Europe

Members of the Imperial College Covid-19 Response Team warn against redundancies in ‘vital’ jobs

The historian and author of The Politics of Humiliation discusses fairy tales and myths, the history of emotions, and the relationships between victim, perpetrators and onlookers

But British Council study estimates that income drop could reach £2.3 billion in most ‘pessimistic scenario’

More than a third of the public now believe scientists are hiding information – confusion over masks and broadsides from a ‘populist’ microbiologist are blamed

Open access publication of PhD theses makes it difficult for studies to be published as books, says 93-year-old Shakespeare scholar

Open letter signed by more than 100 UK-based scientists, many of whom work in infectious disease biology and immunology

Outgoing Exeter vice-chancellor will be first appointee of new government role aimed at boosting global partnerships

As most universities digitise all their teaching, they are finding it very difficult to deliver education online. Gorgi Krlev offers three challenges to conventional wisdom

Universities warn research allocation is insufficient to brace against potential future pandemic shocks

Commentators accuse government of using the crisis to implement Tory manifesto pledges on ‘low-quality courses’

Analysis of data on publications also shows emerging field of Covid-19 study ‘remains anchored’ to early Chinese research  

Survey for UCU also finds half of prospective students fear crisis cuts will negatively impact their education