Coronavirus

From acknowledging Covid stress to having every participant logged into Zoom, Paul Moss breaks down the art of mixed-cohort tutorials

Young researchers have been locked out of labs and clinics for 10 months because of Covid

But survey finds that international applicants still overwhelmingly favour face-to-face teaching

Survey of taught postgraduates suggests many were unhappy with handling of move online 

Institutional agility in pandemic shows why heavy-handed regulation is a mistake, says Ecuadorean university president

Wider reckoning expected after White House ally Scott Atlas urges uprising against governor

‘New versions of old pressures’ have emerged amid campus closures and budget cuts

Rare opportunities arise in a country with a small population and a big regard for science

Minister sidesteps question of whether she wants participation cut, while saying rapid Covid tests will be deployed for post-Christmas campus returns

Pre-arrival checks and continuous monitoring of student health are replicable elements of China’s successful approach, say Yingru Li and Jane Duckett

Covid massively accelerates decline that was already under way, seen as being driven by Trump administration policies

Sector leaders raise questions over timing of pre-Christmas plans and workload involved

Island nation’s pandemic management has been the envy of the world, but academics are still paying a price

Conference also hears that online learning might present more equitable opportunities for cultural exchange

For a successful transition to open access, we must respect the needs and requirements for different types of output and disciplines, says Rhodri Jackson

Foreign student flows will bounce back even better, Australian strategist says, and sector should put profits aside to help visitors in need

Vast majority of final-year students fail to take test to qualify as physicians 

Amid the pandemic shutdown, Bashir M. Al-Hashimi took the reins of a faculty at King’s College London. He shares his key lessons in how to quickly settle in with a remote team

The experience of Monash University suggests that staff members’ greatest mental health needs are not necessarily obvious, says Kim Cornish

Annual survey of UK students also reveals significant increase in students’ caring responsibilities and paid work

As the pandemic reshapes both conferencing and publishing, melding talks and papers makes a lot of sense, says Richard Oliver

Survey finds that university presidents in North America are much less likely to feel ready to cope with the crisis this academic year than those in Asia and Oceania

Support must continue beyond 9 December for those with positive Covid-19 tests, international students and others, says minister Michelle Donelan

Government plan allows for six-day ‘travel window’ in run-up to deadline, but union says plan is ‘riddled with holes’

Employers have made ‘significant, and unprecedented, adjustments to their student recruitment’, report shows

Staff serving on campus during lockdown are 50 per cent more likely than their housebound peers to be at ‘high risk’ for health problems

Government plans week of mass testing to get English students home for festive season

While the pandemic may force an end to open-plan academic spaces, Australian forum hears that ‘empty glass boxes’ are not the answer

Minister says she has consulted with universities across the UK on the decision

New ‘international education champion’ predicts numbers will continue to grow despite Covid and Brexit, but modes of delivery will alter

Linguistic framing of coronavirus on campus by management has dodged a proper assessment of risks to students and staff, writes a UK academic

Scientists say pandemic-related restrictions call into question Westminster government’s claim that face-to-face tuition is vital for mental health

Some locked-down students have no electricity at home, never mind broadband service, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz

Huge survey finds majority of academics have adapted to shutdowns, but many fear ‘Covid-isation’ of grants

Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students

Pandemic to have lasting impact, but vice-chancellors warn of challenges ahead

Head of higher education at Lloyds Banking Group says pandemic’s impact on student experience ‘hugely concerning’

Institutions get creative and find ingenious ways to adapt equipment and technological tools to replicate the experience of in-person courses

Australian surveys, focused on Melbourne in lockdown, uncover surprisingly upbeat findings

Shift reflects growing acceptance of online education

The pandemic has underlined the need for student assessment strategies to adapt to extraordinary circumstances, say Alexander Amigud and David J. Pell 

Masks should be worn in all learning environments, according to government advice to universities ahead of English lockdown

UBC president reveals research findings showing huge impact of pandemic on students’ mental health

Vice-chancellor says sector should aim to get to a point where losing staff from diverse backgrounds is no longer a worry

With students stressed, academics see overriding value of showing more humanity

Universities should create more strategic partnerships with the commercial world to boost their public perception, argues Rupert Younger  

Gravy train is derailing after years of steady cuts in provincial support

Scholars in the US and Canada reveal how they are changing things up in order to teach the topic of Covid-19 as it is happening

Lack of exit testing may revive threat to communities just as outbreaks peak

UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ‘left behind’ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in these areas

Union accuses government of ‘gambling with the health of the nation’

Coronavirus will not stop China’s growing and ambitious middle class from seeking a Western university education for their children, says Sabrina Wang

But unlike in the spring, not all countries are taking a blanket approach, and there are louder concerns about the mental impact on students

Australian universities are matching staffing levels to workload, Department of Education, Skills and Employment tells senators

Team meetings arranged by algorithm and communal chocolate tasting sessions are being used to bond research teams, reports Jack Grove

White House coronavirus adviser focuses on antivirals rather than vaccine at University of Melbourne forum

Data suggest coronavirus levels at some universities are falling but a second peak nationally may force a digital-only switch, experts warn

With government aid lacking, institutions struggle to identify winning strategies

Universities ‘optimistic’ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers

THE survey finds that prospective mobile students are still reluctant to study online with an overseas university