‘Grim situation’ for UK’s fixed-term staff in virus crisis
Call for universities to extend casual contracts to protect staff and stop them losing jobs because of coronavirus disruption
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US colleges feel overlooked in nation’s huge economic bailout
Alarmed by losses, main institutional group eases previous opposition to reopening
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Governments have ‘responsibility’ to help reimburse students
An unheeded call for tuition fee refunds in Hong Kong echoes concerns around the world
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To give our youth a post-coronavirus future, we must cancel student debt
Our students will be burdened with paying back current emergency spending and they deserve a fighting chance, says Sir Keith BurnettÂ
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Guest authors are plagiarists
Denying legitimate authors their fair share of credit amounts to academic misconduct, says David Sanders
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Food policy expert: UK’s failure to prepare for crisis ‘embarrassing’
City, University of London professor calls for the creation of a food security council to feed academic expertise to ministers
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It’s now or never for universities to be civic
Universities are facing immediate challenges, but they’d be short-sighted to not prioritise civic activity, says Richard CalvertÂ
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Would a Longitude Prize speed production of a Covid-19 vaccine?
To stop economic destruction, we need to refocus vast resources from other productive activity – a truly grand prize might do the trick, says Chris Callaghan
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Half of academics leaving UK are EU citizens
Latest data also suggest a fall in the absolute numbers of younger EU academics working in the UK
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UK researchers redeploy to fight coronavirus
Whether it is establishing new departments or working at breakneck speed, Britain’s research base is mobilising in extraordinary ways to combat Covid-19
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EU science spending must not fall victim to the post-Covid cull
Slashing research will be a dangerous temptation for politicians desperate for savings, warns Jan Palmowski
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New Zealand government assumes power over universities
New controls will ‘only be used when absolutely necessary’, minister assures educators
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University students in England told not to travel home
Minister says overseas students and staff will not be penalised if their visa has expired or they take distance learning courses
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‘Don’t sideline expertise’ in coronavirus fight
Australian and NZ rumblings reflect UK qualms about politicians’ selective ears
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Battles ahead if Biden free college plan comes to pass
Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders’ plan