no comment Hong Kong protesters turn university campuses into fortresses They built concrete walls and watchtowers and had weapons that included bows and arrows, catapults and hundreds of petrol bombs. 15/11/2019
France French student sets himself alight in 'despair' at financial crisis The student was in a “highly precarious financial situation, denied financial aid and desperate," student union Solidaires Etudiant-e-s Lyon said. 09/11/2019
United Kingdom Could a fourth Brexit extension could follow a General Election? A European law expert from Cambridge University says a fourth Brexit extension could follow a UK election. Professor Kenneth Armstrong's comments to Euronews' Good Morning Europe came as an anticipated third extension to the process for the UK was being discussed by the European Union. 28/10/2019
Bangladesh Bangladesh MP 'hired lookalikes' to take university exams Bangladesh MP was expelled from university after a private broadcaster reportedly uncovered she had hired lookalikes to take her exams. 22/10/2019
Art and Design Spanish university builds eco-campus for students to learn outside The University of Malaga partners with Ecosistema Urbano to design open, outside classrooms for students. 09/10/2019
View As students return to universities, it’s time we talked candidly about rape ǀ View As universities across Europe prepare open their doors for a new term, student Cara Balen warns of the danger of not recognising the importance of sexual consent on campus and beyond. 04/09/2019
Greece Greece scraps university sanctuary law banning police from campuses Greece has scrapped a law that made universities a no-go zone for police — a move critics have blasted as a clampdown on democracy. 09/08/2019
United Kingdom First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers. 06/07/2019
United Kingdom Brexit clouds European students' British dream Brexit, which is now scheduled for October 31, could lead EU citizens studying in the UK to pay international fees and lose their access to financial support. 03/06/2019
USA Dozens of migrants disembark in Malta after days stranded at sea Malta allowed their rescue ship to dock after Germany, France, Portugal and Luxembourg agreed to take the 64 migrants in. 13/04/2019
Russia St Petersburg university building collapses, around 24 trapped St Petersburg university building collapses, around 24 trapped 16/02/2019
Hungary Soros-founded university claims it's being forced out of Budapest Central European University (CEU) has confirmed that it is moving its U.S.-accredited degree programs from Budapest to Vienna in 2019, after being "forced out". 03/12/2018
View Much more than a university leaves Budapest when the CEU goes | View The Central European University may have been an American institution, but for many Hungarians, it represented a bright future for young Hungarians. Now it has been lost to Budapest forever. 29/11/2018
United Kingdom Which EU country is most popular for Europe's undergraduates? The answer may surprise you. 19/11/2018
Netherlands Wing-flapping drone mimics insect flight Dutch researchers have built a wing-flapping drone which mimics insect flight – and could teach zoologists more about how real insects' brains work. 12/11/2018
Spain Spanish university students strike due to academic 'scandals' University students at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid are demanding the resignation of the rector due to 'numerous scandals' 19/09/2018
The Cube Refugee rocket scientist takes job hunt to London's streets A double-space engineering graduate and refugee known only as Mohammed is taking a unique approach to searching for a job after university 16/08/2018
France Students protest against French government's university reforms Protesting students have blocked other students from sitting their exams in at least three universities. 11/05/2018
United Kingdom Top European cities to study in These are the best cities in Europe to be a student 09/05/2018
brussels bureau "The European project needs to be explained further" Political science students from Strasbourg discuss the future of Europe 17/04/2018
France Industrial action strikes southern France city of Lyon Train drivers and university students have marched through Lyon to protest against government proposals which they believe will disadvantage workers and students. 03/04/2018
France Student protests grow in France as teachers investigated for attack on strikers The Dean of Montpellier law faculty and a senior lecturer are under police investigation for assault after allegedly taking part in a masked attack on striking students. 30/03/2018
USA Two shot dead at Central Michigan University The suspect, a 19-year-old man, is still at large and has been described as “armed and dangerous." 02/03/2018
Italy One of the world's oldest Erasmus students heads to Italy for semester 80 year old Miguel Castillo had a heart attack at the age of 75, prompting him to rethink how he wanted to spend the remainder of his days. 23/02/2018
Spain 80-year-old Spanish grandfather enrolls in Erasmus course History student at the University of Valencia, a retired Valencia man has obtained a scholarship to spend the next four months in Verona. 14/02/2018
world news Woodpeckers show signs of brain damage The little birds have survived for 25 million years by banging their head against a tree hunting for food. The forces on their brain are huge and have baffled scientists while inspiring crash helmet design. But new research suggests there might be traumatic effects after all 03/02/2018
