Sage: staggering campus reopenings ‘of limited value’

More students to return from 8 March, but other learners must keep studying online until a review by the end of the Easter holidays

22 February

Almost 40,000 student cases were reported before November but most staff cases have been reported since

22 February

Leaders say they are happy to support safe return of students, but worry about timing and convincing staff

16 February

Academics recommend repeated testing in January so universities ‘can open up the student experience’

23 December

Bringing students back in tranches may increase the prospect of repeated self-isolation and may simply delay outbreaks of Covid-19, research says