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Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have had to change their delivery and ways of working at incredible speed. The disruptive innovation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is having profound impacts on all stakeholders of HEIs. This study reports on the results of the project which has brought together 3 perspectives from Poland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. The purpose was to evaluate and compare the performance of Universities during this period. Performance is understood as an assessment of support given by a University to its stakeholders in the following spheres: organisational, technical, technological, competency and social. This study will contribute to better understanding the context of value creation by Universities during the pandemic and post-pandemic period.

Z wprowadzenia: "Z wielką przyjemnością oddaję w Państwa ręce kolejny numer „Państwa i Społeczeństwa” poświęcony medycynie i zdrowiu publicznemu. Niektórzy autorzy i recenzenci bieżącego numeru pisali swoje teksty wykorzystując kwarantannę lub – jak niżej podpisany – izolację związaną z zakażeniem COVID-19. W ten sposób można przewrotnie powiedzieć, że środowisko akademickie nie tylko nie poddaje się epidemii, ale wręcz wykorzystuje ją do działań zmierzających do rozwijania nauki, nie tylko tej związanej bezpośrednio z zagadnieniami wirusologicznymi."(...)

Selective bibliography of monographies and articles from representative scientific and professional journals in the field of information science and book science as well as social communication and media, which were published in Poland in 2020 and 2021 (until August 2021).

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly risky for people with disabilities and severe medical conditions, not only because the virus may be a direct threat to their physical health but also because of social exclusion and negating their needs and rights. Objective: This study aimed to assess the attitudes of people from different age groups toward people with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: The study included 135 people (19–85 years old) and was conducted in May 2020. Data was collected using the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities and a self-designed Questionnaire regarding the attitudes toward people with ID during the pandemic. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 24 (ANOVA). Results: The results of the study showed that the general attitudes were only slightly supportive and differed among people of different age groups: the youngest generation expressed the most positive attitudes and the oldest participants expressed the most negative ones. Conclusions: As the pandemic is spreading rapidly with no definitive solution, awareness to create more positive attitudes toward people with ID and recognizing their needs is essential.