What drives mainstream parties’ reactions to the success of the radical right? Existing research shows that mainstream parties respond by moving closer to the radical right but most studies focus o...

In this chapter, we evaluate how the effects of a growing dissensus towards liberal democracy in Europe spill over into climate action and sustainability governance under the European Green Deal (EGD)...

Allegations Nathan Cofnas was unqualified for Ghent role and would cause ‘negative impact’ made to senior leaders months ago

Planning for 3°C doesn't make it survivable - but it makes it seem so

Behind the South West's postcard image, poverty and isolation are limiting opportunities for many young people.

After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain

Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes

On 1 August the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Finance can increase the spending authorisation for NI Departments to up to 95% of last year’s budget.

Welcome to the Summer 2026 Newsletter of UCU at Queen’s University Belfast

Science and maths programmes among those suspended in recent months, with UCU claiming decisions are being made ‘in haste’

EU backs €715m Dutch plan to slash farm pollution in critical ecosystems

This open access focuses on the micro-dimension of policy design, this book puts forward a new framework to enable policymakers to design better policies

Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record

This paper argues that the primary divide in values (Inglehart, 1977; 1990) between safety and self-expression lies in a different place for discrimin…

Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating