Coronavirus

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

Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story

The establishment of online learning and the routine use of email were long overdue, argues Ali Adnan Mohammed

The pandemic underlines the need for executives to be instilled with a more radical approach to sustainability, say Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen

French survey finds that anxiety and depression increased during lockdown, but fewer students sought professional help

THE forum told that global collaboration between academics on online pedagogy is key

Medicine laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe says science has to be ‘passion driven’

Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’

Former universities minister hails higher education’s ‘strong brands’ in discussion marking new partnership between ApplyBoard and THE

Digitising classes was the first part – the next challenge is to make materials engaging and personalised, experts say

Virologist Michael Houghton explains why we should be ‘a bit more patient’ for a coronavirus vaccine and how a 2:2 degree did not deter his scientific ambitions

Students eager for campus life offer ‘no pushback’ to strict Covid measures being implemented by most universities, including keeping lunchtime conversation ‘to a minimum’

Online courses should be easily adaptable to post-Covid circumstances – whatever they may be, says An Jacobs

STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite

Students required to stay at term-time addresses during two-week ‘firebreak’

Sunderland scheme provides PGCE students with experience while supporting employees juggling work and homeschooling

Staff criticise proposals to shutter Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Institute of Latin American Studies

Done properly, teaching in front of a webcam is more effective than teaching from behind a visor, says an anonymous academic

Survey from Spain suggests that as schools closed, women were less able to catch up on work and dramatically dropped hours spent on article writing and submitting

Department for Education says details on when universities must stop in-person teaching will be released ‘shortly’

Freshers and international recruits stay away as overall enrolment drops 4 per cent

Front-line workers left carrying the can for chaotic start of term, says union

As resentment simmers over increasing student cases in cities, expert says institutions must work hard demonstrate their worth to their communities

Disease spread from campuses follows poor guidance and little funding

Academics warn that staff, and students, are at risk of a debilitating illness that research suggests can last for months

As students fret about being refused service at McDonald’s, George Bass fears having to refuse them exit from their dormitories

Sage document from last month says closing universities would have reduced transmission rates

In-person instruction during Covid linked to Republican states and whiter student bodies

Documents reveal Sage advised UK government in September that halting in-person teaching would help prevent spread of Covid-19