COVID
Although the government has not yet announced when universities will be allowed to re-open their campuses, new data from the Office for National Statistics suggests that 80% of students are now living where they go to university.
Meanwhile, there is some pressure on universities to cover the cost of quarantine for students from India.
FINANCE
UCU has tweeted that it will reject the pay offer likely to emerge from the annual negotiating process, stating that the risks staff have been asked to take render a 1.5% offer unacceptable.
SECTOR NEWS
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on the educational issues likely to be addressed in the Queen’s Speech on 11 May.
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