CST recorded 325 antisemitic incidents across the UK in the last two academic years

CST recorded a total of 325 universityrelated antisemitic incidents in the last two academic years: 53 incidents in 2022/23 and 272 in 2023/24.

This is a record total for university-related antisemitic incidents and marks a 117 percent increase from the 150 university incidents recorded in 2020-2022 – the two academic years covered in our previous report.

In 2023/24, the 272 university-related antisemitic incidents recorded by CST marked the highest total recorded for a single academic year.

This can primarily be attributed to the wave of anti-Jewish hatred following the 7 October Hamas terror attack on Israel and the subsequent ongoing war in the Middle East that has led to a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents nationwide.

CST recorded 85 university incidents in October 2023, which accounted for over a years’ worth of incidents in a single month and included 11 threats towards Jewish students and the wider Jewish community. In comparison, the previous record monthly total of university-related antisemitic incidents was 55 during the 2021 Israel-Gaza war.