ViewOfS asks how Covid has shaped international student support

England’s universities regulator publishes briefing and call for evidence on challenges faced by overseas students

ViewBack education in post-Covid rebuild, Canberra told

Australian university group urges politicians to increase student places and review Job-Ready Graduates scheme

ViewCovid ‘not over yet’, warns Royal Society of Medicine

Medical society president warns against complacency as UK transitions out of pandemic

ViewUK government stops funding two university-led Covid surveys

Researchers disappointed as government ceases funding for Imperial’s React-1 study and KCL’s Zoe app

ViewAfrican research ‘gradually’ recovering from Covid shock

But more than two-thirds of researchers say pandemic stopped their work

ViewEpidemics coalition invests $42m in Cambridge Covid vaccine

DIOSynVax to develop vaccine candidate to protect against Sars-Cov-2 variants and other major coronaviruses

ViewUK funders to recognise Covid impacts in grant applications

Major R&D funders pledge to make “appropriate adjustments” when assessing applications from Covid-hit researchers

ViewCancer R&D funding decimated during Covid crisis, says NCRI

National Cancer Research Institute warns research impact of pandemic could continue “over next few years”

ViewSage to ease back on Covid-19

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies will not be meeting regularly on coronavirus anymore

ViewSurvey finds Covid-19 hit R&D at African universities hardest

African institutions report more widespread fall in research funding than other regions during pandemic

ViewONS Covid infection survey ‘worth its weight in gold’

UK government must keep “invaluable” Covid-19 survey and expand it to other diseases, MPs hear

ViewTake action on poor mental health post Covid, universities told

Charity marks University Mental Health Day with call for year-round support for students

ViewEU Covid recovery fund ‘could transform R&D in some countries’

First annual report finds implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility “well underway”, says Commission

ViewGovernment’s student Covid support given low score

Poorly targeted emergency funding led to student hardship during pandemic, say auditors

ViewUniversity Covid guidance updated as rules are relaxed

DfE issues updated advice after prime minister confirms end of restrictions in England

ViewFears for safety of students and staff as Covid rules set to end

Vice-chancellors seek “urgent clarification” that universities can continue to distribute free test kits

ViewLifting of Covid restrictions: what the experts are saying

Researchers react to Boris Johnson’s forthcoming “living with Covid” strategy

ViewCovid preparedness hindered by ‘disinvestment in public health’

Academy of Medical Sciences president says more needs to be done for future pandemic preparedness

ViewUK researchers to trial Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine

Moderna vaccine to be trialled by team at St George’s, University of London

ViewUK genomics network praised for impact on Covid-19 response

Independent report says long-term support is needed for UK public health genomics beyond the pandemic

ViewAustria, South Africa collaborate on plant-made Covid drugs

Cape Bio Pharms to scale up inhalant that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection

ViewOxford researchers probe impact of Covid on pregnancy

Team will attempt to fill “unacceptable” dearth of evidence on pregnancy and Covid-19 vaccinations

ViewCovid variant found in Nigeria could have been ‘of concern’

Reconstructed spread of ‘Eta’ shows challenge of tracking virus globally

ViewNeglected disease trials hit by Covid funding blow, report shows

Investment declines but overall R&D picture for diseases such as tuberculosis hailed as “reassuring”

ViewCovid-19 limited Swedish data collection, report finds

UKÄ warns that restrictions on visits and opening hours hampered studies and record keeping

ViewMinister says EU nations support event for Covid-hit researchers

Various member states back high-level careers conference championed by former ERC president, says Portuguese minister

ViewSarima plans first face-to-face meeting since Covid

Research management body’s 20th anniversary conference scheduled for August

ViewAnimal research in Australia hit by Covid disruptions

Continued border closure affects users of research animals as supplier’s future hangs in the balance

ViewOxford trial seeks 6,000 volunteers to test Covid antivirals

Clinical trial is investigating potential benefits of drugs to vaccinated patients with underlying conditions

ViewFinal-year students fear impact of Covid-19 on grades

ONS survey reveals stark differences between third-year students and those further from graduation