The University Games are organized every two years by the European University Sports Association (EUSA). Theses games gather thousands of student athletes from all around Europe. At the games currently being held in Coimbra (Portugal), female athletes have been victims of numerous acts of violence, from sexual harassment to an attempted rape. Others have also been the target of verbal and physical assault. More...

The European Students' Union is looking for a creative and dynamic team player to fill the position of Communications and Project manager assistant at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. More...

Between 16-20th of July, the first SciShops Summer School took place in Castelledefels, near Barcelona. The event was part of the SciShops project, funded by Horizon2020, in which the European Students’ Union (ESU) collaborates as a partner. More...

The Defence Trade Controls (DCT) Act 2012 is legislation that regulates the export (supply, brokering and in some cases publication) of defence and strategic goods and technologies as listed on the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL).  For more detailed explanation of how the DCT might affect individual researchers please refer to the NTEU’s FAQs. More...

The ACT Division Seminar Series came about this year as an attempt to address the need for a regular forum at ACT universities where researchers can speak on matters of concern for our campuses, the Australian academy, and universities worldwide. More...

There has been a significant change in the power imbalance between academics and students. Previous work has highlighted the difficulties experienced by academics and especially the perceptions of contra-power harassment enacted by students. Shouting, swearing, physical violence, stalking and character assassination on social media are some of the more defining experiences academics may encounter from students, however other studies have highlighted that additional unwarranted behaviour does occur; behaviours such as sexist comments, inappropriate eye contact, physical advances of a sexual nature, sexual bribery, sexual assault and obscene phone calls or emails. More...