Index weighs effects of migration on developing world
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13:30 17/10/2012
A newly compiled index has ranked the world's 27 richest countries according to how their migration policies will affect the developing world. The Commitment to Development Index rated the countries...
UK universities say student numbers down
18:41 12/10/2012
The Independent, a UK national newspaper, has reported that many of the UK's top universities have experienced reductions in the number of applications from students from outside the European...
New cross party group on immigration established in UK parliament
11:15 11/10/2012
A new cross-party parliamentary group focussing on immigration has been established in the UK parliament. The group is chaired by the former Labour MP and immigration minister Barbara Roche and has...
Conservative MP says UK migration target 'too blunt'
15:34 10/10/2012
Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Conservative Party's MP for Stratford-on-Avon, has said that the UK's coalition government must be careful to avoid damaging the economy by focussing too rigidly on the number...
Canadian minister announces more 'working holiday' visas for Irish
14:26 10/10/2012
The Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney visited Ireland last week. On Friday 5th October, Mr Kenney held a joint press conference with the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs,...
Senior UK academic calls for end to police registration for international students
10:39 10/10/2012
Craig Calhoun, the new vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics, has joined other senior figures in the UK's university sector in calling for an end to the requirement that students from...
