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Hundreds of roles at risk as fresh wave of coronavirus restrictions sweeps across country

Exam dates and national policy addressed in first week 

World Bank’s head of education calls for focus on creating ‘single ecosystem’ in tertiary education

University and College Union warns English universities could become ‘incubators for Covid’ without robust safety measures

Our innovative, empathic and cooperative approach to the pandemic needs to be used to address more deep-seated problems such as poverty and inequality, says Chantal Jouannet Valderrama

Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage

Transitioning to remote and hybrid modes has made the university experience about more than the transmission of knowledge, says Sergio Pulgarín Molina

Viruses are much more predictable than governments, summit hears

Restrictions on face-to-face teaching, advice to wear masks, and social distancing rules all to be lifted in higher education

A year-and-a-half into pandemic, some students still need permission to leave their university, with weekends often the only opportunity

New data show UK institutions lost between a quarter and half of their income from areas such as accommodation and catering

Research uncovers tipping point in distant relations between overseas and local learners

If leaders don’t proceed with openness and consideration towards nervous staff, it is students who will ultimately suffer, says Rachel Gallardo

Restrictions reimposed as isolated infections trigger domino effect

Australian state’s audit reveals that the early financial benefits of Covid can outweigh the losses

Young Koreans take advantage of a scheme to give jabs to test-takers

Institution confident of legal victory, but political costs loom in conservative state

The pandemic has hit older populations harder than the young. Might the same be true of universities? Ellie Bothwell considers if the flexibility and agility of younger institutions made them more resilient than their longer established peers

Many UK institutions say they do not plan to return to pre-pandemic methods and will use next academic year to test new approaches

Governments have focused on building up a lavishly funded research elite, but the forced switch online has made them realise losers in this system cannot cope

Young researchers forced to interact online ‘do not feel part of a team’ and may leave sector, educationalist tells summit

After criticism that it failed to declare Peter Daszak’s work with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, journal has also ‘recused’ zoologist from its coronavirus origins taskforce

Dartmouth case seen as exposing national unpreparedness for online exams that predated Covid and still needs fixing

Modest programme spells hope for tens of thousands stranded offshore

Analysis of data from Scottish universities provides policymakers with food for thought ahead of next term

Nearly 60 per cent of four-year doctoral universities report gains in overseas student applications for autumn

Perhaps, says Duncan Angwin – but probably not with an institution of similar size and standing, and not without long-term staff buy-in

Learners to get jabs in line with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

New South Wales plan, which requires federal approval, would allow for 250 arrivals a fortnight

Wide-ranging survey of mothers working in higher education reveals institutions’ inconsistent and often ineffective responses

Limited objections tied to nation’s political divide may be theatrical but still significant, survey suggests

Survey of German students finds higher levels of cheating during online exams than in on-site exams for the 2020 summer semester

Critics argue that The Lancet failed to disclose potential conflict of interest when dismissing the leak theory

Latest attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research

As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs

Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says

Survivor of a bleak upbringing, Marquette’s Michael Lovell sees pathways to assist students burdened by pandemic

Entry ban compounded by lack of flexibility on degree time limits, publishing requirements and accreditation transfer

Universities have a unique opportunity to shape the post-pandemic future by promoting innovation and creativity for wider social impact, says Tan Eng Chye

Several city institutions will not ban unvaccinated students from campus outright but will subject them to testing and may limit access to housing

Just 9 per cent of coronavirus papers have made efforts to help replication of experiments, European Commission open science champion tells summit

Border closures, funding cuts and overnight classes have made life ‘unbearable’, learners claim

UPP polling suggests criticism of universities that are sticking with digital lectures may not be entirely justified

For some students, but certainly not all, ‘this version of learning is way better than anything that existed before’

Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ‘disaster management’ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism

Covid wave has revealed a deadly lack of welfare and job security

High-impact research early in pandemic may have put rocket fuel under country’s citation performance   

Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries

Universities take sudden U-turns on restrictions, as new Covid waves hit

Online exams are unfair and hard to police, even with creepy levels of invasiveness, says Helen Soteriou  

Universities are a juicy target for hackers, and online working has made them easier prey, says Laura Marsden

New South Wales proposal could have international learners on campuses in time for second semester

Covid is compounding other major shifts in international flows to leave a permanent realignment, experts suggest

Move online may have been green but could damage impactful research, �ձᷡ’s UK Academic Salon hears

Low expectations scarcely met, as pessimistic border projections and underwhelming future spending estimates trump spending pledges

Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival

Prime minister’s announcement comes as most universities move into examinations period

Public universities could be ‘hit beyond repair’ in fallout from pandemic catastrophe, experts warn

Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid

Concerns mount over impact of quarantine fee on recruitment, but expert says government should shoulder the cost