This report, commissioned by Springer Nature, summarises the findings of a study that has
examined the evidence of current
and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on research activities within universities.
This work focusses on two higher education systems, in the
UK and Australia, which are particularly reliant on international student fees
to cross-subsidise research. However, many of the findings are equally
applicable to higher education and research systems globally, as are the risks
of failing to protect investment in these systems over the coming years.