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Issue 007: High-tariff universities grew 27%. The rest of the sector shrank.

New HEPI data shows higher-tariff universities have grown 27% since 2016 by absorbing students who would once have gone elsewhere. As the domestic cliff approaches, international is the obvious release valve. The new compliance regime just tightened it.

9 June 2026

Issue 006: The compliance rules are live, here is what they actually mean

The new Basic Compliance Assessment switched on yesterday. We read the Home Office guidance line by line. Your rating is now your worst single metric, amber is barely a point wide, and a red rating cuts your CAS allocation by at least 10%.

2 June 2026

Issue 005: The withdrawal lever, the BCA cliff edge, and what changes 1 June

Visa issuance is down 32%, Pakistan refusals top 40%, study withdrawals more than tripled in a quarter, and the new RAG bands switch on 1 June. What an international office should action this fortnight.

26 May 2026

Issue 004: King's merges with Cranfield, HESA drops, and the half of the sector no one is talking about

A Russell Group merger, the parallel HESA and OfS releases, the BCA RAG go-live on 1 June, and the compositional shift that has rebuilt half of UK higher education.

19 May 2026

Issue 003: a partnership, an acquisition, and 300 displaced offers

A ten-year Ulster and Oxford International deal, the Arete acquisition of Study Group, and what Leicester's closures mean for September.

12 May 2026

Issue 002. When the Russell Group cuts

What the leaked Future Nottingham plan, the OfS Condition C6 consultation, and the £40 billion export target all point to.

5 May 2026

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