Europe

As the tools of complexity theory prove crucial in responding to the pandemic, they must be taught far more widely in universities, argues former oil executive turned researcher

Impact usually originates in discoveries by smart people who could not possibly have dreamed of the application, says Douglas Kell

University of London institution's head issues stark warning to staff that finances are ‘not good’ and job reductions are ‘inevitable’

Imperial College London epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, whose project sparked UK lockdown, resigns government role after admitting ‘error of judgement’ over lover’s home visits

UK drops to third in development-adjusted ranking of higher education systems

Concerns aired over student number cap as one expert suggests ‘bailing out students could be best way to bail out universities’

Students in the Netherlands are resisting use of software to stop cheating on exams, citing concerns about consent, intrusion and security of personal data

罗素·里德（Russell Reader）说，尽管英国高等教育面临着巨大的财政挑战，但它赢得了前所未有的赞誉

New mechanisms include bringing forward £2.6 billion of tuition fee payments and introducing student numbers caps for 20-21

Survey results show online switch ‘going better than expected’, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit

Deborah Bowman discusses the need to challenge medical students’ assumptions about patients with ‘underlying health conditions’

New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis