Use pandemic to fix longstanding inequities, Australian report urges
International education losses ‘are like losing a car manufacturing industry every six months’
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To Zoom or not to Zoom? That is the question
The popular online conference tool, used by millions of teachers and students globally, is beset with security concerns Â
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Exchange students across Europe face hefty coronavirus toll
Exchange students face hefty coronavirus toll
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ResearchGate chief enthused by lockdown research collaboration
Survey of users on academic social network suggests many are finding more time to strengthen international tiesÂ
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International scientists need better support during global emergencies
Being trapped in Peru as countries went into lockdown showed us just how little support is available to researchers working abroad, a group of biologists writes
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Hundreds of clinical trials under threat from virus shutdown
Quarantined patients, laboratories in lockdown and huge drop in charity income may cause drug trials to fail, warn research leaders
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Leadership intelligence: how to manage in uncharted territory
As the coronavirus pandemic turns academic life on its head, Robert Macintosh offers advice on how to show effective leadership in a crisis
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Nick Read, 1954-2020
Tributes paid to a researcher who revolutionised our understanding of fungi
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Researchers weigh return to labs on non-coronavirus work
‘There is a life in science beyond the virus,’ warns German rectors’ head, amid calls for attention to the trade-offs between shutdowns and scientific progress
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Who Owns Religion? Scholars and Their Publics in the Late Twentieth Century, by Laurie L. Patton
Ruby Guyatt considers the ‘eruptive public spaces’ where conflict can flare up between scholars and the faith groups they study
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On the way forward, we must move with care
With lockdowns in force around the world, deciding the way ahead demands a delicate balance of clarity and compassion from people and institutions
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Students in England ‘have fewer teaching hours than rest-of-UK peers’
But Hepi analysis also suggests there is still ‘a single UK HE system’
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Universities last in line as Europe eases coronavirus lockdown
Governments are prioritising reopening schools and businesses over campuses. But some academics fear the impact on disadvantaged students – and on their teaching
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16 April 2020 digital edition
Viral effects: Will Covid-19 transform teaching and research?
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Interview with Michael Murphy
Observational astrophysicist opens up on why physics can be ‘unsatisfactory’ and how the coronavirus spotlights a valuable truth about our approach to climate change