My friend Chris Williams, who has died of a heart attack aged 61, was a historian of Wales and its radical traditions who rose to be head of the school of history, archaeology and religion at Cardiff University and then head of Celtic studies and social sciences at University College Cork. He also wrote about Welsh history, including in his book Democratic...

Migration Advisory Committee says the risks are low, despite Tory claims the route is being exploitedUK politics live – latest updatesThere is no evidence of widespread abuse of the UK’s graduate visa route, the government’s immigration advisers have concluded, despite repeated claims from senior Conservatives that it is being exploited to enter the...

Riot police moved in to break up pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Amsterdam on Monday. Students and employees earlier walked out in protest at Israel's war in Gaza, and called for the university to cut academic ties with Israel. Police in riot gear, some with dogs and armed with batons, attempted to break up the protest. The university...

Patrick Owen, Dr Gilbert Pugh and Marianne Gemmeke write in support of the university protest camps that began in the US and have spread to the UK and other countriesRe Nesrine Malik’s article (Don’t let the sound and fury over Gaza protests drown out what the students are saying, 6 May), the students of Columbia University, and those at about 100 universities...

Creative UK and Universities UK urge government to reject plans to abolish or restrict graduate visa routeUniversities are reporting a steep drop in international students applying to come to the UK, amid warnings that further restrictions on student visas would torpedo a vital flow of talent for Britain’s creative industries.University and industry...

In the polarised way that we conduct debate, we often ignore the nuance – and threats – that all sides can experienceMoral logic that seems crystal clear on paper often becomes murkier on contact with reality. So it is with the question of how to pick a path through the right to protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the rise in antisemitism...