In the view of Mary Senior, University and College Union Scotland, things like a “hostile environment and [ … ] draconian immigration system” all impact on the ability of Scottish universities to attract EU students.142 Universities UK believes the UK Government must “act now” or risk losing European students “for years to come”.143 It says that: The UK Government has predicted a decline in EU student numbers of roughly 20% as a result of the change to a points-based [immigration] system, although this estimate was calculated before the impact of the pandemic. Other estimates signal an even greater potential loss in overseas talent.144