Coronavirus

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

Pandemic-driven shifts could ‘accelerate’ rise of continent’s universities, leaders tell THE event

Choice will guide job cuts, institutions pledge, as sector confronts A$16bn black hole

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

As the president of a university where ‘crossing borders is in our DNA’, Fernando León Garcia urges institutions to ensure that new e-mobility programmes are more than just a pale reflection of study abroad

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

More women than men named John are chancellors – but only just

Thinktank says students’ immigration opportunities should also be boosted to protect foreign enrolments

New report weighs in on debate over whether universities put too much emphasis on international students

Model of student-driven flexibility and sharing could aid all institutions, course organisers say

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

Survey of academics in region finds widespread predictions of enrolment decline, budget cuts and concerns over lack of preparation for online education

Staff over 50 might well wish to stay out of front-line contact with students until a vaccine is found, say Andrew Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee

Chinese students risk being turned into ideological battering rams; universities must maintain safe spaces for all to learn and debate, says Brian Wong

Plea, without specific rationale, risks alienating students and political allies

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

Policymakers, civil society and industry can all benefit from more open science, say Åse Gornitzka and Svein Stølen

New Zealand’s universities will have to navigate ‘fear’ in the community as they consider how to bring foreign students back

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

Displaced peoples could benefit enormously from the sudden availability of lots of high-quality online courses, say Gül İnanç and Charley Wright

Making findings open source may enable certain companies and countries to corner the vaccine market, warn Virginia Driver and Tom Woodhouse

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

Some universities lack the reserves to shoulder this year’s losses, let alone a half-decade slump

Global pandemics require global responses – that’s why producing globally competent graduates should be central to universities’ missions, say Harvey Charles and Darla Deardorff

The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college

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

But applicants for this autumn may find themselves in a ‘buyer’s market’ even at the most selective universities, THE student webinar hears

Pandemic research is booming, with hundreds of new projects under way. Jack Grove speaks to experts on why insights beyond science are needed

New figures ‘understate’ entry bans’ chilling impact on international revenue

Redundancies ‘a last resort’ as uniquely financed Australian university confronts A$225m black hole

The problem is measuring all women, with or without children, against patriarchal standards, says Srila Roy

Leader of UK’s richest institution says impact of coronavirus crisis means university will need to take substantial cost-saving measures

National vote called off, with vice-chancellors saying pact is too short-term while union blames ‘fear of scrutiny’

While training reform takes centre stage in post-pandemic ‘JobMaker’, government puts no extra money on the table

Without face-to-face interaction, new students could struggle to make friends and adapt to university study, leading to dropouts later, institutions fear

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

Job security guarantees would tie management’s hands while offering only short-term cost relief, v-cs say

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

As after the 2008 financial crisis, Swedes have responded to the coronavirus-induced downturn by making plans to return to university

The new social order will require thought leadership, free enquiry and interdisciplinarity, says Susan Lea

Deleted posts, suspensions and investigations are part of a larger trend of control that predated the pandemic, experts say

Failings on protective clothing have caused immense suffering for families of the dying, argues researcher

Representatives agree to discuss how to safely reopen campuses

By working together, universities can aid in economic growth, support societal recovery and improve resilience of key institutions, write the heads of U15 and the Russell Group

Support and opposition on both sides could make job-saving pact a close-run thing

It’s a decision that must balance all the interests of the academic community and give the same benefits to students that a university education always has, says Alan Ruby

State institutions that survive crisis will face student influx and must prioritise ‘communities they were designed to serve’, experts say

Apart from the ecological degradation, the conference circuit is riven by socio-economic, class, race and gender divides, say Ambreena Manji and three others

Women’s careers suffer as they pick up the pieces at work and home

EUA policy expert warns against financially driven institutional mergers as solution in crisis

Activists campaign for less reliance on international education income, as government flags a ‘supervised’ reopening of borders

If successfully validated and patented, viral extraction kit could help country to be self-sufficient in testing for virus, say researchers 

While institutional accounts indicate that the average university boss could have pocketed seven-digit earnings last year, 2020 will be a different story

Meanwhile, the University of Bolton details plans to fully reopen in September, including use of temperature scanners

With this year’s graduates having only a recession to look forward to, universities must change the way they provide career support, says Tristram Hooley

‘Classic risk management tools’ helped protect the University of Tasmania, says its former management consultant boss

Victoria’s A$350m lifeline adds to the pressure on Canberra to do more to help embattled sector

Experts warn that, while it is important to stabilise the sector, the proposed conditions threaten university autonomy