Quarter of UK students ‘unable to properly access online learning’

The link heading is slightly misleading. It's not simply Internet issues. There are environmental matters, too. If, in the event, young people are predominantly required to learn at home, there will be a multitude of young people in flats and homes where it is not conducive for study - and public libraries have very short opening hours at the moment. The basic context is true, however: CoVID will exacerbate existing inequalities and HEIs should consider deeply how these inequalities can be ameliorated. That's not to contradict the UCU preference for non-return to campus, but to request some adequate response to the problems for a sector of the young people.