Coronavirus

Academics being held responsible if their students violate coronavirus restrictions

Latest developments on both sides of the Tasman Sea highlight the uncertainty confronting international students

New guidance will be reviewed in three weeks’ time and is largely unchanged

Students report mandatory two-week accommodation costs between £845 and £2,250

York leader tells THE Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students

While Canberra’s decision is ‘great news’, students still face competition for flights and a mishmash of state rules

Overall satisfaction drops to lowest level since Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey began

‘Sense prevails’ as New South Wales declares that incoming students will be treated like locals

Visa requirements mean only limited numbers of students will be able to enter before Christmas

UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19

Australian analysis also finds that women now tend to out-earn men immediately after finishing university

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Universities welcome coming announcement but student advocate warns of damage done by restrictions

More than a third of postgraduate researchers not satisfied with well-being help, says Advance HE survey

Students flying in from Singapore won’t need to isolate, as long as they’re from Singapore

State becomes first jurisdiction to step back from its pilot scheme, after being first to get one approved

With their home economies bouncing back and students keen to travel, countries face vaccination validation as next obstacle

Funding guarantee ‘cost government nothing’ and funding reforms ‘delivered no extra students’, Senate estimates committee hears

‘Parallel universes’ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons

When the current generation of university leaders applied for their posts, none of the job descriptions mentioned Covid-19. So how have they found the past 18 months? And what about the future, economic, political and environmental? We asked 180 leaders from around the globe. Paul Jump reports

Governments and the public exhibited newfound appreciation for universities during the pandemic, but will institutions be able to keep building on their prestige? Ellie Bothwell reports

Community colleges and small private institutions call for more government aid as undergraduate numbers shrink another 3 per cent

Universities see ambiguity in executive order tied to federal contracts, with few changing positions over it

Peer review without transparency does not stave off potentially lethal misinformation, Open Access Week forum hears

While federal agreement will be needed, Australian Capital Territory announcement boosts hopes of students’ return for 2022 academic year

New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines 

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

Nature survey sparks fears that scientists will be deterred from sharing their expertise

Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions

In early days of crisis, ministers should ‘act quickly’ rather than wait for scientific certainty, committees add

Crowdsourced data suggest some institutions have toned down their rules on masks in recent months

Scientists less likely to risk switching jobs despite rising fatigue, flagging morale and gender equity going backwards

Continued efforts to communicate importance of protective behaviour is vital, say researchers

Overseas students must still isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case, even if they are double-jabbed with a UK-approved vaccine

While Australasian international education leaders are upbeat about vaccination, few expect ‘meaningful’ student arrivals any time soon

International students ‘look at Australia as one nation’, state-based education advocates stress

Northern rivals have stolen a march on sectors Down Under, whose recovery could be a long time coming

Legal minefields or unpalatable impositions in some countries, immunisation mandates prove surprisingly achievable in others

Australian surveys reveal primacy of vaccines for both inbound and outbound students

Prospect of international student arrivals boosted by Sinovac approval and reopening of borders to Australian travellers

The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost pedagogically? And will anything be gained? Anna McKie reports

Australian universities’ 2020 financial fortunes were little influenced by their dependence on overseas students

The pandemic is still demanding accurate and rapid communication at every twist and turn. Johanna Lowe lists four lessons learned from 18 months of unrelenting pressure

Mood among academics, students and administrators swinging behind compulsory jabs

Only learners fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with an Australia-approved jab will be allowed in

Conservative campaign for control of North Idaho College ends with ousting of Rick MacLennan and anger over masks

Vaccines notwithstandiing, mitigations are needed to avoid a repeat of last year’s campus Covid wave, say Simon Williams and Gavin Yamey

THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person 

Melbourne university cites occupational health obligations and students’ desperation to return to campus

While other red state campus leaders struggle, Michael McRobbie stresses consultation and rural services

Most institutions plan to swap short trips with virtual meetings

Fewer than one in three respondents happy with measures taken to protect employees’ well-being as in-person teaching resumes in major sectors

A new term is beginning in the northern hemisphere, and many campuses are reopening. But are academics relishing a return to relative normality or fearful of unvaccinated students? And what has the Covid experience taught them about their approach to teaching? Six scholars offer their perspectives

Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede

Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis

Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater

Melbourne team focuses on ‘unsexy’ end of the next big thing in biomedicine

First presidential spouse with independent career hopes community college class will show middle ground on Covid

As many universities resume in-person teaching on a larger scale, we aim to find out whether staff feel adequate steps have been taken to protect their welfare

Students prohibited from visiting off-campus restaurants and bars, and must wear masks indoors and outdoors