every postcode.
With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
It makes an utter nonsense of growth in every postcode.
With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
giftarticle.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
UK postgraduate numbers down by an estimated 19% this autumn and international undergraduates down by 2%. In contrast, US PG declines were down 13% and Canada 3%.
It makes an utter nonsense of growth in every postcode.
With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
It makes an utter nonsense of growth in every postcode.
With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
"Microsoft" has been a social experiment conducted by a postgraduate team at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). The experiment is now concluded. Thank you for your participation.
November 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"Microsoft" has been a social experiment conducted by a postgraduate team at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). The experiment is now concluded. Thank you for your participation.
This is your area of comparative advantage under a traditional Labour government:
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
www.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is your area of comparative advantage under a traditional Labour government:
It was a conscious government policy from Dec2023 & 2024-26 to tighten up postgraduate international students, esp on short masters courses, and the numbers have reduced significantly as a result
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
November 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It was a conscious government policy from Dec2023 & 2024-26 to tighten up postgraduate international students, esp on short masters courses, and the numbers have reduced significantly as a result
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
Exciting evening full of new #EarlyModern postgraduate research at the Institute of Historical Research this evening. Great to be taking part.
Ahead of our PhD Lightning Talks (this Thursday, 12 November, 5.30), we thought we'd spend a bit of time introducing our eight speakers⚡📚 Watch this space – we'll be introducing them here over the next two days..!
Sign-up (in-person and online) here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Sign-up (in-person and online) here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
PhD Lightning Talks: Society, Culture, and Belief Seminar, 1500-1800
Society, Culture and Belief
www.history.ac.uk
November 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Exciting evening full of new #EarlyModern postgraduate research at the Institute of Historical Research this evening. Great to be taking part.
How’s the regional growth plan coming along?
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
November 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
How’s the regional growth plan coming along?
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
Learn to ask the questions that matter. Join ARCA’s postgraduate certificate programmes in Amelia, Italy, in summer 2027.
www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
November 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Learn to ask the questions that matter. Join ARCA’s postgraduate certificate programmes in Amelia, Italy, in summer 2027.
www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
"the Journalism School weathers deep financial challenges, as its enrollment has dwindled by nearly 40 percent over the last decade."
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/11...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/11...
Journalism School shuts down postgraduate investigations fellowship
For years, a postgraduate fellowship at the Journalism School paid students a salary to investigate some of the world’s biggest problems and publish them in prestigious newspapers.
www.columbiaspectator.com
November 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"the Journalism School weathers deep financial challenges, as its enrollment has dwindled by nearly 40 percent over the last decade."
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/11...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/11...
Postgraduate loan repayment threshold was set at 21k in 2016. Bank of England tells me that would be around 30k today. The threshold is still 21k.
November 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Postgraduate loan repayment threshold was set at 21k in 2016. Bank of England tells me that would be around 30k today. The threshold is still 21k.
I don't know what aspect of my internet existence made me a target for an ad for a "Post-Graduate Certificate in Art Crimes & Cultural Heritage Protection" but literally *nothing* has sounded more interesting to me in my entire life. www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
Postgraduate Certificate Programmes in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection | ARCA – Association for Research into Crimes against Art
www.artcrimeresearch.org
November 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I don't know what aspect of my internet existence made me a target for an ad for a "Post-Graduate Certificate in Art Crimes & Cultural Heritage Protection" but literally *nothing* has sounded more interesting to me in my entire life. www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate...
fat 50+ year-old girlfriend with a postgraduate degree, plz. 🫴
November 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
fat 50+ year-old girlfriend with a postgraduate degree, plz. 🫴
Not to mention access to postgraduate education which is -collapsing-
November 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Not to mention access to postgraduate education which is -collapsing-
I'm working with young women academics in China. Some are really eager to find postgraduate employment in Europe, North America or Australia. Anyone here knows of China-specific grants or internationally open positions in evolutionary development or palaeontology? Ta!
Black Cat Licking a Yellow Popsicle
ALT: Black Cat Licking a Yellow Popsicle
static.klipy.com
November 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I'm working with young women academics in China. Some are really eager to find postgraduate employment in Europe, North America or Australia. Anyone here knows of China-specific grants or internationally open positions in evolutionary development or palaeontology? Ta!
I forgot that I have a postgraduate education, that makes me even scarier.
November 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I forgot that I have a postgraduate education, that makes me even scarier.
Was
"Let's make our universities financially dependent on overseas tuition fees."
Then
"Let's make it more difficult and less attractive for international students to come to the UK."
Now
"Oops."
"Let's make our universities financially dependent on overseas tuition fees."
Then
"Let's make it more difficult and less attractive for international students to come to the UK."
Now
"Oops."
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
www.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Was
"Let's make our universities financially dependent on overseas tuition fees."
Then
"Let's make it more difficult and less attractive for international students to come to the UK."
Now
"Oops."
"Let's make our universities financially dependent on overseas tuition fees."
Then
"Let's make it more difficult and less attractive for international students to come to the UK."
Now
"Oops."
The three Labour politicians whose I have most increased my admiration of are Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Ed Balls: the work it took to get Labour to go 13 years without pointlessly kicking out a leg from the stool it sits on was so much greater than I realised:
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
www.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The three Labour politicians whose I have most increased my admiration of are Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Ed Balls: the work it took to get Labour to go 13 years without pointlessly kicking out a leg from the stool it sits on was so much greater than I realised:
Well well well, if it isn't the consequence of UK gov's own actions giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
giftarticle.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Well well well, if it isn't the consequence of UK gov's own actions giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
UK sees an even bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
www.ft.com
November 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
UK sees an even bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
www.ft.com/content/8eb6...
Also happy to confirm that postgraduate numbers have collapsed in our school in the last few years.
November 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Also happy to confirm that postgraduate numbers have collapsed in our school in the last few years.
This FT analysis finds that the number of overseas Postgrads in the UK is down by a fifth; far *far* higher than in any other country. A loss of £7bn edging us further to the final collapse of UKHE, a major source of export income & an asset for UK soft-power, industry, culture, quality of life.
UK suffers bigger fall in international postgraduate students than the US
British university sector calls for an easing of immigration controls
www.ft.com
November 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
This FT analysis finds that the number of overseas Postgrads in the UK is down by a fifth; far *far* higher than in any other country. A loss of £7bn edging us further to the final collapse of UKHE, a major source of export income & an asset for UK soft-power, industry, culture, quality of life.
Thank you to everyone who joined our Postgraduate Open Days!
If you’re an international postgraduate applicant and still have questions, sign up for our International Applicants Q&A session on Friday, 27 November
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/inter...
If you’re an international postgraduate applicant and still have questions, sign up for our International Applicants Q&A session on Friday, 27 November
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/inter...
International Q&A webinars | Postgraduate Study
Postgraduate International Q&A Webinar Series 2026Are you considering applying for a postgraduate degree at Cambridge starting in 2027 or 2028?Between June and December 2026, we will be hosting monthl...
www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk
November 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined our Postgraduate Open Days!
If you’re an international postgraduate applicant and still have questions, sign up for our International Applicants Q&A session on Friday, 27 November
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/inter...
If you’re an international postgraduate applicant and still have questions, sign up for our International Applicants Q&A session on Friday, 27 November
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/inter...
November 12, 2026 at 8:32 AM
We did some research on this in 2015-2016. Respondents who admitted to posting abusive racist content said they did so because they enjoyed it and it reflected their views. Most were men. A large number had postgraduate degrees. A decade ago. It wasn't "material conditions" or being "left behind".
Report shines light on what drives Australians to post hateful content
Report shines light on what drives people to post hateful content
Researchers found those who post online hate are more likely to be men under 35 with poor impulse control compared to people who do not.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
We did some research on this in 2015-2016. Respondents who admitted to posting abusive racist content said they did so because they enjoyed it and it reflected their views. Most were men. A large number had postgraduate degrees. A decade ago. It wasn't "material conditions" or being "left behind".
If you get to postgraduate level in physics ime you often end up either very epistemically humble about what physics tells you and good at keeping up a front for the laypeople or become the naïvest of naïve scientific realists.
November 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you get to postgraduate level in physics ime you often end up either very epistemically humble about what physics tells you and good at keeping up a front for the laypeople or become the naïvest of naïve scientific realists.
Choose the perfect #postgraduate course for you
Whether you want to follow your passions and delve deeper into your subject or embark on a career change, you will find the perfect course at #CCCU.
www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/e...
Whether you want to follow your passions and delve deeper into your subject or embark on a career change, you will find the perfect course at #CCCU.
www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/e...
Explore postgraduate
Study at a postgraduate level at CCCU. Find your perfect postgraduate degree and get lifelong support from a uni that's right here with you.
www.canterbury.ac.uk
November 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Choose the perfect #postgraduate course for you
Whether you want to follow your passions and delve deeper into your subject or embark on a career change, you will find the perfect course at #CCCU.
www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/e...
Whether you want to follow your passions and delve deeper into your subject or embark on a career change, you will find the perfect course at #CCCU.
www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/e...