Oversees Students

Leading article: We need a new foreign policy

Published: 20 October 2005

The drop in overseas students becoming obvious this term is affecting old and new universities alike. The big boys such as Warwick and Birmingham are experiencing falls, just as Derby, Greenwich and Southampton Solent are. We won't know the exact figures until mid-November (when Universities UK collates its survey), so we don't know yet whether overall overseas student numbers will be down. But we do know that a substantial number of universities are worried. Overseas students have kept British universities afloat, particularly in some subjects. Universities cannot afford a meltdown.

Foreign aid, please

Published: 09 October 2003

British universities want to offer stipends to foreign postgraduate students, but the law is getting in the way. Alex McRae reports

Street talk

Published: 01 October 2003

A new method of learning English puts the emphasis on the way people really speak.

Mersey beats the place to be

Published: 01 October 2003

Dancing all night? Damo Jones checks out the sounds of Liverpool

Best of British new indie albums

Published: 01 October 2003

What top tunes should be pumping on your stereo

Great performance: Top Brit flicks

Published: 01 October 2003

British film is enjoying a renaissance. Catherine Quinn looks at recent hits and promising productions to come...

Best of British world-class cinema

Published: 01 October 2003

Zoe Frampton reviews the best UK films of 2003

Cut out for the catwalk

Published: 01 October 2003

Fashion designers need talent, but without business sense they fall apart at the seams

Game for anything - get in on the action

Published: 01 October 2003

UK sporting venues are renowned worldwide - some are steeped in history, others boast state-of-the-art facilities. And, as sport is an integral part of , you won't have far to go to find the perfect pitch, court or track, wherever you are based

Arch of triumph

Published: 01 October 2003

The new Wembley stadium is rising from the ashes of controversy

Safe hands

Published: 01 October 2003

Chris Read, the England wicketkeeper, talks to Ed Poultney about his passion for the national summer game

Essential student contacts

Published: 01 October 2003

If you are planning to bring spouses or children into the UK with you while you study, make preparations well in advance

A relaxed pace ...or drum'n'bass

Published: 30 September 2003

Regional focus: The South-west

Northern lights, stars and bars

Published: 30 September 2003

Music, football and nightlife come together in the North-west.

Days out in the North-west

Published: 30 September 2003

There's the Blackpool Illuminations and a whole lot more. Switch on and chill out with David Budds

Mark Owen: Take this

Published: 30 September 2003

Regional focus: The North-west

Days out: The South-west

Published: 30 September 2003

World-famous festivals, beaches, wildlife... it's all here

Hot Spots: The South-west

Published: 30 September 2003

Whatever your taste or budget, the South-westhas something for everybody.

Richard Herring, standing up for his roots

Published: 30 September 2003

Regional focus: The South-west

City Watch: Birmingham

Published: 30 September 2003

An ever-changing cultural melting pot, Birmingham, England's Second City, offers world-class attractions.

About a Brummie: Frank Skinner

Published: 30 September 2003

City Watch: Birmingham

Top hip hop DJ Skully

Published: 30 September 2003

The award-winning turntablist talks to Jessica Moore about the health of the UK hip hop scene
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