Using critical comments about a preprint, Bild launched a front-page attack on Christian Drosten. Scientists fear this will chill academic discussion of preliminary results
Survey of academics in region finds widespread predictions of enrolment decline, budget cuts and concerns over lack of preparation for online education
Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists
The ‘Positive Professor’, academia’s most recent – and controversial – social-media star, says his colleagues’ silence over the improving coronavirus situation could cost lives
Andrew Norton tells THE webinar that researchers on priority projects could be cut in coronavirus lay-offs while those doing less vital work are spared
Despite greater focus on students’ learning outcomes, in Europe institutions are still largely assessed on the basis of ‘input’ measures, such as staff-to-student ratios, rather than trickier ‘output‘ measures
At a time of upheaval, early career researchers need more support than ever. Here, three experts offer their advice on mentoring when online is the only option
THE snapshot survey finds most institutions will deliver mix of face-to-face and online courses, with social distancing measures in the early planning stages
Without face-to-face interaction, new students could struggle to make friends and adapt to university study, leading to dropouts later, institutions fear
While institutional accounts indicate that the average university boss could have pocketed seven-digit earnings last year, 2020 will be a different story
New survey aims to foster more international collaboration in studying contemporary writing and help academics understand the needs of potential overseas students