Antisemitism incidents at UK universities surge by 14 per cent in a year

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Antisemitism incidents at UK universities surge by 14 per cent in a year.

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Reported antisemitic incidents involving university students and staff in the UK increased by 14 per cent during the 2025/26 academic year, according to figures from the Community Security Trust.The charity, which monitors antisemitic incidents, recorded 95 cases it classified as "university-related" across the academic year, compared with 83 in the previous academic year.The latest figure is substantially higher than the 53 incidents recorded in 2022/23, the final academic year before the October 7, 2023 massacre, whereas in 2023/24, the number surged to 272.The CST said the number of incidents had begun to decline but remained "substantially higher" than three years ago.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Its definition of a university-related incident covers cases involving students, staff or academics at UK universities in their "academic or student capacity", including incidents taking place on campus or online.A CST spokesman said: "While criticism of Israel and Zionism is not...

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