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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: 17.03 (17:30)

In light of the new advice from the UK Government yesterday, the University can now confirm we will deliver all teaching online for the remainder of Semester 2, which ends on Friday 29 May 2020.

More details will follow on any necessary assessments yet to take place, but there will be no examinations on campus.

We hope this will enable students to make informed decisions about whether to stay on campus or to relocate elsewhere. To reassure students who wish to stay on campus, essential services such as student accommodation, shops and catering outlets as well as the Library and Sports Training Village remain operational.

We will, of course, continue to closely monitor official advice and update you.

Coronavirus: More universities halt teaching and exams In UK
Source : BBC News

Salford, Bristol, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Southampton universities are among the latest to rearrange teaching and exams to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Measures include ending term early, online teaching and cancelling exams.

Prof Shearer West said in a letter, which she asked students to share with friends and family: "I am writing to let you know what measures we are taking immediately to reassure you, protect your health and ensure that your learning can continue."
Nottingham will put all teaching online from 23 March and is cancelling all trips overseas and residential trips within the UK.

However, the letter stresses the university - including its libraries - will remain open.

Salford University has announced all teaching - except for final-year students - will be suspended from Monday, but the campus and student accommodation will remain open.

Edinburgh is also transferring teaching online. Exams are cancelled for first- and second-year students, with those in their third year and beyond taking them online.

Again, the university stressed it was still open, with libraries, counselling, research and study spaces operating as usual.

"Students should be assured that they will achieve their qualifications on time and an Edinburgh degree will still hold the same value," said a spokesperson.

The University of West of Scotland has asked students not to attend its campuses from Monday, although it, too, says it will remain open.

It intends to move to remote learning "to reduce the number of individuals on campus at any one time".

Early holidays
Meanwhile, the University of Southampton has decided to bring its spring holiday forward by a week so that term now ends on 13 March.

"We will keep any impact to the absolute minimum and ensure all students can successfully complete their term's learning," it said in a statement.

Summer term is scheduled to start as normal next month.

In a similar move, the University of Bristol has announced it will end face-to-face teaching earlier this term, on 18 March. Online teaching will begin after the holidays and all overseas fieldtrips are cancelled.

Bristol vice-chancellor Hugh Brady, said he believed the measures were "balanced and proportionate".

"This is indeed a very worrying time for us all - professionally and personally - but I am confident that we can harness our collective ingenuity, resolve and passion for our institution to navigate the choppy waters ahead," he said.

Across the city, University of West of England took a different approach, tweeting: "It is currently business as usual here but please rest assured we're monitoring the situation very closely and are able to act quickly if it changes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and visitors."

A number of universities had previously announced moves to online teaching, including Durham, Manchester Metropolitan, the London School of Economics and Loughborough.

Unis, schools start shutting down
By Capucine Yeomans, Editor at LinkedIn

Universities and schools across the country are starting to switch to online learning to help combat the spread of coronavirus. Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement on Sunday that schools would not be shutting down, dozens of non-government schools across NSW and Victoria have closed for up to four weeks.

In WA, Curtin University moved all lectures online on Friday, while the University of Notre Dame will deliver all lectures, tutorials and labs for its nursing and midwifery students over the internet.
In NSW, Macquarie University announced today it will pause teaching for 12 days as it transitions to online courses. It confirmed one of its students has tested positive for the virus.
The University of Technology Sydney has also stopped all teaching and learning for a week while it moves courses online.
Melbourne's Deakin University will pause in-person teaching for 10 days.

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