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UK international numbers rose to 680,000 in 2021/22

The PIE News

Chinese, Indian and Nigerian students continued to drive the international student population of the UK in the 2021/22 academic year, with the country hosting a total of 679,970 non-UK students. A total of 46,350 non-UK PGR students enrolled in 2021/22. EU PGT numbers fell from 31,045 to 22,775 in 2021/22.

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Special category visas announced for India-bound int’l students

The PIE News

Dubbed the e-student visa and e-student-x visa, these new visa options are exclusively available to applicants using the governments Study in India portal. International students registered on the SII portal are eligible to apply for the e-student visa. Additionally, dependents of e-student visa holders can secure an e-student-x visa.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. percent decline in Ph.D.s

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

Like many neurodivergent academics, Tim works across an astonishing range of knowledges, including political science, fine art, public policy and pedagogy. by Kai Syng Tan A loveless storm and a love-filled symposium On 18 November I was ill. Universities, watch and learn. Yes it can be done.

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Doctoral Distress: Graduate Program Pressures Impact Student Mental Health

Insight Into Diversity

A 2018 study published in Nature, a journal focused on advancements in science, found that nearly 40% of graduate students globally experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression. Studies consistently reveal troubling statistics. a rate six times higher than the general population.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

More from UB: Computer science degrees: How demand has both reduced and improved Northland College has operated at a deficit for eight years, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. (Updated: Feb. 24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

When our students overcome obstacles in their learning due to our support and encouragement, or experience transformations from our well-constructed course design and subsequent instruction, we succeed in cultivating spaces where their success is made possible. What motivates one may not motivate all.

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