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THE UNIVERSITY OF Cambridge has confirmed that all “face-to-face lectures” will be moved online during the next academic year.
The UK university has set out measures for the full 2020/21 academic year, saying it is “likely” that social distancing will continue to be required.
Lectures will continue virtually until Summer 2021, the university said, while it may be possible for smaller teaching groups to take place in person if it “conforms to social-distancing requirements”.
A spokesman for the university said: “The university is constantly adapting to changing advice as it emerges during this pandemic.
“Given that it is likely that social distancing will continue to be required, the university has decided there will be no face-to-face lectures during the next academic year.
Lectures will continue to be made available online and it may be possible to host smaller teaching groups in person, as long as this conforms to social-distancing requirements. This decision has been taken now to facilitate planning, but as ever, will be reviewed should there be changes to official advice on coronavirus.
Universities in Ireland have also been planning for college life during the pandemic.
Dublin City University (DCU) has said it expects social distancing requirements to operate “through the rest of 2020 and into 2021″ and is therefore planning a “hybrid” approach with lectures primarily online.
“Given the constraints of social distancing, it is clear that bringing large groups of students together for lectures will not be possible,” the university has said.
Consequently, we are planning for hybrid delivery of teaching, with lectures primarily online and students attending campus for face-to-face laboratory classes, practical sessions, and small group interactions, where possible.
DCU says the hybrid approach will allow the university to pivot back to face-to-face learning “in the event of a positive healthcare development” or to “react swiftly to the re-imposition of government restrictions”.
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) moved the remaining lectures of the previous semester online on 10 March. Currently, the university has said it is “considering a variety of options for the delivery of programmes in the next academic year”.
University College Cork (UCC) has said that its staff are “working remotely to the maximum extent possible” and the university has a FAQ section on its website for current and prospective students in relation to the response to Covid-19.
- With reporting by Rónán Duffy
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Terrorism and counterterrorism , as Noam Chomsky says if you want to stop terrorism , stop partaking in it .
But ours is good terror, like terror lite, a diet terror if you will. (Australian commedian)
The Millennium Bug took up a lot of their time in 1998/1999. I’d have also had it on agenda for 2000 under the heading “Who wasted our bloody time”
A lot of people, including me, celebrated their New Year at work. I arrived at 9 am on the 31/12 and got home at 6 am on 1/1/2000. I was back in work at 2 pm. Missed my son’s first New Years Day.
It wasn’t a waste of time – a lot of people like me had spent the previous 2-3 years planning and testing to make sure nothing went wrong. Just so someone like could say “See nothing went wrong. It was a waste of time.”
It was all a load of nonsense that made people like you miss key life moments. Hype for hypes sake.
How is Italy still relevant?
Waffler
Italy is the third largest economy in Europe ……so why would you ask as to it’s inclusion?
Aren’t they a trillion in debt and rising? Just recently elected a PM after 18 months without one? The country almost collapsed if what we’re told is to be believed. And then there silvio ;)
4th largest. Germany, UK , France.
Putting it simply the G8 is a rich boys playground…. They did F…. A… For the small guy….
Like any conference… The side bar conversations and meetings are what is of most value.
Such nonsense. The Bilderbergers on the instruction of the Rothschilds dictate what happen in the world. These politicians are just puppets/talking heads for us minions to look at. Capitalisim rules.
Alway crack a smile when I see a talking in pictured in a hospital, meeting, scene of some awful disaster and their jacket is off, wearing a cream or light blue shirt with rolled up sleeves. Few pics taken amd off they go.
Your Listening to the religious fundsmentslist, conspirator and all round nut job Alxc Jones too much
So it’s not a new smart phone then…….doh
If they really were doing good and solving the world’s problems then the same topics wouldn’t be coming up every other year.look how often aids and debt forgiveness have come up for example.its just a bit of a get together for the lads(and Merkel)
Realistically what have they done – SFA
By managing their economies well they keep civilisation from degenerating into a world wide barbarian jungle of pot smokers on welfare. They need to do more and they have the means because they respect industry and investment.
Managing their economies well? Seriously? Did you miss the world wide crash and those countries leading the crash
When Joe the Punter over-borrowed to willingly overpay for property on the assumption that it was a smart move because it would go up and up he was a fellow with the banks in the bubble. When Irish government made moves to limit 100% mortgages they were accused of corruptly throne to protect the Big Four conservative banks. Try having a go at the media (now keeping their heads down an this) that welcomed the foreign banks that destroyed our banks and economy. When G8 or anyone tried or tries to regulate they are accused of being oppressive.
G8 didn’t try to regulate any banks. What broke the Irish banks was developers not Joe the punter.
Joe the punter took the money.
The 180000 irish mortgages in arrears that joe punter took out has the banks fukked not just the developers. The g8 does more good than you think. On another note, 2500 pot smokers protested in Dublin yesterday for legalisation of marijuana, most looked like unemployed wasters and a reason not to make it legal (even if I think it should and be taxed)
Kept the cows in the field, if only those pesky walkers would close it though.
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