A UK security charity says reports of antisemitic incidents affecting Jewish students and university staff are increasing. BBC News and Sky News report the charity warns the level of incidents is “substantially higher” and “significantly higher” than before the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, with the rise continuing in the latest academic period covered.
The Community Security Trust (CST) is the source cited by multiple outlets. The Daily Mail says the charity received 95 reports of incidents affecting Jewish students or staff in the 2025/26 academic year. Reuters, via Al-Monitor, adds broader figures, saying CST recorded 178 university-related antisemitic incidents across the 2024 to 2026 academic years, with a 14% increase during 2025/26. The outlets broadly focus on the CST comparisons to the pre–Oct. 7 baseline, while differing in how they present totals and the magnitude of increase (including references to nearly 80% and 14%).
