Afterword

As we finalise the last edits to this manuscript, the context of higher education has changed suddenly and unexpectedly due to Covid-19. By the end of March 2020, in the UK and across the world, people and governments are scrambling to control and contain a pandemic. Governments have mandated that the population practice social-distancing, work remotely, and stay home wherever possible to reduce the spread of this novel coronavirus, and to protect the vulnerable – that is those who are elderly or who have underlying health conditions. Higher Education Institutions move to provide teaching and assessment online, with academics and students having to quickly learn how to work and use new technology and introduce different pedagogies and research approaches.