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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll

UK universities urge government to restart flow of EU students after Brexit

Students on Manchester University campus
The UK tried to negotiate a deal to stay as an associate member of Erasmus after Brexit, but the financial burden rested disproportionately with the UK. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy

British universities are urging the government to find a way to restart the flow of EU students to Britain after Brexit, including a possible return to the Erasmus student exchange programme.

But as Keir Starmer prepares for his first bilateral meeting with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday, British universities say they are determined not to provoke a return to the “toxic” Brexit row over migration and are adopting a “watch and wait” approach.

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