ViewCovid-19 pushes Australian research openness

Open-access publishing gains momentum amid unprecedented pandemic-driven changes to academia

ViewNo government cost breakdown for university Covid-19 testing

Lateral flow testing programme is part of £22 billion track and trace scheme

ViewFour in five Africans ‘would take Covid-19 vaccine’

But acceptance rates vary between countries

ViewUK spent nearly £12bn on Covid vaccines, with more needed

Government had to change rules and establish ministerial panel to approve large sums, report finds

ViewMeeting for EU Covid-19 vaccine recommendation brought forward

European Medicines Agency schedules potential vaccine recommendation for 21 December

ViewCroatian leader’s Covid-19 advisory group in disarray

Fallout is ongoing from disagreements on seriousness of pandemic and best mitigation measures

ViewVallance and Whitty lay out issues in R&D response to Covid-19

Chief advisers cite phase 2 trials, manufacturing and social care research as areas for improvement

ViewAcademics alarmed over lack of post-Covid-19 plans

Trade union demands budget with focus on making Denmark safer, greener and more skilled

ViewSupercomputers crucial in fight against Covid-19, forum hears

Australian and Japanese scientists are using world’s fastest computers to model coronavirus and human behaviour

ViewCovid casts shadow over ‘soaring’ business-HE partnerships

Pre-pandemic partnerships were rising but future looks uncertain, says NCUB

ViewUniversity finances ‘relatively positive’ despite Covid-19

But regulator for England warns of challenges ahead

View‘Traditional’ university halls are unsuitable for Covid-19 pandemic

Police and university security could be called in for the ‘suppression of parties’ in Scotland

ViewNHS testing system ‘did not plan’ for university Covid spike

Watchdog claims government coronavirus testing programme was not prepared for university demand

ViewErasmus+ trips plummet due to Covid

European Commission data show 77 per cent decline in planned exchanges as virtual alternatives surge

View2020: The year of Covid-19

The pandemic wasn’t the only thing that happened in 2020, but it infected almost everything

ViewMedical regulator defends Covid-19 vaccine approval

MHRA head June Raine lauds ‘flexibility and agility’ of UK researchers

ViewScotland cancels Highers as new year Covid guidance published

Exams to be scrapped in Scotland next year, while students get clarity on spring term

View‘Watershed moment’ as first Covid vaccine given in UK

Chief scientist Patrick Vallance hails first non-trial vaccination as a step towards resuming normality

ViewUKRI defends its support for PhD students during Covid-19

Funder says it has ‘finite funds’ and has to ‘make difficult decisions’ about support

ViewGraduate roles ‘least affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

Report reveals optimism for graduate jobs, but warns disruptions remain

ViewUS researcher told she could not assist with UK Covid-19 testing

Visa issue cited when university initially declined student’s offer to help

ViewTech industry warns of impact of Covid-19 on R&D activity

Social distancing and decreased access to labs may have negatively affected businesses, says techUK

ViewResearch sector outlines its importance in Covid-19 recovery

Sustainability of the sector must be taken into account in post-Covid recovery, say UK organisations

ViewGroupthink hurt Covid response, says ex-chief medical officer

Warning comes as former UK minister calls for independent body to plan for future emergencies

ViewCovid ‘has failed to drive revolution in open data’

But survey suggests data-sharing is widely seen as ‘way forward’ despite lacklustre preprint performance

ViewAI deployed to fight Covid-19 in Africa

Canada and Sweden fund projects to respond to ongoing pandemic and future disease outbreaks

ViewESRC funds observatories on Covid-19 policy and economics

Funding includes £1.6 million grant for International Public Policy Observatory led by University College London

ViewDoctor warns of false negatives in student Covid-19 tests

Students should not rely on lateral flow test results, GP says

ViewThe Covid-19 recovery: whose evidence will count?

The pandemic has shown that research, policy and power are inseparable, says James Georgalakis

ViewVictoria dealing well with Covid, university event told

State in a strong position but remote teaching may continue, chief health officer says