ViewImmunology society launches Covid vaccine information site

As UK temporarily bans some flights amid fears over new South African variant of coronavirus

ViewYork and UCL scoop education prizes for ‘strong’ Covid response

Chemistry departments at institutions recognised for “ground-breaking” education initiatives during pandemic

ViewFrom Covid-19 to COP26

Funders’ event at conference highlights the pandemic’s lessons for fighting climate change, says Eleanor Smith

ViewNo return to ‘pre-Covid comfort zone’, minister tells universities

Michelle Donelan wants post-pandemic era to usher in big changes for higher education

ViewCovid restrictions still in place at many European universities

Report by European University Association warns more restrictions may come in as cases rise

ViewItaly’s universities demand centre stage in Covid-19 recovery

Academia is poised to boost the economy through science, tech and digitisation, rectors say

ViewUKRI ODA budget delayed after science minister catches Covid

Funder is waiting on business department to confirm ODA allocation for 2022 and beyond

ViewGlobal academy group calls for equitable Covid-19 recovery

Academies of sciences and humanities from G7 nations warn pandemic has exacerbated inequalities

ViewNine in 10 students in England vaccinated against Covid

But ONS data suggest that half of unvaccinated students are unlikely to accept a jab

ViewCollaboration suffered in race to understand Covid-19

“Unprecedented” pandemic funding resulted in fragmented research

ViewBiomedical body calls for vetting of Covid test centres

Mass testing centres should be fully accredited or absorbed into the NHS, institute says

ViewUniversities were ‘told to loan Covid equipment’ to private firm

Government reportedly told institutions to lend equipment to company it awarded £133 million Covid-testing contract

ViewEx-ERC chief urges EU to act on young researchers hit by Covid

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon warns “shattered careers” and “destroyed motivations” could be “irreversible" without action

ViewCovid-19 ‘cruel irony’ for developing country science

Pandemic boosted relevance of science but decimated research budgets

ViewLeaders highlight varied impacts of Covid-19 on research

Some researchers have stalled while others are overwhelmed, according to Australian health conference speakers

ViewEU approves Covid funds for Estonia, Finland and Romania

Move means countries can begin to receive money earmarked for activities including research and innovation

ViewSouth Africans quick to turn sour on Covid vaccines

Social media survey reveals country's rapid drop in positive attitudes to jabs

ViewVast majority of students have had Covid jab, survey suggests

Ninety per cent of students have received at least one jab—as life satisfaction rises

ViewSage calls for ‘policy work’ on reintroducing Covid measures

New restrictions should come in sooner rather than later, suggests Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies

ViewCape Town university makes Covid-19 jabs compulsory

Panel to draw up operational details and exemptions of mandate by December

View‘Universities central to post-Covid fightback’

Commission’s 2022 plan of action puts focus on removing national barriers to institutional collaboration

ViewTraditional research powers produced diversity of Covid R&D

Western European countries have fared well in generating comprehensive research responses to the pandemic

ViewBulgaria seeks €6.6bn in EU Covid-recovery funding

Country’s submission of plans includes research and climate spending, and leaves just Dutch plan outstanding

ViewUK trial of Valneva Covid-19 vaccine reports positive results

Study suggests jab more effective than AstraZeneca, after UK cancelled 100 million Valneva doses

ViewCovid-19 experts in Australia ‘trolled and threatened’

Scientists receive death threats and abuse for speaking out

ViewMPs’ Covid report shows that all policy needs evidence

Damning indictment reveals the folly of trying to separate advice from decision-making, says David Walker

ViewSlovakia gets first tranche of EU Covid recovery funding

First payment of €822 million will support country’s plan to overhaul research and build supercomputer

ViewInnovate UK applying Covid lessons to be ‘best in the world’

Funder’s chief Indro Mukerjee wants to learn from its successes of supporting businesses during pandemic

View‘We should have made vaccines’ says former Covid czar

Salim Abdool Karim says failure to develop local jabs mistake of South Africa's pandemic response

ViewCovid-19 clinical studies turn a blind eye to Africa

Less than one in 20 clinical trials took place on the continent, study finds