Barry Holmes, HR Director at RCSI – University of Medicine & Health Sciences – and W100 Network Member, explains how employee engagement, wellbeing and support were at the forefront of all they did in managing the COVID-19 crisis.

As a renewing W100 members for 2020-21 claim your free ticket to the Times Higher Education virtual World Academic Summit on 1-2 September, and join a special W100 session.

Universities have moved on from the immediate crisis communications response, but the reputational challenges of on-going pandemic reputation management are no less complex, according to the latest W100 survey.

As COVID-19 continues to challenge every aspect of universities and life in general, we revisit our Taking the Temperature of COVID-19 survey.

Reputation management is key to the response of universities to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The W100 Network is working with members to share intelligence and experiences during this challenging period.

As the dust begins to settle on universities, and the immediate communications drive dries up, is academia in the firing line?

We hosted webinars for our experts to discuss the data collected in March, and examine how 65 leading global universities have managed reputation and stakeholders so far during the COVID-19 crisis.

Our Head of Global Network Development explores University communicators’ crucial role in pandemic response and looks at the data from our COVID19 tracker

Reputation and the pandemic: what happens next? Mark Sudbury looks at how universities are looking at the next stage of activities of the pandemic response

Justin Ralph, CIO at World 100 Member, RCSI in Dublin, shares his experience of how IT and online transformation can happen quickly in a crisis

On Thursday the 23rd April Mark Sudbury was joined by Chair of the W100 Committee, Andrea Farquhar for a webinar focussing on communications in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Universities around the world have been stepping up to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways. Our latest round-up from World 100 members highlights how universities have been showcasing the efforts of scientists and social scientists in addressing key elements of the pandemic.