A petition calling for students to be reimbursed for this year’s tuition fees owing to the strikes and the coronavirus pandemic has been signed by more than 320,000 people. The petition’s founder Sophie Quinn wrote: “All students should be reimbursed of this years tuition fees as universities are now online only due to COVID-19, with…
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Graduation back on after student outcry
UEA’s Vice Chancellor has said graduation ceremonies will take place, a week after he told students they were cancelled. Prof David Richardson previously said: “Our Graduation ceremonies involve thousands of people travelling to campus from across the globe, and as the COVID-19 pandemic develops it would not be appropriate to hold such an event –…
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UEA introduces ‘safety net’ for students
UEA has announced a ten-point plan for undergraduate assessment in summer 2020 after concerns the coronavirus pandemic may affect students’ grades. This comes as close to 1,800 students signed a petition calling for the University to “implement a no-detriment policy for end of year exams”. Harriet Davies, 21, is a third year Chemistry student at…
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UEA cancels graduation
UEA has decided to cancel graduation in July later this year owing to the coronavirus pandemic. UEA’s Vice Chancellor Prof David Richardson said he had taken the decision “with great sadness”. The University confirmed the graduation ceremonies have not been postponed but outrightly cancelled, although in an email to students Prof Richardson said “we will…
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UEA offers to release students from paying rent because of coronavirus
UEA has offered students living in University accommodation the chance to end their rent contracts early owing to coronavirus. The pandemic has resulted in many students returning home early. In an email to students living on campus and in the Village the University said: “We understand that many students have decided to return home given…
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Students told to stay off campus during exam period
UEA has told students all exams and summatives will take place online “as far as possible” owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In an email sent to students today Neil Ward, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, said this means “There is now no need for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students to remain on campus for the examination…
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UEA suspends face-to-face teaching and public events
UEA has suspended all face-to-face teaching from March 16 until April 19 “as a precautionary measure” against the coronavirus pandemic. The University has also postponed public events until the same date. In an email sent to students the University said: “All teaching will be delivered via Blackboard. All classroom and laboratory teaching will cease.” It added: “We expect…
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UEA flat on campus self-isolating after fears of coronavirus contact
Members of a UEA flat on campus will remain in self-isolation for two weeks after one of its residents came in close contact with a person from outside of the University who has since tested positive for coronavirus. The flat, which is in Hickling and Barton, has 12 students inside. The student who came in…
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Students petition for strike compensation
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition asking UEA’s Vice Chancellor to reimburse students’ for teaching hours lost owing to strike action. UEA students Kazim Chaudri, Ben Bownass, Lucy Hampshire and Tim Humphreys set up the petition. In a letter to the Vice Chancellor they wrote: “University education is a service which we pay…
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