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Switching towards peer-to-peer assessment makes sense for distance learning but a longer-term transformation would benefit students, says David Carless

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

Western Australian university’s deputy was ‘instrumental’ in international recruitment

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

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

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

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

Exchange students face hefty coronavirus toll

‘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

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

University managers must accept that business as usual is not an option for many university staff, says Petra Boynton

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

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

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

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

Providing hardship funding to buy laptops and being flexible with evaluations are among the best practices the QAA has observed, writes Vicki Stott

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

Skills learned in arts and humanities degrees will be vital in understanding the effects of the coronavirus crisis, says Katy Shaw

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

Whatever the truth around Mauro Ferrari’s resignation from the ERC, the affair raises an important issue, says Luca Magnani

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

With admissions already in decline, Brian Rosenberg wonders whether the end may finally be nigh for many colleges

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   

Rolling Stone shows how improvisation in difficult circumstances can lead to memorable results, but scholars must also be honest about trade-offs caused by lockdown, say Bailey Sousa and Alexander Clark

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

We need to build on the speed and enthusiasm with which academics have embraced online teaching, argue Dawn Lerman and Falguni Sen

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

Starting terms in January to avoid second-wave coronavirus outbreaks will be too costly for universities and damage students’ educational progress, says Anthony Seldon

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

You might not be in a lab searching for a vaccine, but take the long view and remember your research is still valuable to humanity, says Andy Miah

What’s the next phase of the coronavirus response from universities in Hong Kong and China?

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

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

Poster sessions, networking and holding panels across time zones are all possible online, say Celia Popovic and Erika Kustra

‘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

Higher education can give them the knowledge and skills needed to protect themselves against the coronavirus, say Paul O’Keffe and Djemila Carron

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

Pandemic-driven grading shifts illuminate long-accepted inequities

Such legislation could curtail academic freedom, say scholars

Two weeks of working from home and academic couple Theresa Mercer and Andrew Kythreotis are developing their online teaching skills. Potty training their youngest, however, remains a challenge

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?

Vice-chancellors stress support for students stranded in crisis

Australian opaqueness risks quarantining decision making and tarnishing image of scientific advice

Early figures in Australia suggest the pandemic may be whetting rather than dampening appetite for study

The government must guarantee the sustainability of universities, say Richard Watermeyer, Aline Courtois and Hugh Lauder

Chan will head new public health school at China's top-ranked university in the midst of coronavirus pandemic

Scientists call for global ‘superbody’ to coordinate coronavirus research, but some fear a centralised approach might close off potential solutions