Coronavirus finally allows universities to prove their worth
Although UK higher education faces formidable financial challenges, it has won hearts and minds like never before, says Russell Reader
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Australian international education ‘a cheap fix’
Economical changes and positive mindset could alleviate the industry’s woes, says federal MP
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Ministers announce UK sector support measures, but no bailout
New mechanisms include bringing forward £2.6 billion of tuition fee payments and introducing student numbers caps for 20-21
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Most internationally mobile students ‘not deterred by pandemic’
Universities and policy makers must move quickly to exploit ‘small window of opportunity’, global survey suggests
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Harvard details Epstein's extensive post-conviction perks
After sex crime conviction, elite university gave financier-donor his own office
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Dutch students ‘struggle to raise questions in online lectures’
Survey results show online switch ‘going better than expected’, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit
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Virus politics raising public pressure on US scientists
Stanford doctor warns extreme partisanship may taint future research
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Stressed US colleges face rising demand for tuition cuts
Lawyers hired by students reject institutional pleas of financial duress
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Bored of your box room? Try being marooned on the ocean!
The coronavirus means that Christiaan De Beukelaer’s research on a sailing cargo ship is lasting a lot longer than he bargained for
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Australian government moves again to exclude universities from bailout
Sector singled out as Canberra makes changes on the fly to its JobKeeper employment subsidy scheme
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How ethicists can help health workers address the Covid-19 crisis
Deborah Bowman discusses the need to challenge medical students’ assumptions about patients with ‘underlying health conditions’
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Don’t let the pandemic overshadow racial inequalities in higher education
The Race Equality Charter must be part of universities’ recovery plans, argues Dave ThomasÂ
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Journals sharing peer reviewers to speed virus research
Publisher coalition also embracing assessments through preprint formats
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PhD students need better protection from Covid-19
The lockdown is affecting not only final-year students. Without a blanket funding extension, many others will suffer and drop out, says Ross Goldstone