Microcredentials need macro-investment England’s main skills challenge is not over-education but preparing workers for the emerging economy, says Tim Blackman By Tim Blackman 25 May
Sweden boosts university places due to pandemic As after the 2008 financial crisis, Swedes have responded to the coronavirus-induced downturn by making plans to return to university By David Matthews 24 May
The week in higher education – 28?May 2020 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By 91茄子 reporters 22 May
Scholars of death ‘aghast’ at UK’s ‘failures’ in pandemic crisis Failings on protective clothing have caused immense suffering for families of the dying, argues researcher By Matthew Reisz 22 May
UK unions and employers commit to work together during pandemic Representatives agree to discuss how to safely reopen campuses By Anna McKie 22 May
International cooperation is the key to global recovery By working together, universities can aid in economic growth, support societal recovery and improve resilience of key institutions, write the heads of U15 and the Russell Group By Hans-Jochen Schiewer 22 May
Call to avoid European HE funding cuts by ‘learning lessons of crash’ EUA policy expert warns against financially driven institutional mergers as solution in crisis By Ellie Bothwell 21 May
Crisis recovery ‘will break UK’s discipline boundaries’ UK research will become more interdisciplinary and community-focused in wake of pandemic, academic leaders tell 91茄子 event By Jack Grove 20 May
Cambridge lectures will be online only next year Meanwhile, the University of Bolton details plans to fully reopen in September, including use of temperature scanners By Anna McKie 20 May
Now is the time for global citizenship education to come of age Maastricht University’s cross-syllabus approach could point the way forward, say Herco Fonteijn and Teun Dekker By Herco Fonteijn 20 May
Fears raised over scope of OfS’ crisis regulatory powers Experts warn that, while it is important to stabilise the sector, the proposed conditions threaten university autonomy By Anna McKie 19 May
Netherlands strikes open access deal with Elsevier World’s biggest academic publisher signs ‘global first’ open science agreement with Dutch universities and research councils By Jack Grove 19 May