REF:66-2009-932923 - Living and learning bubble

Your comment: I requested that the people I live with and I should be grouped together in our lecturers as a safeguarding measure for preventing the coronavirus spreading. I was told this was not possible as the timetable had already been made but to fill in a tell us now form. I feel like this could be a very important measure that the University should take by grouping households on the same course together where possible. 

Our response:

Thank you for your comment regarding grouping together of students in living and learning “bubbles”. This was something to which the University gave careful consideration as part of our extensive planning for the return of students. The University has put in place a range of measures to mitigate against the spread of Covid, including detailed risks assessments for teaching, limiting the number of individuals in teaching rooms, enhanced cleaning regimes, one way systems and hand sanitising stations. As a consequence of this preparation, and taking account of logistical issues around the number of students and variety of modules available, it was decided to not pursue bubbles as an option.