ViewCovid-19 ‘disrupted’ progress on tackling grade inflation

Universities UK publishes briefing on combatting rise in top grades

View‘Milestone’ Covid vaccine plant launched in Cape Town

Facility will help Africa "shed colonial chains"

ViewWorld failed Africa on Covid vaccines, economic forum told

Africa CDC head rubbishes claims that hesitancy led to low vaccination rates

ViewFailings identified in UKRI’s Covid-19 response

Response came at “substantial personal cost” with grant application system “unfit for purpose”, finds report

ViewAfrican Covid-19 research ‘limited’ in 2020 study finds

But Africans produced nearly all Covid-19 literature about Africa in pandemic's first year

ViewInternational student numbers return to pre-Covid levels

DAAD analysis shows Germany becoming more attractive to students from abroad

ViewCovid-19 scuppers Australian Antarctic research trip

CSIRO cancels research vessel’s 56-day voyage after participant tests positive for coronavirus in Hobart

ViewStudents should return to the Covid frontline, say NHS chiefs

NHS staffing crisis prompts call for medical students to help out on wards

ViewStudents advised to test for Covid before campus return

Ministers have also updated guidance on use of face coverings in higher education

ViewWellcome head ‘deeply frustrated’ over lack of Covid measures

Jeremy Farrar says governments are still not acting early enough as Omicron variant spreads

ViewEU funding found to have led to over 2,700 Covid papers so far

Analysis finds that 80 per cent of publications were supported by three major funding schemes

ViewScientists seek tougher Covid restrictions over Christmas

Call comes as data suggest Omicron variant could drive surge in UK hospital admissions

View80 research charities benefit from £20m Covid support fund

Government package will support 450 early career researchers funded by UK medical research charities

ViewSurvey reveals lack of public interest in official Covid guidance

Sense About Science launches study into public perception of government information during Covid-19

ViewKenyan truckers face high Covid risk

Seroprevalence higher among drivers than in the general population, study shows

ViewAfrica sees steepest Covid-19 surge to date

Delta and Omicron variants to blame, WHO says, but deaths are low

ViewResearch groups unite in defence of Covid-19 scientists

German alliance slams Bild article on researchers whose work is used by government

ViewOxford researchers launch trial to test new Covid treatments

‘Panoramic’ trial to examine multiple antiviral drugs picked out by government’s UK Antiviral Taskforce

ViewCovid vaccines are a very expensive miracle

Private profit from public investments shows need to reform intellectual property system, says Massimo Florio

ViewCovid vaccines in sprays, patches and pills on the way

Inhalable and needle-free vaccines are being developed—but why is it taking so long?

ViewQueen Mary’s nasal spray ‘helps prevent Covid-19’

Team is now planning UK trials of novel defence against coronavirus

View‘Don’t lose Covid-19 research momentum,’ says vaccine creator

Invest in pandemic preparedness research like we invest in armed forces, urges Oxford’s Sarah Gilbert

ViewUK skin patch vaccine ‘could work against all Covid variants’

Abingdon-based company trialling micro-needle vaccine in Switzerland says it should be effective against Omicron variant

ViewCovid-19 exposed ‘deficient’ risk management system, say peers

Lords committee says UK should become better at anticipating, preparing for and responding to risks

ViewFive South African universities make Covid jabs mandatory

Move follows government decision to consult around compulsory vaccination to enter public areas

View£1.6m study to investigate blood clot risk of Covid-19 vaccines

Researchers to explore rare occurrences of blood clots in vaccinated people with low platelet count

ViewUK’s Covid jab manufacturing capabilities in disarray again

Fears over the country’s future capacity to make vaccines, as worrying Covid-19 variant reaches UK

ViewOmicron variant triggers new university Covid restrictions

Face coverings recommended as reports from South Africa suggest university outbreaks accelerated Covid variant’s spread

ViewUK public trust in science ‘on the rise’ after Covid-19 hit

Trust in scientists rises by 13 percentage points among British public between 2018 and 2020

View‘Early response’ determined Ireland’s Covid research success

Reports highlight how fast-track funding and pivoting focus made meaningful impact on pandemic response