Crisis Response in Higher Education

Mats Benner is Professor and Dean at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden. He has written extensively on research policy and university governance, and served on many advisory committees for universities, organizations and governments.Mary O’Kane is a company director, government advisor and Executive Chair of O’Kane Associates, specialising in major reviews of research and academic organisations in a range of countries. She was New South Wales Chief Scientist & Engineer from 2008-2018; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1996-2001. She is particularly experienced in the governance of research companies and organisations.Jonathan Grant is founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. His main interests are in biomedical and health R&D policy, research impact assessment, the use of research and evidence in policy and decision-taking, andthe social purpose of universities in the 21st century. He was previously Professor of Public Policy at King’s College London.

• Part 1: The University mission before, during and after COVID.- Part 2: An overview of pre-pandemic higher education systems, challenges and opportunities in the UK, Sweden and Australia.- Chapter 1: Higher education in the United Kingdom.- Chapter 2: Higher education in Sweden: unitary and diversified under state authority.- Chapter 3: Higher education in Australia.- Part 3: COVID stories – the lived experience of students, staff, academics and leaders during the pandemic.- Chapter4: The lived experience of students during the COVID pandemic.- Chapter 5:  The lived experience of academics during the COVID pandemic.- Chapter 6: The lived experience of professional staff response to COVID.- Chapter 7: The lived experience of university leaders during the COVID pandemic.- Part 4: Closing reflections and lessons learnt for the future – time for a university reset.