Brexit, Politics & Policy, Research & Education

Disruptive relations with the EU and institutional resilience in the UK and Switzerland

Professor Tatiana Fumasoli, Director of the UCL Centre for Higher Education Studies at the Institute of Education and Lucy Shackleton, Head of Public Policy & Partnerships at UCL European Institute explore levels of resilience in the UK and Swiss higher education systems, in the face of ongoing uncertainties regarding association to Horizon Europe. The UK and Swiss higher education systems share characteristics: strong academic performance, … Continue reading Disruptive relations with the EU and institutional resilience in the UK and Switzerland

UCL European Institute7 December 2021Leave a comment

Brexit, Research & Education

EU students: Navigating a new era in UK higher education

With less than a month to the deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme, Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA), reviews the significance of Brexit for current and prospective students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Continue reading EU students: Navigating a new era in UK higher education

UCL European Institute11 June 2021Leave a comment

Research & Education

“Islamo-Leftism”, Academic Freedom and Free Speech in French Universities

Philippe Marlière, Professor of French and European Politics at UCL, investigates “Islamo-Leftism” in France to see what it means for academic freedom and free speech in French universities. Speaking recently on CNews, France’s equivalent of Fox News, the higher education minister launched an unprecedented attack on the whole French academic community. Frédérique Vidal argued that French academia is “gangrened by Islamo-gauchisme” or “Islamo-leftism”. The “Islamo-leftism” tag … Continue reading “Islamo-Leftism”, Academic Freedom and Free Speech in French Universities

UCL European Institute18 May 202118 May 2021Leave a comment

A photo of a child seated at a table in a classroom, with a face mask in a clear pouch hanging off the back of her chair.

Research & Education

Covid-19: We’ve come a long way, but we’re not out of the woods yet

Christina Pagel, Director of the Clinical Operation Research Unit at UCL and member of Independent SAGE, lays out her reasoning for cautious optimism about the trajectory of the pandemic as the UK eases out of lockdown. Continue reading Covid-19: We’ve come a long way, but we’re not out of the woods yet

UCL European Institute16 March 202116 March 2021Leave a comment

Migration & Identity, Research & Education

Lessons from laïcité

Jonathan James examines the concept of laïcité, and what English schools can learn from this particularly French form of secularism. Continue reading Lessons from laïcité

UCL European Institute28 January 20213 February 2021Leave a comment