This article, drawing on data from an international survey -- distributed in the summer of 2020 -- explores the experiences and concerns of academic staff (n = 167) working in universities in Ireland and their perceptions of their institutions' early response to the pandemic. Concerns related to transitioning to remote online working, impact on…

This article reports on how those working in post-secondary education and training in Singapore perceive the professional effects of a transition to online learning, teaching and assessment (LTA) as a consequence of the COVID-19 global pandemic. It draws on a survey sample of n = 1553 educators and trainers working in Singapore and their…

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the university sector globally. This article reports on the Australian findings from a large-scale survey of academic staff and their experiences and predictions of the impact of the pandemic on their wellbeing. We report the perceptions of n = 370 Australian academics and accounts of their…

Universities in the UK, and in other countries like Australia and the USA, have responded to the operational and financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic by prioritising institutional solvency and enforcing changes to the work practices and profiles of their staff. For academics, an adjustment to institutional life under COVID-19…