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Bringing students back in tranches may increase the prospect of repeated self-isolation and may simply delay outbreaks of Covid-19, research says

Hepi event also hears v-cs argue that free speech rows reflect wider social issues ‘at play in universities’ as key sites of debate

Trauma suffered by lecturers who were forced to teach in-person during coronavirus spike should not be dismissed, say Paul Hanna, Carl Walker and Mark Erickson

Major UK survey finds established staff much more likely to have confidence in university over progression issues

But Frédérique Vidal admits the term ‘has no scientific definition’, and it remains unclear who will conduct the investigation

More students to return from 8 March, but other learners must keep studying online until a review by the end of the Easter holidays

Almost 40,000 student cases were reported before November but most staff cases have been reported since 

UK Research and Innovation announces additional £11 million for UK doctoral students but rejects plea for blanket six-month extensions

Mushrooming university may need to limit its activities to balance the books, new president suggests

No institution will be able to make it alone amid the pandemic-induced tumult, so let’s make shared values the antidote to the crisis, says Ferruccio Resta

University expresses concerns about ‘untrue statements’ but UCU remains in dark over what caused problem

Former universities minister says there is a danger reforms will focus too narrowly on colleges