Campus attendance should be optional for students

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Breaking promises on campus reopening is the least bad option

With infection rates increasing and online teaching well established, why risk everyone’s health by reopening, asks Richard Watermeyer

By Richard Watermeyer

14 September

The UCU should not see students merely as carriers of the coronavirus

The shielding of the academic workplace from all risk of Covid-19 is not a safe or sane position, says Robert Poole

By Robert Poole

9 September

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Is academic guidance sustainable at distance?

Seeking out students for personal tutoring in socially distanced times is the labour-intensive but necessary task that may defeat universities, says Michael Wynn-Williams

By Michael Wynn-Williams

3 September

Are university leaders up to the challenges of the ‘phygital’ world?

To navigate the pandemic, organisations need a frank review of their competencies, at both senior management and board level, says Michael Hartmann

By Michael Hartmann

10 September

Campus attendance should be optional for students

It makes no sense to oblige students to risk their own and others’ health by travelling long distances and converging on campus, says Brian Wong

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Campus attendance should be optional for students

It makes no sense to oblige students to risk their own and others’ health by travelling long distances and converging on campus, says Brian Wong

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Related articles

Breaking promises on campus reopening is the least bad option

The UCU should not see students merely as carriers of the coronavirus

Is academic guidance sustainable at distance?

Are university leaders up to the challenges of the ‘phygital’ world?

Related universities

University of Oxford

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