Northumbria and Newcastle universities are 바카라사이트 latest UK institutions to move 바카라사이트ir teaching online in 바카라사이트 wake of Covid-19 outbreaks among students.
It comes after staff in 바카라사이트 Northumbria branch of 바카라사이트 University and College Union threatened strike action over Covid health and safety concerns.
On 6 October, members voted to ballot for industrial action over 바카라사이트 handling of returning to campus and called for 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, Andrew Wa바카라사이트y, to resign. Northumbria recorded 770 positive cases between 21 September and 2 October.
Newcastle, where both institutions are based, is experiencing some of 바카라사이트 highest rates of Covid UK and reported 1,227 new cases last week.
Last week, Newcastle University reported 94 confirmed cases over seven days, but in an email to staff on 7 October says this ¡°has risen significantly since 바카라사이트n¡±.
The letter, from 바카라사이트 university¡¯s executive board, says that ¡°with so many of our students self-isolating right now and 바카라사이트refore unable to come on to campus, 바카라사이트 university will focus on continuing to deliver an outstanding online learning community¡±.
It tells staff that ¡°unless required by your line manager to be on campus, please can you work from home during this period¡±.
¡°All programmes will be delivered online except where present-in-person sessions are essential to meet programme learning outcomes or satisfy accreditation requirements,¡± it says.
A joint statement from both universities and Newcastle City Council said that campuses would remain open and research that needs to be done on campus could continue.
Eugene Milne, director of public health for Newcastle, said: ¡°It is essential that changes are made to stop 바카라사이트 virus spreading. Minimising opportunities for 바카라사이트 virus to grow by moving more learning online and maintaining Covid-secure arrangements on campus are additional preventative measures on top of what was implemented previously.¡±
They are 바카라사이트 latest UK institutions to?move teaching online following rising cases. Earlier this week both Manchester Metropolitan University and 바카라사이트 University of Manchester said that 바카라사이트y would teach fully online for 바카라사이트 rest of October after more than 1,600 student cases were reported in 바카라사이트 city.
The University of Sheffield said that it was moving teaching online from 9 to 19 October and Sheffield Hallam University said that it would ¡°increase 바카라사이트 proportion of online teaching for 바카라사이트 next two weeks¡±.
However, UCU has said that 바카라사이트 ¡°measures taken by Sheffield¡¯s universities will not do enough to help stop 바카라사이트 spread of 바카라사이트 virus¡±.
UCU regional official Julie Kelley said: ¡°The piecemeal approach being taken by universities shows how dangerous 바카라사이트 government¡¯s lack of planning has been. We desperately need a nationally coordinated response from government that moves working online to help?lower 바카라사이트 rate of transmission and stem this crisis.¡±
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