Covid-19: don’t gamble with health, says union after Sage report

Lack of study space and poor connections hinder online learning

Office for Students says survey shows some students in England are being left behind by ‘digital poverty’

3 September

Keep teaching online-only until Christmas, says UK academic union

UCU warns that reopening of campuses next month could drive a surge in coronavirus cases, making universities the ‘care homes of a second wave’

By Chris Havergal

30 August

University teaching should stay remote, says Independent Sage

Group of prominent UK scientists warns that the risk of infection is too high for in-person teaching

By Anna McKie

21 August

Smaller class sizes push more teaching into evenings and weekends

THE survey of Covid-19 safety rules finds most UK campuses will require wearing of face coverings, often during teaching, with some universities providing transparent visors for lecturers

By Anna McKie

20 August

Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by msl_csp on September 7, 2020 - 8:49am

There should be testing capacity set up on campuses rather than in underused locations as at present. The risk to the students themselves seems low so it just a question of making sure they do not pass the virus on.

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