UK universities forced to innovate in fight for survival Bethan Staton in London and Chris Tighe in Newcastle, FINANCIAL TIMES, July 28, 2020 At the University of Sunderland, the coronavirus lockdown has brought an opportunity. Responding to a potential fall in student numbers and ris

Lockdown hits vocational education hardest, widening inequalities Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families David Matthews,July 28, 2020 It has almost becom

Editorial: After the lockdown, a tightrope walk toward recovery The spread of Covid-19 has shaken people’s lives around the globe in an extraordinary way, threatening health, disrupting economic activity, and hurting wellbeing and jobs. Since our last Economic Outlook update, in early