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International students bring much more than money to the UK | Letters

Catriona McCarthy says enduring personal and professional connections should not be overlooked, while Graham Thompson says university leaders should shoulder some responsibility for their plight The financial pressures described by university leaders (UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students, 14 August) are both clear and serious, yet there are wider consequences of declining in

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Catriona McCarthy says enduring personal and professional connections should not be overlooked, while Graham Thompson says university leaders should shoulder some responsibility for their plight The financial pressures described by university leaders (UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students, 14 August) are both clear and serious, yet there are wider consequences of declining in
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    International students bring much more than money to the UK | Letters

    Catriona McCarthy says enduring personal and professional connections should not be overlooked, while Graham Thompson says university leaders should shoulder some responsibility for their plight The financial pressures described by university leaders (UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students, 14 August) are both clear and serious, yet there are wider consequences of declining in

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