Funders extend deadlines as research upended Project delays, as universities and labs shut down, prompt grant flexibility – but levels of leniency vary By David Matthews 21 March
A levels to be awarded through teacher judgement and mock results Students will also have the option of sitting an exam in September, as NUS says proposed methodology is ‘heartening’ By Anna McKie 20 March
Exam cancellations to spark ‘almighty scramble’ in UK admissions Fallout from virus measures could hit poorest students hardest or be basis for advent of PQA, sector figures suggest By Anna McKie 20 March
Licence to ‘remix’ research alarms humanities scholars Concerns raised over proposed UK open access rules that would require researchers to surrender copyright By Jack Grove 20 March
Coronavirus: emergency research funds required, warns Russell Group As UK research laboratories close, research-intensive universities call for extra funds to cover cost of disruption to science By Jack Grove 19 March
Schools shutdown creates UK university admissions uncertainty UUK says students ‘should not lose out on opportunity to go to university’ after exams cancelled By John Morgan 19 March
Why I had to quit Sexism, unthinking managerialism and toxic ‘them and us’ attitudes are still pervasive within UK universities, according to an anonymous academic who found the dissonances between her values, career expectations and lived reality too much to bear By Anonymous 19 March
Athena SWAN revamp urged as academics lose faith in awards Independent steering group says new processes must stop penalising those it is supposed to help and restore confidence in the award By Anna McKie 19 March
Coronavirus: English regulator to ‘support financial sustainability’ New objective to support university finances during Covid-19 crisis suggests a new path for England’s higher education regulator By Jack Grove 18 March
Flexible admissions could mitigate Covid-19 impact Experts say institutions should allow students to delay start date and relax entry requirements By Ellie Bothwell 18 March
Sudden shift to teaching-only contracts ahead of REF census Latest data show about a quarter of universities now have a fifth of full-time academics classed as teaching only By Simon Baker 18 March
Lock-down forces tough choices on scientists As labs shut, researchers in Milan fear losing months of work – and urge colleagues abroad to prepare now for similar restrictions By David Matthews 17 March