Europe

Science minister announces new joint team of government departments to consider assistance for sectors

English universities urged to refrain from increasing use of controversial offers after exams cancelled amid virus crisis

The erection of borders, disrupted transport and fear of infection mean many will have to stay put, but their mental health could be at risk, universities are warned

The coronavirus will have a ‘massive effect’ on the international student market, and UK universities need to be clearer about their guidance and support for those students, experts have warned

Radical changes may be on cards after stock market crash and interest rate cuts, say experts

‘Levelling up’ research spending may imperil regional universities’ sustainability, warn Grace Gottlieb and Graeme Reid 

As Pope Francis urges Catholic HE to change, the Holy See’s quality agency evaluates close to 300 ‘ecclesiastical faculties’ worldwide – with just four staff

Project delays, as universities and labs shut down, prompt grant flexibility – but levels of leniency vary

Students will also have the option of sitting an exam in September, as NUS says proposed methodology is ‘heartening’

Fallout from virus measures could hit poorest students hardest or be basis for advent of PQA, sector figures suggest

Concerns raised over proposed UK open access rules that would require researchers to surrender copyright

As UK research laboratories close, research-intensive universities call for extra funds to cover cost of disruption to science