Migration Control at What Cost? The 2025 Immigration White Paper and UK Higher Education
Introduction: UK universities are facing a sustained financial crisis. At the end of the 2024-25 academic year, nearly a quarter of UK universities had less than 70 days of cash to cover their costs, and the Office for Students reported that approximately 43 per cent of universities were likely to have ended the 2025-26 academic year in deficit. The situation worsened after 2025, when the Home Office tightened laws on immigration. Background: On 12 May 2025, the Home Office published its...
