University Responses to Covid-19
Louise Bena
Latest university responses added – 15th October 2021
What will university teaching look like this September?
Now that results are out, students are making plans for the upcoming year once more and many will be asking questions like “what will university look like in September?” “what covid measures are in place at universities?”
There have been so many twists and turns as the country has moved in and out of lockdowns, as well as changes in how students and higher education are prioritised.
For more than a year, StudentCrowd have been tracking how each university has been responding in this rapidly changing landscape. We have monitored week-by-week changes in teaching delivery in every university in the UK.
The table below outlines all the universities teaching delivery for 2021/22, as well as all the dates for their virtual open days.
We have also recently added quarantine provisions for students travelling to uni from outside the UK.
We update this information on a weekly basis.
Click on the university name below to find out more about their current teaching plans and quarantine support.
If you notice that we need to update some information, please let us know at support@studentcrowd.com.
UNIVERSITY COVID-19 RESPONSE  | University | Quarantine Provision | Teaching Mode | Open Days | Teaching Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University (Dundee) Source: abertay.ac.uk | Red list - Book a quarantine hotel package, including 2 COVID-19 tests. The maximum cost for a single person is £2285 and includes 10 full days (11 nights) food, drinks, and two Covid tests. The university will fully reimburse you for these costs if you complete their application form before 31 October. | On-campus. | Virtual open day on 30th Oct. | Class sizes will be limited, so larger lectures will still take place online, however, there will be much more opportunity for in-person tutorials, study groups and peer-to-peer interaction. |
| Aberystwyth University Source: aber.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on or before day 2 and day 8 of your stay. The university will support you financially with £1,000 towards the cost of the hotel. | Not specified. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov. Virtual open day on 27th Nov. | Not specified. |
| Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) Source: aru.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse £1,000 towards managed quarantine hotel costs. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 27th Nov. | The university has made the decision to help keep the community safe and manage the risk of coronavirus transmission by keeping in-person classes on campus to smaller groups. Teaching will continue to be scheduled in blocks. |
| Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) Source: aub.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 13th Nov. On campus open days on 6th Nov & 4th Dec. | The university will still be using a blended approach where possible in order to maintain campus safety and appropriate numbers on site. |
| Aston University Source: www2.aston.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | The university has a blended learning approach that will be adopted for all taught programmes at the University. You will study both in person (on-campus) and online, adopting the most appropriate form of learning for each task. |
| BPP Source: bpp.com | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Online learning | Selection of webinars available online. | The university is optimistic they’ll be returning to some form of face-to-face activity as soon as it is safe and sensible to do so. For now, they’ll be continuing to deliver all teaching on the dates scheduled online. |
| Bangor University Source: bangor.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on or before day 2 and day 8 of your stay. The cost of managed quarantine (1 adult in 1 room) is £2285 for 10 full days and includes food, transport, security, testing, and essential wrap-around services, such as medical care and welfare checks. The university will reimburse the cost of quarantine up to a maximum of £2,285. | Blended learning | On-campus open day on 31st Oct & 20th Nov. Virtual open day on 10th Nov & 1st Dec. | Lectures have continued online with some practical work happening face to face but only when it’s a mandatory requirement of the course, such as nursing. |
| Bath Spa University Source: bathspa.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct & 27th Nov. Virtual open day on 15th Dec. | The university is providing a mixture of safe and socially distanced on-campus and online teaching and learning for its students. |
| Birkbeck, University of London Source: bbk.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will be refunding the cost of the managed quarantine hotel and test package to the value of £2285. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 28th Oct. | The university is returning to in-person teaching for the 2021-22 academic year and has exciting plans to provide a blend of in-person and virtual learning opportunities. |
| Birmingham City University Source: bcu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On- campus open day on 21st Nov. | Large group lectures will be moved online for semester 1, but there will be teaching groups on the campus of around 30 people in size. Students will also be taught in subject bubbles to help contact tracing. |
| Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) Source: bishopg.ac.uk | Red list - Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open days on 12th Nov & 8th Dec. | Their core intention is to deliver programmes on-campus and in-person from the start of September without social-distancing restrictions. |
| Boston University Source: bu.edu | Multiple routes | Virtual campus tour and virtual events taking place over the next few months. | During the 2020–2021 academic year, Boston University students have a choice of attending in-person classes or taking classes remotely, with a hybrid teaching format called Learn from Anywhere (LfA). | |
| Bournemouth University (BU) Source: bournemouth.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct, 20th Nov & 27th Nov. Virtual open day on 8th Dec. | They are planning on delivering face-to-face teaching on campus for all students. This will be supplemented by online learning and support from academic advisors. |
| Bradford College Source: bradfordcollege.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Not specified. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | Not specified. |
| Brunel University London Source: brunel.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will be refunding the cost of the managed quarantine hotel and test package up to £2,285. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | The universities approach to learning and teaching prioritises interactive, in-person, on-campus teaching, such as seminars, group work and practical activities. These are complemented by lectures, which may be online, in person or both. |
| Buckinghamshire New University Source: bucks.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will be refunding the cost of the managed quarantine hotel and test package up to £2,285. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. Virtual open day on 17th Nov. | The university is ready for the full return of face-to-face teaching on its covid-secure campuses from September 2021. |
| Canterbury Christ Church University Source: canterbury.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | Canterbury on-campus open day on 20th Nov. | The universities aim is to provide you with an outstanding education that includes significant on-campus teaching, supported by online activities. Each course will tailor its blended learning to the needs of its students and the requirements of your course. |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University Source: cardiffmet.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on day 2 and day 8 of your stay. The university will provide support to students throughout their stay in a managed quarantine facility (MQF) and is committed to facilitating transport for students from their MQF to their new home in Cardiff following their quarantine. | On-campus. | Register interest for the next on-campus open day. | The university will largely be taught face to face in non-socially distanced groups of up to 30 students. |
| Cardiff University Source: cardiff.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on day 2 and day 8 of your stay. Th university will reimburse you the cost of the hotel stay – currently £2,285. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | The university will be delivering in-person teaching on campus. This will include smaller lectures, tutorials, seminars, lab work and workshops. Delivery of some lectures will continue to be online. |
| City, University of London Source: studenthub.city.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse you for expenses associated with quarantine costs based on official receipts, up to £2,285. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | They will be starting the year delivering most of your academic and social activities on-campus and in-person, combined with interactive quality online learning resources. |
| Colchester Institute Source: colchester.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | Colchester campus on-campus open day on 3rd Nov. Braintree campus on-campus open day on 6th Nov. | The university will welcome back students to campus whilst still maintaining safety protocols. |
| Courtauld Institute of Art Source: courtauld.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | Selection of online introduction videos available on website. | Provided that social distancing restrictions have been lifted, The Courtauld is planning that lectures, seminars and tutorials will be delivered in person. Some content from the Conservation Department may be delivered online. |
| Coventry University Source: coventry.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov. | From September, the university plans to return to as much face-to-face teaching on campus as possible, subject to government restrictions and guidance. |
| De Montfort University (DMU) Source: dmu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 4th Dec. | DMU will focus their face-to-face teaching in small environments such as seminars and workshops while keeping large teaching sessions online through a mix of live and pre-recorded lectures. |
| Dublin City University Source: dcu.ie | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | On-campus & virtual open day on 19th Nov & 20th Nov. | DCU have planned to move back to on-campus teaching from September, whilst maintaining safety protocols. |
| Durham University Source: dur.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse all new students for the cost of mandatory hotel quarantine packages including pre-departure and post-arrival testing. | On-campus. | Open day has taken place. | Durham University is planning a high-quality residential experience, including substantial in-person teaching and learning, for the Academic Year 2021/22. |
| Edge Hill University Source: edgehill.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will pay 50% of the quarantine fee which will be offered as a reduction in your tuition fees. | On-campus. | On-campus open days on 13th Nov. | Edge Hill has taken all the necessary measures to ensure that its campus is prepared to keep all students safe and well whilst they return to campus-based teaching. |
| Edge Hotel School Source: essex.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse this cost once you have registered and providing you do not leave the University before November. | Not specified. | Open day has taken place. | Not specified. |
| Edinburgh Napier University Source: my.napier.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | On-campus on 30th Oct. | The university will be offering as much face-to-face on-campus teaching in Trimester 1 as possible. This will be guided by Scottish Government guidelines and the course the pandemic takes in Scotland. |
| Falmouth University Source: falmouth.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct, 17th Nov, 27th Nov & 8th Dec. | You'll be able to learn on campus and in person, with full access to campus facilities and resources. This on-campus learning will then be enhanced with real-time and guided online learning that you can access in your own time. |
| Glasgow Caledonian University Source: gcu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | Teaching will be delivered through a mix of face-to-face classes, lectures, seminars and/or labs, but also includes online delivery of a proportion of the teaching and learning activities. |
| Glasgow School of Art Source: gsa.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The cost of staying in a quarantine managed hotel is £2,285 per person, which the university will reimburse. | Not specified. | Virtual open day on 25th-29th Oct. | Not specified. |
| Glyndwr University Source: glyndwr.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 26th Feb. | All students can expect one on-campus teaching session per week. Face-to-face teaching will differ across programmes. |
| Goldsmiths, University of London Source: gold.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will contribute a maximum of £900 for a stay in a government-approved quarantine hotel and Covid-19 test package. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 10th- 12th Nov. | Non-interactive teaching activities will be pre-recorded and delivered online in a suitable format. Interactive teaching activities will be on campus in person. |
| Guildhall School of Music & Drama Source: gsmd.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Not specified. | Production arts on-campus open day on 4th Nov & virtual open day on 6th Dec. | Not specified. |
| Harper Adams University Source: harper-adams.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | Harper Adams University is providing blended learning. Tutorials and practical lessons may now continue in person, with reduced group sizing. Large group teaching is being delivered online only. |
| Hartpury University Source: hartpury.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | The majority of your teaching will be onsite, with a maximum of two hours per week online. Assessments will be a mix of online and onsite, depending on the module. |
| Heriot-Watt University Source: hw.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Scottish Borders open day on 5th Nov. Edinburgh has subject specific open days in Oct & Nov. | The university is preparing to start the academic year with high-quality online support and learning in place and, if possible depending on health and wellbeing conditions, some face to face activity on campus. |
| Imperial College London Source: imperial.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university has put together a package of events, activities and top recommendations for you to get involved in. | On-campus. | Selection of recorded videos available on website. | Students will be welcomed back to campus in autumn 2021 for in-person teaching throughout the academic year unless they are prevented from doing so by UK government restrictions. |
| Kaplan Open Learning Source: kaplanpathways.com | Not applicable. | Blended learning. | Unknown | From the Autumn 2021 intake onwards, Kaplan Open Learning plan to offer in-person teaching at its UK colleges, with flexible blended learning. They will also offer digital learning for part or all courses for as long as possible. |
| Keele University Source: keele.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel which costs £2,285. The university will be discounting this from your tuition fees. They will also provide free taxi pickup from quarantine hotel to campus. If you are staying in on-campus accommodation once your hotel quarantine has finished the university will provide a welcome pack (includes bedding, kitchen utensils, adapter, thermometer) and support registering with the on-campus Health Centre. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | The university plans to return to face-to-face teaching being at the core of all programmes, whilst making the best use of the new digital approaches they have developed during 2020/21. |
| King's College London (KCL) Source: kcl.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | Register interest for the next open day. | You should expect most of your student experience to take place in person. In addition to teaching on campus, the university will support and enhance your learning with online resources and opportunities where appropriate. |
| Kingston University Source: kingston.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 10th Nov. | Their campuses and facilities will be open and students will have full access to a range of services on campus, as well as online. For most students, the majority of teaching will be on campus, with some elements of online delivery where this enhances students' learning. |
| Lancaster University Source: lancaster.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will refund up to £2,285 of the cost after you start or continue your course. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | For on-campus courses, the university has planned for most teaching to be in-person. They will retain some online teaching where student feedback has been especially positive about this mode of learning. |
| Leeds Arts University Source: leeds-art.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 6th Nov & 27th Nov. | On-campus teaching will include seminars and practical sessions, some teaching and support that we have found benefits from being online will continue to be carried out in this way, including tutorials and lectures. |
| Leeds Beckett University Source: leedsbeckett.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse you the cost of your stay in a quarantine managed hotel in the form of a fee discount. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct & 20th Nov. Virtual open day on 10th Nov. | The university is continuing to develop its learning and teaching methodologies, this will entail a mix of face-to-face and online experiences. |
| Leeds City College Source: leedscitycollege.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Not specified. | Open day on 24th Nov. | Not specified. |
| Leeds Trinity University Source: leedstrinity.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. Virtual open day on 4th Dec. | From 1 September the university will welcome students and staff back to campus. In-person teaching will be supported and further enhanced by additional engagement activities and opportunities online. |
| Liverpool Hope University Source: hope.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov & 1st Dec. Virtual open day on 8th Dec. | The intention for the new academic year is to restore carefully what is needed for a full and fruitful student experience but without rushing into a full restoration of campus life. |
| Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) Source: ljmu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 17th Nov. | The universities intention is to deliver ‘business as usual' during this academic year with face-to-face teaching. They expect all students to be in Liverpool for the start and continuation of their studies. |
| London Metropolitan University Source: londonmet.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will offer support to all students, contact the International Recruitment Team. | On-campus. | Aldgate & Holloway Campus on-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The university is now able to welcome students back to campus, with all teaching happening in person. |
| London School of Commerce Source: lsclondon.co.uk | Not yet specified. | Online learning. | Unknown | Students are able to study in the safety of their own homes as there is no face-to-face teaching. |
| London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Source: info.lse.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. If students have difficulty paying for their quarantine all in one go, there is a deferred payment fund available. Students who have difficulty paying for hotel costs, can apply for a £700 award toward these costs. | Blended learning. | Selection of online open day recordings available on the website. | They'll deliver all compulsory teaching and learning activity in person, including seminars, tutorials, workshops, classes and Harvard style teaching sessions. However, there may be occasional rare circumstances which must be well-justified where they may need to move an activity online. |
| London South Bank University Source: lsbu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus and virtual open day on 13th Nov. | From September, they’ll be timetabling students to be on campus (Southwark, Havering and Croydon) for face-to-face teaching. You’ll be expected to attend campus for your timetabled activities, as anything that’s scheduled for on-campus won’t be available remotely. |
| Loughborough University Source: lboro.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse the full cost of quarantine to the value of £1,750.as well as offer a discount for the COVID-19 tests. The university will also provide one free-of-charge Test and Release Covid-19 test on day 5 of quarantine. | On-campus. | Virtual open day on 30th Oct. | It is the universities intention that teaching in person will remain at the heart of the student experience. |
| Manchester Metropolitan University Source: mmu.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | They aim to provide as much on-campus teaching as possible. They’ll continue with its ‘block teaching’ approach for most courses during the 2021-22 academic year, meaning you’ll learn in small study groups in four blocks of seven weeks. |
| Maynooth University Source: maynoothuniversity.ie | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 26th & 27th Nov. | In the first semester, lectures of up to 250 students, practicals, and tutorials will be held on campus. Most lectures over 250 will be taught remotely but will, wherever possible, include a weekly on-campus experience such as a tutorial. |
| Middlesex University Source: mdx.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus and virtual open day on 13th Nov. | They’re back on campus for teaching and learning in Autumn 2021. Your timetable will be built around teaching time on campus. Then you'll have online sessions for some activities where we know being virtual adds value. |
| Newcastle University Source: enquire.ncl.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | Register interest for the next open day. | All students studying on an on-campus programme will receive in-person teaching. The blended approach means that they plan to deliver lectures etc. through a combination of on-campus, in-person, and online methods. |
| Newman University Source: newman.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov. | All programmes will start as planned in Semester One. The majority of teaching will be on campus, with some programme delivery taking place through online interactive sessions. |
| Northumbria University Source: covid.northumbria.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open days 20th Nov. Register interest for a virtual open day. | The blend of on campus and online learning means that your core learning will take place on campus through interactive group sessions. This will be supported by online content and materials. |
| Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) Source: nua.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 29th Oct, 13th Nov & 3rd Dec. Virtual open day on 14th & 15th Jan. | Teaching at NUA follows an established pattern of hybrid learning. Students can enjoy a mix of in-person sessions on campus, live-streamed online lectures and seminars and on-demand digital sessions. |
| Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Source: ntu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. If you are a new student traveling from a red list country, the university will reimburse the cost of the managed quarantine hotel up to a maximum of £1,750. | On-campus. | Open day on 1st Dec. | Teaching will be in person, wherever this is the most appropriate method and within the constraints of any Government guidance. |
| Oxford Brookes University Source: brookes.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. New students are required to pay the cost of quarantine but the university will provide you with a tuition fee discount of up to £1,750. Continuing students can request a tuition fee deferral, in semester 2, of up to £1,750, to help with cashflow/planning across the academic year. | Blended learning. | Oxford campus open day on 13th Nov. | From September, subject to Covid rules in place at the time, they are planning for teaching to be delivered face to face, whilst restricting gatherings in large numbers. Teaching sessions involving more than 50 students will continue to take place online. |
| Plymouth Marjon University Source: marjon.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 24th Nov. | The university expects to get back to its original way of teaching: group discussions, lively debate, hands-on with equipment, practical and active learning. They’ll keep using teams and a small proportion of teaching will stay online. |
| Queen Margaret University (QMU) Source: qmu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse a maximum of £2,285. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 3rd Nov. | The universities plan is that students will be able to access in-person on-campus activity as usual for all of their small group work. They plan to deliver lectures online, allowing you to watch and review them when and where you want to. |
| Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Source: qmul.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse 50% of the costs. | Blended learning. | Pre-register for the next open day in June 2022. | On-campus education, depending on the subject area, is likely to be a mix of seminars, small-group teaching, practical sessions, and laboratory work. Lectures and large-group teaching will largely be online. |
| Queen's University Belfast (QUB) Source: qub.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse up to a maximum of £2,285. | Blended learning. | Register to watch recorded open days. | The universities intention continues to be to deliver teaching face to face from September 2021 – complemented by flexible digital solutions which enhance student learning opportunities. |
| Ravensbourne Source: ravensbourne.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus open days on 13th Nov & 8 Dec. | The university has successfully adapted its learning environment so that students can make the most of its facilities while maintaining social distancing. |
| Regents University London Source: regents.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | Core sessions where you can interact with tutors and other students will be on campus but there will also be access to online learning resources. |
| Richmond American International University in London Source: richmond.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. Students may be entitled to a discount of £200 from tuition fees to help with the cost. | On-campus. | Virtual open day on 17th Nov. | The University will be offering face-to-face classes in January 2022. This is, of course, subject to change in line with UK Government guidance. |
| Robert Gordon University (RGU) Source: rgu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open days on 30th Oct & 20th Nov. | In the first semester of the 2021/2022 academic session, RGU will continue to deliver blended learning with as much safe in-person and on-campus teaching as possible. Specific teaching arrangements will vary from school to school due to the wide range of subjects. |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Source: rcsi.com | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | Open day on 5th Jan 2022. | They’ll deliver as much face-to-face teaching as possible through its campuses. There will inevitably be sessions that are delivered digitally, including the live-streaming of some lectures. |
| Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Source: rcs.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | Virtual Dance open day on 29th Oct & Virtual production open day on 5th Nov. | The university has been working carefully to develop their activity plans and are looking forward to a year of positive in-person activity on campus. |
| Royal Holloway, University of London Source: royalholloway.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 27th Oct & 8th Dec. | Learning will be a mix of face-to-face, on campus, teaching and learning support, with some digital elements. |
| School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Source: soas.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. Any student, whether new or continuing, who has to pay for hotel quarantine, will be eligible to apply for the support fund, which will cover half of the cost. | Blended learning. | Selection of online introduction videos available on website. | From September, the university aims to prioritise face-to-face teaching and academic activities on campus. Small group teaching will primarily take place in-person, on campus. Larger group teaching, such as lectures, will be delivered mainly online, through a mix of live and recorded content. |
| Sheffield Hallam University Source: shu.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. A grant of £250 is available to help with your hotel quarantine costs. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 28th Nov. Virtual open day on 30th Oct. | The university has worked with students to develop an approach that combines on-campus teaching and learning with exceptional digital learning and support. |
| Solent University, Southampton Source: solent.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | Virtual and on-campus open day on 20th Nov. | They’re delighted to confirm that the next academic year will look much more vibrant on-campus. They have put plans in place to ensure all students have access to the learning facilities and specialist equipment they need, alongside a range of virtual teaching tools. |
| St George's, University of London Source: sgul.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Not specified. | Series of webinars for applicants | Not specified. |
| St Mary's University College Source: stmarys-belfast.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Online learning. | Unknown | Ensuring the safety of staff and students and minimising the risk of spread of infection, the university has decided to suspend face-to-face teaching/lectures. |
| St Mary's University, Twickenham Source: stmarys.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | The aim is to adopt a face-to-face plus model. This means that face-to-face on-campus contact is at the heart of the student experience while the 'plus' reflects the enhanced use of complementary online elements. |
| Staffordshire University Source: staffs.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus & virtual open days on 4th Dec & 22nd Jan. | All on-campus courses will provide an exciting mix of learning and teaching approaches. The exact mix will vary for each course area, but all students will benefit from an active on-campus experience, with at least three days each week of scheduled on-campus learning and student experience activity. |
| Swansea University Source: myuni.swansea.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on day 2 and day 8 of your stay. Swansea University will reimburse the cost of the legally required 10-day hotel quarantine stay so long as you meet the eligibility criteria. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. Virtual open day on 12th Jan. | The university will continue to provide some face-to-face teaching from September whilst large lectures will be delivered online. |
| Technological University Dublin Source: tudublin.ie | You need to have a pre-travel RT-PCR test unless you have possession of proof of vaccination or recovery and complete a home-based quarantine. If you do not have proof of recognized vaccination, you will then need to book mandatory hotel quarantine. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov. | They are planning for students to be on campus for at least 60% of their timetable. Delivery of workshops, labs, studios, project work, seminars and smaller teaching groups will be prioritised - however, there will also be some remote teaching. |
| Teesside University Source: tees.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. If you have been accepted on the International Year 1 at Teesside International Study Centre and confirm your place up to 15 days before the start of your course, you may be eligible for the Study Group Quarantine support fund, which offers a contribution of £1,000 towards. T&C's apply. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | All in-person teaching is able to resume, along with events, sports activities, and the re-opening of all campus facilities. |
| The Open University Source: help.open.ac.uk | Not applicable. | Online learning. | N/A | For modules starting between September 2021 and August 2022, all tutorials and most day schools and residential schools, will be delivered online. |
| The University of Manchester Source: manchester.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university has committed to underwrite the quarantine hotel cost. | Blended learning. | Selection of webinars on demand available online. | Your studies will be predominantly in-person activities on campus supplemented with new recorded video content and other materials from your lecturers. The exact mix of activities will depend on what works for each subject area |
| The University of Sheffield Source: sheffield.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will refund up to £2,285 for mandatory managed hotel quarantine. This cost includes the mandatory Covid-19 tests you are required to take after arriving in the UK and food for the duration of the managed hotel quarantine. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | Their expectation and the current plan is to deliver face-to-face teaching in 2021-22. This means you are expected to attend in person, on campus, from the start date of your studies. |
| The University of Sydney Source: sydney.edu.au | Blended learning | 28th Aug on campus and online | Semester 1 will feature both online and in-person classes. | |
| Trinity College Dublin Source: tcd.ie | You need to have a pre-travel RT-PCR test unless you have possession of proof of vaccination or recovery and complete a home-based quarantine. If you do not have proof of recognized vaccination, you will then need to book mandatory hotel quarantine. | On-campus. | Virtual open day on 6th Nov. | The university has introduced a two-phased approach for its return to campus teaching for the first semester. Meaning the second part of Semester 1 (i.e. when you return after Reading Week), all available space will be at full capacity. |
| UWE Bristol Source: uwe.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 20th Nov. | UWE Bristol will be fully opening its campus for September with necessary health and safety protocols in place. Students are urged to get vaccinated before arrival, however, there are opportunuties to get vaccinated after the start of the term as well, there will be regular COVID testing, as well as a face mask policy. |
| Ulster University Source: ulster.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | Selection of open day recordings available on website. | All of Ulster University courses that were previously delivered face-to-face will be resuming on campus. |
| University College Birmingham Source: ucb.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | Open day on 27th Nov. | Their intention for the 2021/22 academic year is for the majority of their courses to be taught face-to-face on-campus. They plan to continue some digital or online delivery where possible/appropriate for your course. |
| University College Dublin Source: ucd.ie | You need to have a pre-travel RT-PCR test unless you have possession of proof of vaccination or recovery and complete a home-based quarantine. If you do not have proof of recognized vaccination, you will then need to book mandatory hotel quarantine. | Not specified. | Virtual open day experiences available online | Not specified. |
| University College London (UCL) Source: ucl.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Selection of virtual open day videos available online. | You will have a blend of face-to-face and online teaching and learning, designed to support you to progress and succeed academically. The amount of face-to-face teaching will vary from programme to programme and depends on the discipline and the stage you are at in your studies. |
| University for the Creative Arts (UCA) Source: uca.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 10th Nov. | Where it has been shown to enhance learning and your student experience, individual courses will be delivering some of their activities online, but in the main teaching will take place on their campuses. |
| University of Aberdeen Source: abdn.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The University has confirmed that it will meet the cost of managed quarantine (a maximum of £2285) for our international students. Not available for Qatar Campus Students. | Blended learning. | Selection of virtual open days available online. | In the coming academic year, they expect to offer more on campus teaching than they were able to last year, due to the restrictions easing. |
| University of Bath Source: bath.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse the standard cost of this, currently £2,285. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | The precise makeup of delivery will vary, reflecting the specific needs of each course, but they’re planning to deliver as much in-person learning – including lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, peer-to-peer learning and group discussions – as we safely can. Many courses will also have blended elements of delivery. |
| University of Bedfordshire Source: beds.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct, 20th Nov & 8th Dec. Virtual open day on 10th Nov & 19th Jan. | They are planning for all teaching to be back to face to face but be assured that their planning is sufficiently flexible to ensure that they can either deliver some teaching online and some on campus or they can deliver teaching wholly online should this be required. |
| University of Birmingham Source: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will cover the cost of the required period of hotel quarantine by reducing your tuition fees by up to £2,285. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | Lectures will go ahead in person, these sessions will be recorded (where appropriate) so they are available to you even if, for example, you are self-isolating or unable to travel. |
| University of Bolton Source: bolton.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The Government has confirmed that all students will be able to return to in-person teaching, so you will be able to go back to campus at the start of the 2021 academic year. |
| University of Bradford Source: bradford.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | From September 2021, the University of Bradford will offer students a full return to the campus experience. |
| University of Brighton Source: brighton.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will contribute financial support of up to £875 to help with quarantine costs. This will be administered as a reimbursement after the start of your course. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 13th Nov. | All students will have timetabled on-campus, in-person learning – dependent on their course, this will include seminars and tutorials etc. Most students will have some remote learning – for example, some large group lectures. |
| University of Bristol Source: bristol.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse you for the cost of your quarantine hotel stay (currently £2285). | Blended learning. | Selection of recorded open days available online. | They plan to deliver as much in-person learning as possible, including lectures, seminars, and laboratories on campus. They’ll retain some of the more effective elements of blended learning that have been well received by students. |
| University of Buckingham Source: buckingham.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | Open day has taken place. | All teaching (lectures and tutorials) for September/October 2021 will take place on campus. However, online teaching will be provided for those students who cannot attend immediately due to government restrictions. |
| University of Cambridge Source: cam.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Open day on 7th & 8th July 2022. | They’re planning to deliver teaching and as many lectures as possible, in-person. However, where there is a strong reason, they will use online delivery. |
| University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Source: uclan.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. To help support you with these costs, UCLan will provide you with a tuition fee refund of £750, in the second semester of your studies; if you have paid your full-year tuition fees by 17 October 2021. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | They’re taking a measured and phased approach over the next few weeks to help deliver their plan for the majority of teaching to be on campus and in-person with no face coverings or social distancing from the start of the new academic year. |
| University of Chester Source: www1.chester.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. Virtual open day on 4th Dec. | The universities teaching will be delivered safely through the Chester blend which includes both online and in person learning. |
| University of Chichester Source: chi.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 29th Oct & 20th Nov. | The vast majority of its on-campus practical/workshop/laboratory sessions will return to normal face-to-face delivery. Some of its more populated lectures (with 50 students or more) will need to be moved to an online format to ensure they can accommodate everyone. |
| University of Cumbria Source: cumbria.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university is delighted to announce a £2,535 support package. | Blended learning. | Fusehill Street campus open day on 6th Nov & Ambleside campus open day on 13th Nov. | September 2021 will see the return to full campus access for all students. Face-to-face learning will be supported and enhanced by an element of digital learning, designed for the specific needs of each course. |
| University of Derby Source: derby.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 27th Nov. | Most of their teaching will be face to face, with plenty of interactive and applied learning. Large teaching sessions will continue to be delivered online. |
| University of Dundee Source: dundee.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. New, existing, and returning international students can claim back the cost (up to £2,285) of managed quarantine at any point in the first semester (until 17 December 2021). You will not able to claim if you travelled to the UK and had to use hotel quarantine before 8 July 2021. | Blended learning. | Selection of subject sessions both on-campus & virtual throughout Oct & Nov. | This year they will focus their efforts on providing blended learning with as much small group, laboratory, clinical, studio, placements, and fieldwork teaching as possible. Large classes, such as lectures, will be streamed and/or recorded for you to watch via our virtual learning environment. |
| University of East Anglia (UEA) Source: uea.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. UEA will refund the cost of any UK government-related quarantine to new students. The value of this refund will be up to the amount of £2,285. The final amount of refund will be determined by the amount charged to the named student on the hotel invoice. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | It is their intention to provide as much face-to-face teaching as possible, making the most of our campus for physical learning and using virtual activity to support this. |
| University of East London (UEL) Source: uel.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 17th Nov. | Increased face-to-face learning and teaching - you will spend at least 80% of your timetabled contact hours on campus. With permission, the ability to 'flex' to online delivery for a set number of days/or specific number of lectures each term, for example for health reasons. |
| University of Edinburgh Source: ed.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Next open day to be held in 2022. | Most degrees will run a mix of digital and in-person teaching, though the exact balance will depend on your School’s arrangements.Large group teaching is the most likely type to be delivered digitally. |
| University of Essex Source: essex.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse this cost once you have registered and providing you do not leave the University before November. | Blended learning. | Colchester campus mini open day on 13th Nov. | Teaching programmes will be delivered through a blended-learning model. The majority of learning opportunities will be available in-person as long as it remains safe to do so. |
| University of Exeter Source: exeter.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | Penryn campus visit day in Oct, virtual chat & advice sessions in Oct & virtual subject Q&A in Dec. | The university is now starting to plan for face to face teaching in the autumn term. |
| University of Glasgow Source: gla.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will cover the quarantine costs of £2,285 on the condition that you first pay for and complete the period of stay in the hotel quarantine. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | From September, they intend to offer a blended approach. They hope to deliver a mix of online and in-person teaching. They’ll increase on-campus activities as it becomes safe to do so. |
| University of Gloucestershire Source: glos.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse you £1,210 towards the costs of the approved quarantine hotel stay and PCR testing. They'll provide a free taxi transfer service from your quarantine accommodation or an airport. | Blended learning. | On-campus open days on 6th Nov. | They’re planning to provide lots of campus-based, face to face activities. They do have some specialist blended learning programmes (which are advertised as such), the majority of students will be on campus for the vast majority, if not all, of their learning activities. |
| University of Greenwich Source: gre.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. Students who are required to go into government-managed quarantine facilities, but then do not stay in University of Greenwich accommodation are able to access an international travel bursary of £500 from the international hardship fund. Students who go on to stay in University of Greenwich accommodation for a full contracted year will receive an accommodation discount of £1,750. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 4th Dec. | The university is excited to welcome students back onto campus whilst still retaining safety measures. |
| University of Hertfordshire Source: herts.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | The balance may vary from programme to programme, but will include, in-person on-campus teaching, live online interactive teaching sessions, on-demand recorded sessions and personal tutoring through regular small group and one to one sessions. |
| University of Huddersfield Source: hud.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. Students who fully completed the application form and within the University’s deadline will have been asked to provide evidence of your quarantine hotel receipts as part of enrolment. If you have done this and documents have been assessed, you will be legible for the funding which will be reflected within your tuition fees in term 1. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 4th Dec. | Their timetabled on-campus classes will go ahead this Autumn. All of this will be supported with online materials and tutorials. |
| University of Hull Source: hull.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Open day on 30th Oct & 27th Nov. | Their approach to teaching and learning will be campus based and digitally enhanced, and the majority of your teaching will be delivered in person. |
| University of Kent Source: kent.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse your quarantine costs to a maximum value of £2,285. | Blended learning. | Canterbury on-campus open day on 20th Nov. | Most lectures will continue to be delivered online, so that they can timetable as many small-group teaching sessions for face-to-face delivery as possible. For the whole of 2021/22, summative assessments and exams will remain online, with only a small number of exceptions. |
| University of Law Source: law.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university is offering a contribution of up to £1,500 towards the costs. They'll do this by deducting up to £1,500 from your tuition fees upon your enrolment. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | The universities UK campuses are now open. Applicants for intakes from August ’21 are able to start their programme virtually and return to campus at a later date. |
| University of Leeds Source: coronavirus.leeds.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. If you are required to enter managed quarantine in a hotel, The university will provide the full government set cost of £2,285. | Blended learning. | Register to watch recorded open days. | Students will attend campus for face-to-face teaching activities. Assessment activities will be taken online, other than when there is an exceptional and agreed academic reason not to. Large lectures and equivalent events will be mostly online using the latest digital learning technology. |
| University of Leicester Source: le.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. You will need to pay for the hotel yourself, but the university will reimburse this cost (up to a limit of £1,750). | Blended learning. | On- campus open day on 13th Nov. | The university is excited to bring teaching back to face-to-face as much as possible, energising learning, whilst providing flexibility through online sessions |
| University of Lincoln Source: lincoln.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university will reimburse the cost of the managed quarantine hotel (£2,285) after enrolment. The university will also provide free transfer service from the quarantine hotel to Lincoln. | Blended learning. | Open days on 13th Nov & 8th Dec. | For 2021/22, their aim is to deliver on-campus experience, including prioritising face-to-face teaching sessions with additional online opportunities where these can support students' learning.Plans vary by subject and are based on engagement with our students and staff. |
| University of Liverpool Source: liverpool.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will pay for the £2,285 hotel quarantine. This will be paid through a tuition fee reduction following registration. | Blended learning. | Selection of online introduction videos available on website. | Once term begins, your time spent on campus will include timetabled, in-person teaching sessions. Your in-person teaching is likely to be, at least for the first semester, supplemented by online sessions. This is most likely to apply to large group sessions. |
| University of Northampton Source: northampton.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will contribute a £750 discount to accommodation costs in Scholar Green student village. The discount will be deducted from your first rent instalment as per your accommodation contract. | On-campus. | Open day on 13th Nov & 4th Dec. | The University is planning to return to face-to-face teaching and a pre-COVID timetable from September 2021. |
| University of Nottingham Source: nottingham.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. If you are due to study on an undergraduate, postgraduate taught, or a foundation course the university will cover some of the cost of quarantining in a hotel. If you are a postgraduate researcher the university will cover the cost of quarantining in a hotel. | Blended learning. | Selection of online open day videos available on website. | Wherever possible classes, seminars, labs and tutorials will be delivered in-person from the start of the academic year, however, in line with most universities, large-scale teaching will continue through a blended approach in Semester 1. |
| University of Oxford Source: ox.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | They are planning to provide most teaching in-person in the new academic year, as normal. This will be enhanced by high-quality online resources and, in some instances, online teaching. |
| University of Plymouth Source: plymouth.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 4th Dec. | They are planning a high-quality student experience, designed on the basis of in-person, face-to face, teaching and learning activities, supplemented with digital resources. |
| University of Portsmouth Source: port.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will provide you with a tuition fee discount for up to £1,750. | Blended learning. | On-campus open days on 6th Nov & 4th Dec. | For the academic year starting 2021, the university is planning for all students to be taught through mainly face-to-face teaching, with some online learning also. |
| University of Reading Source: reading.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will reimburse the £2,285 cost for eligible students, applying for the refund as a credit against your tuition. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct. | The university will be providing teaching through a combination of regular face-to-face on campus sessions and online learning in 2021/22. |
| University of Roehampton Source: roehampton.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The parkland campus is open and teaching as well as all other services are being delivered in-person. |
| University of Salford Source: salford.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university is giving a financial contribution to the cost of this mandatory requirement. You can apply for up to £1,285. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov. | They are delivering as much face-to-face teaching as possible while maintaining a controlled approach to activity on campus. Therefore, there are some sessions that will be online. |
| University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru) Source: southwales.ac.uk | Red list - You cannot travel directly to Wales and must enter through a designated port in England or Scotland. You will then need to enter managed quarantine for 10 days and take a coronavirus test on day 2 and day 8 of your stay. The University will reimburse you the cost of the hotel stay which is currently £1,750. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The university will deliver significantly more in-person learning on campus, where safe to do so, whilst retaining the aspects of virtual learning that students have found most beneficial. |
| University of Southampton Source: southampton.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will make arrangements to pick you up after your self-isolation period. | Blended learning. | Winchester School of Art on-campus open day on 27th Oct & 20th Nov. | They are planning to provide as much in-person teaching as prevailing conditions allow, blended with online activities that will develop active independent and group online learning. |
| University of St Andrews Source: st-andrews.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. The university has a Hotel Quarantine Fund to refund compulsory hotel quarantine costs. | Blended learning. | Open day has taken place. | In these hopeful new circumstances, their goal for 2021/22 is to provide students with traditional, safe, in-person teaching in St Andrews, and a high-quality online experience for any students studying remotely. |
| University of Stirling Source: stir.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests, however, the university has received approval to support isolating students in their own university accommodation. The university will cover the costs for the on-campus managed isolation accommodation. | Blended learning. | Open day on 17th Sep 2022. | Their general approach, is to carry out as much in-person teaching as they can safely deliver in small group settings, while retaining the very best elements of online teaching which have proved popular with students. |
| University of Strathclyde Source: strath.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 28th Oct. | The university will return more extensively to campus-based teaching through blended learning for the 2021/2022 academic year. |
| University of Suffolk Source: uos.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 6th Nov & 9th Dec. | The university plans for a full campus experience for our students this September, with a return to face to face teaching and on-campus delivery, enhanced with a rich blended experience of live streamed lectures and seminars. |
| University of Sunderland Source: sj.sunderland.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Virtual open day on 18th Sep. | The University is planning for a return in September which will see a return to face-to-face teaching, laboratory and studio usage, and other activities on-campus, supported and enhanced by best practice in digital learning. |
| University of Surrey Source: surrey.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | Blended learning. | Open day on 27th Nov (excluding School of Veterinary Medicine). | For the 2021/22 academic year, they’ll continue to deliver hybrid education enhanced with a significant amount of face-to-face, on-campus teaching. Most lectures will be delivered face-to-face on-campus but they will be recorded and/or may be streamed, if appropriate. |
| University of Sussex Source: sussex.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Register interest for next open day in 2022. | The university is planning for the vast majority of teaching, learning and research to be in-person and on campus for the autumn term. For those unable to attend in person, the university is putting alternatives in place so that if you’re in this position, you are still able to meet your learning outcomes. |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Source: uwtsd.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | Lampeter open day on 20th Nov & Carmarthan open day on 27th Nov. | The university is looking forward to delivering significantly more in-person learning on campus this term and most programmes will be taught on campus with some online teaching as well. They're rearranged their campuses to enable small group teaching, including seminars and tutorials. Whether on or off campus our students have access to a range of study support services. |
| University of Warwick Source: warwick.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will be providing a full reimbursement of the cost of the managed quarantine hotel. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day for Arts on 6th Nov. Virtual open on 25th-29th Oct. | The university's plan is to welcome you into an outstanding, campus-based, blended learning experience for autumn term at Warwick. |
| University of West London (UWL) Source: uwl.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The University looks forward to welcoming you back to campus for in-person teaching. Although the country is opening up and restrictions are easing, UWL has still kept some measures in place that are designed to help you and also the University keep healthy. |
| University of Westminster Source: westminster.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will cover the hotel quarantine costs (up to the value of £2,285). | Blended learning. | On-campus and virtual open day on 27th Nov. | Tutors have been working hard to prepare for your return to your studies with the aim of providing you with a vibrant learning experience with lots of experiential learning on-campus combined with high quality and varied online learning . |
| University of Winchester Source: winchester.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct & 27th Nov. | The University is planning for courses to be delivered primarily in-person, face-to-face on the University campus or associated facilities for the 2021/22 academic year. All students will be expected to return to campus with Covid-19 safe protocols in place. |
| University of Wolverhampton Source: wlv.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | On-campus open day on 13th Nov. | As long as Government guidance permits them to do so, The University of Wolverhampton plans to return to our normal levels of on-campus teaching as much as possible in the next academic year. |
| University of Worcester Source: worcester.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 30th Oct & 28th Nov. | All students can expect to receive the great majority of their learning on campus and in-person from the start of the term. Face-to-face teaching will be the norm and you should plan to attend campus for teaching activities such as lectures, seminars, tutorials, group discussions, and other activities. A small amount of teaching will be online using the latest digital learning technology, as part of their popular blended approach to learning and teaching. All facilities are open as normal. |
| University of York Source: york.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The first on or before day 2 and the second on day 8. | On-campus. | Open day has taken place. | The university is planning for campus-based, in-person teaching in all academic departments from September 2021. |
| University of the Arts London (UAL) Source: arts.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. The university will be offering a financial contribution of up to £1,300 towards the cost of the managed quarantine hotel. | Blended learning. | Selection of subject specific open evenings over the next few months. | The university will be implementing a mix of on-campus and online learning, with hopes to achieve a great student experience for all at UAL. |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Source: uhi.ac.uk | Not yet specified. | On-campus. | Inverness College open day on 6th Nov. Moray College open day on 9th Nov. | The university is welcoming students back onto their campuses and learning centers this September, with protective measures in place. |
| University of the West of Scotland (UWS) Source: uws.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | On-campus. | Dumfries Campus on-campus open day on 6th Nov & Ayr Campus on-campus open day on 13th Nov. | The University is committed to optimising students on-campus learning and teaching experiences in the new term. The focus will be on face-to-face and on-campus learning and teaching, adopting a ‘best of both worlds’ approach, using a social learning model to supplement your purposeful on-campus engagement with your academics and fellow students. |
| York St John University Source: yorksj.ac.uk | Red list - You will need to quarantine in a managed hotel and take 2 COVID-19 tests. | Blended learning. | On-campus open day on 20th Nov. | York St John University will adopt a gradual transition towards working on campus from 1 September to prepare for the delivery of in-person learning and teaching at the start of the academic year. |