Europe

Guidance confirms most planning blended teaching approach from autumn, but specifics will vary based on location, size and type of university

Universities who meet certain criteria can bid for extra students, while devolved nations express anger at limit on recruitment of English students

Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists

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

Higher education, like many fields in the social sciences, will end up with a wealth of comparative data, scholar says

The ‘Positive Professor’, academia’s most recent – and controversial – social-media star, says his colleagues’ silence over the improving coronavirus situation could cost lives

Many universities are taking advantage of the government programme to support employees, but others are in disagreement with staff about how to use it

Responses to the coronavirus touch on the deepest issues of the kind of society we want and need, says distinguished research professor

Prospective overseas students are worried about travel restrictions, scholarship complications and finances, Dutch survey shows

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

German universities report no redundancies, while Dutch staff enjoy a pay rise. Some think the pandemic has vindicated Europe’s low-fee model

然而，泰晤士高等教育学生网络研讨会获悉，即使是在最择优录取的大学中，今秋的申请者也可能发现自己处于“买方市场”中