Europe

Barcelona academic says universities should take more neutral stance, but exiled scholar says Spain’s actions ‘undermine’ European values

Would-be Brexit Party MP Kevin Yuill says he is encouraged by support for Leave party among staff and students

Presidential push for women’s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator

Politicians are culpable for restricting student loans for prisoners, but universities need to be less wary of released offenders, says Nick Hillman 

V-c warns pension and pay strikes will damage whole sector but union members believe experience shows industrial action will force change

Staff will walk out at 60 universities starting from 25 November

Foreign Affairs Committee hears report of academics in UK being bugged as they discussed Russia

Philosopher and Extinction Rebellion campaigner highlights ‘genuine synergies’ between academia and activism

Conservative mistrust of the existing research funding system demands a re-examination of its uneasy compromises, says John Womersley

Geographer Maddy Thompson warns scholars against relying on social network, as Facebook deletes then reinstates account

Michael Murphy fears universities are now seen as being in ‘perpetual opposition’ by politicians

As mistrust between the EU and UK deepens, politics could scupper British association to the next framework programme, says Jan Palmowksi