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Wearing of face coverings by school staff and pupils in communal areas becomes mandatory in areas of high coronavirus transmission

Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong – but it may struggle to attract submissions

Journal reputation also a factor but likely to have only a small bearing on rapid rise of APCs

German researchers let members of the public fire questions at them in 20-minute slots, and the result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication

The move will help the UK “attract talent from around the globe”, research funder says

Institution says proposed buyout will ‘secure the university well into the future’ but former v-c fears move will damage its reputation

Germany has tradition of student placements in firms and universities, but coronavirus lay-offs highlight lack of state support for living costs

The A-level grading fiasco has highlighted the limitations of using exam results to assess undergraduate preparedness, says Suleiman M. Sharkh

Some predict lower-tariff institutions will not necessarily be the ones to lose out, while there is also hope that crisis may curtail negative political narrative around HE

Group of prominent UK scientists warns that the risk of infection is too high for in-person teaching

Dread of ‘selling out’ and heroic figure of ‘struggling artist’ cause many creative arts graduates to persist with dead-end jobs rather than maximising their skills in alternative careers, says Martha Bloom

Numbers caps lifted for medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and teacher training courses in wake of A-levels fiasco