Gaza protest camps at UK universities wind down amid legal action

Of 36 encampments at end of May, around a dozen are still active, as protesters fight to stay

The student encampments that sprung up at UK campuses, in protest at the war in Gaza, are fading over the summer in the face of hostile university administrators and the waning of numbers and enthusiasm.

Of the 36 encampments in England, Wales and Scotland at the end of May, around a dozen are still active. At many of the remaining sites the protesters are fighting legal battles to stay, including Bristol, London and Birmingham.