Students in coronavirus lockdown at their halls of residence have been partying until the early hours after the university allowed larger ‘bubbles’, neighbours claim. Some 1,500 students at Manchester Metropolitan University have been told to self-isolate at the Birley and Cambridge halls for a fortnight after a Covid-19 outbreak. But local residents claim the young … Read more
Students in coronavirus lockdown at their halls of residence have been partying until the early hours after the university allowed larger ‘bubbles’, neighbours claim. Some 1,500 students at Manchester Metropolitan University have been told to self-isolate at the Birley and Cambridge halls for a fortnight after a Covid-19 outbreak. But local residents claim the young … Read more
Lawyers have encouraged students in isolation at university to seek their help pro-bono amid a growing row over coronavirus lockdowns on campuses. Up to 4,000 students across Britain are now self-isolating for a fortnight after more than 500 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed across at least 32 universities. Among them are 1,700 students under lockdown … Read more
Lawyers have encouraged students in isolation at university to seek their help pro-bono amid a growing row over coronavirus lockdowns on campuses. Up to 4,000 students across Britain are now self-isolating for a fortnight after more than 500 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed across at least 32 universities. Among them are 1,700 students under lockdown … Read more
A university is facing backlash after asking students who have been locked down in halls of residence to remove comical signs and messages displayed in their windows. Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is one of at least 32 universities in the UK to have confirmed cases of coronavirus. Thousands of students are on lockdown, some enforced … Read more
Four students at the University of St Andrews have contracted coronavirus after a freshers’ week party in a hall of residence. More than 40 people are now self-isolating following the party, which broke national coronavirus restrictions limiting gatherings to no more than six people from two households. On Friday, St Andrews asked all its students … Read more
Universities are considering making students live in ‘bubbles’ with people on their courses as part of a series of measures to reopen campuses in September, as the sector faces its greatest challenge yet. Students arriving at university for the first time could be faced with virtual freshers’ week events, fewer large-scale lectures and one-way systems … Read more