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Using critical comments about a preprint, Bild launched a front-page attack on Christian Drosten. Scientists fear this will chill academic discussion of preliminary results

Plea, without specific rationale, risks alienating students and political allies

Many universities are taking advantage of the government programme to support employees, but others are in disagreement with staff about how to use it

The ‘Positive Professor’, academia’s most recent â€“ and controversial â€“ social-media star, says his colleagues’ silence over the improving coronavirus situation could cost lives

New Zealand’s universities will have to navigate ‘fear’ in the community as they consider how to bring foreign students back

Responses to the coronavirus touch on the deepest issues of the kind of society we want and need, says distinguished research professor

Prospective overseas students are worried about travel restrictions, scholarship complications and finances, Dutch survey shows

Andrew Norton tells THE webinar that researchers on priority projects could be cut in coronavirus lay-offs while those doing less vital work are spared

Some universities lack the reserves to shoulder this year’s losses, let alone a half-decade slump

Despite greater focus on students’ learning outcomes, in Europe institutions are still largely assessed on the basis of ‘input’ measures, such as staff-to-student ratios, rather than trickier ‘output‘ measures

Selective institutions’ claims that they try to help low-income students are ‘hype’, says author of new book on higher education inequalities

US-China research collaborations will continue despite politics, Harvard economist says 

US universities warn against punishment that goes beyond individual visas

German universities report no redundancies, while Dutch staff enjoy a pay rise. Some think the pandemic has vindicated Europe’s low-fee model

Questions raised about the responses of universities in marketised systems as they focus savings efforts on non-permanent staff

But applicants for this autumn may find themselves in a ‘buyer’s market’ even at the most selective universities, THE student webinar hears

OfS plans would mean high-tariff institutions admitting any students with A levels, and eventually those without qualifications, group claims

Pandemic research is booming, with hundreds of new projects under way. Jack Grove speaks to experts on why insights beyond science are needed

At a time of upheaval, early career researchers need more support than ever. Here, three experts offer their advice on mentoring when online is the only option

New figures ‘understate’ entry bans’ chilling impact on international revenue

Former biotech chief cooperating in expanded investigation

Redundancies ‘a last resort’ as uniquely financed Australian university confronts A$225m black hole

Leader of UK’s richest institution says impact of coronavirus crisis means university will need to take substantial cost-saving measures

National vote called off, with vice-chancellors saying pact is too short-term while union blames ‘fear of scrutiny’

While training reform takes centre stage in post-pandemic ‘JobMaker’, government puts no extra money on the table

Without face-to-face interaction, new students could struggle to make friends and adapt to university study, leading to dropouts later, institutions fear

With £7,500 tuition fees off the agenda, new strategies to rebalance English higher education could be introduced, says post-18 education review chair

THE snapshot survey finds most institutions will deliver mix of face-to-face and online courses, with social distancing measures in the early planning stages

Job security guarantees would tie management’s hands while offering only short-term cost relief, v-cs say

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

As after the 2008 financial crisis, Swedes have responded to the coronavirus-induced downturn by making plans to return to university

National move to reconciliation tests boundaries of academic freedom, say some observers

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Deleted posts, suspensions and investigations are part of a larger trend of control that predated the pandemic, experts say

Representatives agree to discuss how to safely reopen campuses

UC plans four years without requirement while it tries to write its own test

Support and opposition on both sides could make job-saving pact a close-run thing

Actor and fashion designer husband accept months in prison over fraud in daughters’ USC admissions

State institutions that survive crisis will face student influx and must prioritise ‘communities they were designed to serve’, experts say

Women’s careers suffer as they pick up the pieces at work and home

EUA policy expert warns against financially driven institutional mergers as solution in crisis

Activists campaign for less reliance on international education income, as government flags a ‘supervised’ reopening of borders

UK research will become more interdisciplinary and community-focused in wake of pandemic, academic leaders tell THE event

If successfully validated and patented, viral extraction kit could help country to be self-sufficient in testing for virus, say researchers 

While institutional accounts indicate that the average university boss could have pocketed seven-digit earnings last year, 2020 will be a different story

Meanwhile, the University of Bolton details plans to fully reopen in September, including use of temperature scanners

‘Classic risk management tools’ helped protect the University of Tasmania, says its former management consultant boss

Victoria’s A$350m lifeline adds to the pressure on Canberra to do more to help embattled sector

Academics recognise need but fear loss of attention on basic science

Social scientists should be more open that their policy advice is usually based on small experiments done in university settings, study recommends

Experts warn that, while it is important to stabilise the sector, the proposed conditions threaten university autonomy

World’s biggest academic publisher signs ‘global first’ open science agreement with Dutch universities and research councils

New survey aims to foster more international collaboration in studying contemporary writing and help academics understand the needs of potential overseas students

Responses to survey of junior research staff and PhD students suggest majority have major concerns about their future as they deal with stresses of working under lockdown

Accusations that China is stealing virus research could harm US vaccine efforts and overseas enrolments, experts warn

Government backs universities on imperative of satisfying full-tuition visitors

Initiative hopes to drive promising performers into fundamental science and basic research

While NSW support package is dwarfed by Victoria’s offering, reopening economy suggests better times ahead for struggling students

After more than a decade of federal spending increases, the country also looks set to overtake Japan on the proportion of GDP spent on innovation

Dutch coronavirologist describes how work put on ice two years ago turned into a major discovery