Adapt and overcome: Like the rest of the world, the higher education sector was severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. How have universities responded to the lockdown, and how might it affect the way engineering is taught in future?

“IT WAS DEFINITELY really weird to begin with!” recalls Iyanu Agbedejobi, a first-year ChemEng student at the University of Bath. Like countless others, Agbedejobi's studies came to an unexpected halt on 23 March when the UK entered its coronavirus lockdown. Lectures went online, exams were conducted from home and lab work became impossible. However, while the pandemic proved highly disruptive, it has also triggered a wave of innovations.