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While universities commit hundreds of millions of dollars to help domestic and foreign students, dissatisfaction remains

Inequities understood at undergraduate levels seen lacking in graduate admissions

Some students may be at a disadvantage as e-learning relies heavily on home environments, experts say  

Tawana Kupe says pandemic will ‘exacerbate existing inequalities’ in South Africa

Slash costs or deal yourself out of the international education industry, universities warned

Coronavirus-enforced lockdown is leading to some unexpected scholarly analysis of Ryder and his team of pups

US university eyes overhauled residential experience for the autumn, possible wait until 2021

Videos showing minorities being targeted in Guangzhou’s coronavirus crackdown have caused a diplomatic row  

Some institutions have made serious efforts to protect staff welfare during the Covid-19 crisis, while others have implemented – or said they plan to implement – job and pay cuts

Looking at past crises can help us come to terms with our own, argues scholar of plague that ravaged 18th-century Prague

Maker concedes that SAT, already controversial, could grow even more inequitable

Institutions face both praise and criticism while seeking a proper balance, with the University of Chicago contributing a multimillion-dollar package that includes free meals and cash grants

Union members mount fightback as their leadership countenances pay cuts

Astrophysicists’ data analysis and precision measurement expertise harnessed to combat pandemic

International education losses ‘are like losing a car manufacturing industry every six months’

Exchange students face hefty coronavirus toll

The popular online conference tool, used by millions of teachers and students globally, is beset with security concerns  

Survey of users on academic social network suggests many are finding more time to strengthen international ties 

Quarantined patients, laboratories in lockdown and huge drop in charity income may cause drug trials to fail, warn research leaders

‘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

But Hepi analysis also suggests there is still ‘a single UK HE system’

Governments are prioritising reopening schools and businesses over campuses. But some academics fear the impact on disadvantaged students â€“ and on their teaching

Concerns raised over pension scheme’s ability to judge its health after virus crisis market plunge

Integrity benefits of remote assessment via tech and change in attitudes outweigh the drawbacks, experts say

Commentators express doubts over Canberra’s online road to post-pandemic prosperity

Fine print reveals that universities can expect to recoup perhaps one dollar for every seven they lose

Rebuffed on pricing and open access, universities refuse full-access renewals

Online platforms threw many universities a lifeline, but the experience could well change how they and their students view the learning experience

With insights from a variety of fields potentially useful in the fight against coronavirus, some French academics are arguing for more research and data to be made publicly available

Popularity of Korean films and music drives emerging field of Hallyu studies and boosts Korean universities’ internationalisation

New arrangements will ‘pivot’ university offerings to areas of greatest domestic need, government says

Unexpected numbers are tuning into doctoral and master’s defences, with shutdown likely to lead to longer-term reforms to vivas, says Dutch professor

Continuing remote teaching in the autumn will be unsustainable for some institutions, warns leader of online college

Vice-chancellors’ group makes unprecedented appeal for government aid following dire financial forecasts caused by coronavirus restrictions

Mauro Ferrari departed after suggesting launch of a coronavirus programme, but critics warn against abandoning blue-skies science, even in a crisis

British Council survey suggests more than a third are still undecided about whether to continue with applications 

Data suggest research related to the outbreak already numbers thousands of publications   

Out of the fires and into virus land, academics and institutions find myriad ways to help

New paper finds STEM students scores were not negatively affected by switch to online or blending learning

Dreams will be dashed and the sector could take a decade to recover, expert warns

ANU ditches reliance on admissions scores and invites early bids from the class of the coronavirus

Other Asian nations weigh whether it is fair to test students during a time of mass disruption  

Mauro Ferrari leaves after just four months in role following rejection of his suggestion that council launch a programme to fight Covid-19

With foreign student numbers down and forlorn hopes for a government bailout, sector’s hopes may lie in expanded domestic enrolments

Virus crisis will affect domestic recruitment, but impact of falling overseas admissions seen as greater

University pulls move to consider ‘other traditions of academic freedom’ in overseas partnerships after outcry

Survey of undergraduates also finds just under half of students are satisfied with online teaching during pandemic

Tough choices await as institutions revisit ideas that could cut staff numbers and ramp up fees

Bumpy road ahead, as education ministers fail to agree terms on tertiary admissions rank

Reliance on formulas and philosophies giving way to complexity and case studies

A new HE system based on the UK model should ‘promote rather than regulate’ universities 

‘Don’t sideline us from giant subsidy scheme’, universities and medical research institutes beg government

Abrogating responsibility could torpedo industry and trigger a public health crisis, Canberra warned

Pandemic-driven grading shifts illuminate long-accepted inequities

The UK’s Science Media Centre director Fiona Fox says new visibility of experts will be crucial in combating doubts on official advice during troubled times

Such legislation could curtail academic freedom, say scholars

More than 10,000 signatories want summer exams made optional and teaching loads cut, raising the question: how productive can academics really be during a pandemic?

Ucas says overall applicant behaviour has so far been consistent with previous cycles

Vice-chancellors stress support for students stranded in crisis

Funding bodies should reconsider case-by-case assessments to minimise bureaucracy and student distress, say researchers