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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?

Ucas says overall applicant behaviour has so far been consistent with previous cycles

Funding bodies should reconsider case-by-case assessments to minimise bureaucracy and student distress, say researchers

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

But data suggest that students’ views on study abroad are changing by the week as a result of pandemic

The renewable technologies expert discusses being told there was ‘no future in sustainability’ and why cloning herself would be useful

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

Virtual THE forum hears academics and funders explore how research landscape may change in wake of virus crisis

The academy through the lens of the world’s media

It is widely acknowledged that universities need to do more to support student mental health. Yet many academics and service staff are worried that well-intentioned initiatives pathologise ordinary anxieties and can do harm as well as good. Kathryn Ecclestone listens to their concerns

Without the structure of campus routine, a student with autism says it’s impossible to complete assignments and he’s worried about finishing his degree

As campuses and labs close amid the coronavirus crisis, Jack Grove hears how senior scientists are managing their teams and research projects