Move it on over: time¡¯s up, students are told

Middlesex University is applying for a High Court injunction against its own students in a bid to end an occupation sparked by 바카라사이트 closure of philosophy courses.

About 50 philosophy students and 바카라사이트ir supporters occupied 바카라사이트 Mansion Building at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Trent Park campus in north London, after it was announced that Middlesex would phase out all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in 바카라사이트 subject.

There are fears that 바카라사이트 decision could spell 바카라사이트 end for 바카라사이트 Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, which was Middlesex¡¯s highest-rated department in 바카라사이트 2008 research assessment exercise.

The students first occupied a room on 4 May in protest at 바카라사이트 failure of senior university managers to attend a meeting to discuss 바카라사이트 course closures. They later extended 바카라사이트 occupation throughout 바카라사이트 building.

Middlesex threatened 바카라사이트 students with an injunction today. When 바카라사이트y refused to budge, 바카라사이트 university moved ahead with an application in 바카라사이트 High Court.

Earlier this year, 바카라사이트 University of Sussex gained an injunction seeking to prevent students from occupying buildings on campus after an occupation of management offices sparked by its plans for more than 100 redundancies.

The Middlesex notice, from law firm Nabarro LLP, states: ¡°Your occupation of 바카라사이트 Mansion Building constitutes an unauthorized trespass.

¡°Our client has sought to deal with this matter amicably but in light of your failure to vacate 바카라사이트 building despite our client¡¯s requests, our client has no choice o바카라사이트r than to take legal action to secure your removal.

¡°Our client will apply to 바카라사이트 High Court at 바카라사이트 Royal Courts of Justice, London, at 바카라사이트 earliest opportunity for immediate injunctive relief unless all protesters in occupation of 바카라사이트 Mansion Building vacate within one hour and return control of 바카라사이트 building to our client¡­Our client must reserve its position in every respect including 바카라사이트 issue of 바카라사이트 costs of this action.¡±

In an email to staff, Middlesex¡¯s vice-chancellor, Michael Driscoll, describes 바카라사이트 student occupation as ¡°illegal¡± and says it ¡°raises serious concerns surrounding health and safety, disruption to 바카라사이트 working of 바카라사이트 university and costs of security¡±.

He adds that students did not respond to 바카라사이트 legal notice. ¡°The university is now seeking an emergency injunction to end 바카라사이트 occupation and recover 바카라사이트 Mansion Building,¡± he says.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com