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Third-country nationals seeking protection have no EU-wide legal channels at present for entering EU territory and triggering protection mechanisms under the Common European Asylum System. As a result, many embark on hazardous journeys, with concomitant risks and loss of human life. The absence of 'protection-sensitive' mechanisms for accessing EU territory, along with EU external and extraterritorial border and migration management and control, undermine Member States' refugee and human rights obligations. Humanitarian visas may offer a remedy in this regard by enabling third-country nationals to apply in situ for entry to EU territory on humanitarian grounds or because of international obligations. This study asks whether the existing Visa Code actually obliges Member States to issue humanitarian visas. It also examines past implementation of humanitarian visas. It also examines past implementation of humanitarian visa schemes by Member States and considers whether more could be done to encourage them to make use of existing provisions in EU law. Finally, with a Commission proposal for Visa Code reform on the table, it asks whether there is now an opportunity to lay down clear rules for humanitarian visa schemes.

Hvilke fællesskabsorienterede dynamikker og konsekvenser er på spil, når skolen gennemfø-rer uddannelsesparathedsvurderinger? Med afsæt i en interviewundersøgelse af elever og professionelle, sætter vi i denne artikel fokus på de komplekse sociale og faglige in- og eksklusi-onsprocesser, som foregår i elevfællesskaberne i udskolingen i forbindelse med uddannelses-parathedsvurderingen. Erving Goffmans begreb stigma og Basil Bernsteins begreb klassifikationanvendes som analyseledende begreber for at se nærmere på, hvilke betydninger uddannel-sesparathedsvurderingen kan have for såvel den enkelte unge som for elevfællesskaberne i skolen. Nøgleord: elevfællesskaber, uddannelses-parathedsvurdering, stigma, klassifikation, CEPRA-striben, Nr. 30 (2022): På kanten af fællesskaber eller fællesskaber på kanten (NUBU Særnummer)

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a novel imaging modality allowing quantification of tissue consistency. Multiple trials have focused on the use of MRE to describe meningioma consistency prior to surgery and on improving diagnostic accuracy of normal pressure hydrocephalus and other dementias. MRE shows promising results, but still lacks direct clinical translational value. Within neurosurgery and neurosciences MRE could contribute and improve decision-making, diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, the use of MRE will improve the basic understanding of neuroanatomy, physiology and pathology.