University antisemitism incidents rise 14% year on year

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:14 · Archive

Antisemitic incidents at British universities have risen 14 per cent in the past year, the Community Security Trust reports.

The Community Security Trust has reported a 14 per cent increase in antisemitic incidents at British universities during the 2025/26 academic year. The charity recorded 95 cases classified as university-related, up from 83 in the previous academic year.

Despite this year-on-year rise, the overall figures remain substantially elevated compared to pre-October 2023 levels. In 2022/23, the final academic year before the attacks, the CST recorded 53 incidents. Following the October 7 attacks, reports surged significantly; 2023/24 saw 272 incidents recorded.

The Independent reports that 16 of the incidents in the current academic year involved staff as perpetrators, suggesting the problem extends beyond student behaviour. The charity characterises the situation as 'endemic' in British universities.

The Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitic incidents nationally, describes the current level of reports as 'significantly higher' or 'substantially higher' than pre-October 2023 levels, indicating that the conflict in Gaza has had a lasting impact on antisemitism in UK higher education institutions.

The charity's findings prompt concern among those tracking antisemitism in the UK, though outlets do not report responses from universities or government officials to these figures.

How it is being reported

• Antisemitism incidents at UK universities surge by 14 per cent in a yearReported 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…GB News · 30 Sept, 18:45
• Antisemitism on the rise at universities, charity warnsThe Community Security Trust says reported incidents are "substantially higher" than before the war in Gaza began.BBC News · 30 Sept, 01:36
• Antisemitic incidents in British unis up 14% in a year and 'significantly higher' than before October 7 attacksThe Community Security Trust (CST) said it received 95 reports of incidents affecting Jewish students or university staff in the UK during the 2025/26 academic year.Daily Mail · 30 Sept, 00:01
• Antisemitism 'endemic' in British universities as 16 staff-perpetrated incidents loggedReports of antisemitic incidents are ‘significantly higher’ than the levels recorded prior to the October 7 attacksThe Independent · 30 Sept, 00:01
• University antisemitism 'significantly higher' than before 7 October attacksThe number of antisemitic incidents at British universities is "significantly higher" than before the 7 October attacks nearly three years ago, a charity has warned.Sky News · 29 Sept, 13:20

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