Latin American universities ‘facing greatest crisis in decades’
Survey of academics in region finds widespread predictions of enrolment decline, budget cuts and concerns over lack of preparation for online education
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Pandemic a ‘major opportunity’ to test ingrained HE theories
Higher education, like many fields in the social sciences, will end up with a wealth of comparative data, scholar says
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Public trust in scientists ‘will decline in wake of Covid-19’
Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists
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Universities’ Covid planning must take account of age-related risk
Staff over 50 might well wish to stay out of front-line contact with students until a vaccine is found, say Andrew Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee
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Western universities must try harder to understand Chinese students
Chinese students risk being turned into ideological battering rams; universities must maintain safe spaces for all to learn and debate, says Brian Wong
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Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho offers a local’s view of a well-contextualised look at the territory’s once-unthinkable pro-democracy demonstrations
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Smart City shares its light with all of Indonesia
The University of Indonesia opens its international research opportunities to scholars and institutions nationwide, says Abdul Haris
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Karol Sikora on why academics should be more positive over Covid-19
The ‘Positive Professor’, academia’s most recent – and controversial – social-media star, says his colleagues’ silence over the improving coronavirus situation could cost lives
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US campuses push for legal protections before reopening
Plea, without specific rationale, risks alienating students and political allies
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Students’ union troubles highlight HE furlough scheme problems
Many universities are taking advantage of the government programme to support employees, but others are in disagreement with staff about how to use it
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The coronavirus can improve societal understanding of universities’ role
Policymakers, civil society and industry can all benefit from more open science, say Åse Gornitzka and Svein Stølen
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‘Social licence’ required to reboot international intake
New Zealand’s universities will have to navigate ‘fear’ in the community as they consider how to bring foreign students back
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Harry Collins: science is a pillar of democracy
Responses to the coronavirus touch on the deepest issues of the kind of society we want and need, says distinguished research professor
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The online transition means high-quality HE for all is within our grasp
Displaced peoples could benefit enormously from the sudden availability of lots of high-quality online courses, say Gül İnanç and Charley Wright
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Half of international students ‘could shun autumn campus start’
Prospective overseas students are worried about travel restrictions, scholarship complications and finances, Dutch survey shows