Coronavirus: Will UK universities open in September?

By ITS Education Asia

More on how the pandemic situation is affecting educational institutions around the globe and therefore the prospects and decisions of students.  The BBC reports students must decide by 18th June whether or not to accept university offers for the new academic year.

Universities are currently considering how they will operate from September, and many of them have already decided to alter their normal schedule.

Plans include:

• Cambridge's lectures will be held online for the entire year
• Manchester, Reading and Queen's Belfast will have online lectures for the autumn term
• Keele is using a five-stage alert system, similar to the government's coronavirus scheme, to decide its policy
• Aberdeen is delaying the start of next term by two weeks
• Durham has reversed a decision to move teaching wholly online

You need to contact individual universities or check their websites to find out what they have decided.

Other questions addressed in the article include:

• Do I have to go?
• Will universities charge full tuition fees?
• What about accommodation costs?
• Can I defer my place?
• Will international students still come to the UK?
• Is the government helping universities?

If you are thinking of attending a UK university this year this article is well worth reading.

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