Europe

Striking again would rob students of vital lecture time and damage the progress we’ve made through bargaining, says one anonymous UCU member

Ed Byrne warns Office for Students could be creating a model where university leaders have less freedom

Former editors-in-chief at European Law Journal say the departure of editorial boards raises issue about ‘who owns’ scholarly journals

Academics studying gender-based violence highlight emotional impact of their work

Fears of recruitment hit lead institutions to consider action, as government keeps under wraps report on student demand impact

UK’s capital becomes first area of country to see more than half of 18-year-olds applying to higher education

Observatory looks beyond politics to psychology and ergonomics for ways to boost voters’ democratic participation

Why is there so little concern about the catastrophic decline in part-time adult learners in England? asks John Butcher

Researchers warn country is among the most hostile in Europe to experiments involving animals, and restrictions could get even tighter

Debate over status of new agency for ‘high-risk, high-payoff research’ is non-issue compared with its direction and leadership, others suggest

Despite its tainted origins, genetics provides many of the essential tools for challenging racist thinking, argues UCL fellow and science broadcaster

Fallout over claims related to a £200 million development project continues