Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists
A draft national security law raises concerns about academic freedom and a return to student protests
Schools of government have traditionally employed a technocratic approach to preparing public officials. But with polarisation straining political systems to breaking point, Paul Basken reports on calls in the US for more aggressive approaches, while Karthik Ramanna sets out how his Oxford programme attempts to repair the fractures
As most universities digitise all their teaching, they are finding it very difficult to deliver education online. Gorgi Krlev offers three challenges to conventional wisdom
Who will be the winners in the post-pandemic academic job market? Three experts reflect on the skills that will be prized in the ‘new normal’
Peter J. Smith applauds a fascinating, if stomach-churning, study of ‘the pongs of the past’
With East Asia’s governments failing to reverse falling birth rates, how should universities adjust to declining numbers of local students? Joyce Lau reports
![A protester from the group "Pause The System" stands beside the entrance to Downing Street in central London on March 17, 2020.](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_standard/public/the_280520_p11_balance_getty.jpg?itok=kjyQH5f3 "A protester from the group "Pause The System" stands beside the entrance to Downing Street in central London on March 17, 2020.")
