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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll and Richard Adams

Number of EU students enrolling in UK universities halves post-Brexit

Students at UCL
Students at UCL. Universities say the loss of EU undergraduates removes diversity from the classroom and weakens the finances of colleges. Photograph: Justin Kase zninez/Alamy

The number of EU students enrolling in British universities has more than halved since Brexit – with sharp declines in scholars from Italy, Germany and France, figures reveal.

Brexit is seen as the primary deterrent, with home fees and student finance no longer available to EU students who do not already live in the UK with settled or pre-settled status.

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