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| Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021 | Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021 |
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| There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has been announced. | There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has been announced. |
| However, lectures will be available to students online and "it may be possible to host smaller teaching groups in person" if they meet social distancing requirements, the university said. | However, lectures will be available to students online and "it may be possible to host smaller teaching groups in person" if they meet social distancing requirements, the university said. |
| University campuses have been closed this term by the Covid-19 outbreak. | University campuses have been closed this term by the Covid-19 outbreak. |
| Cambridge will review the decision if advice on social distancing changes. | Cambridge will review the decision if advice on social distancing changes. |
| A statement from it read: "The university is constantly adapting to changing advice as it emerges during this pandemic. | A statement from it read: "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. | "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. | "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." | "This decision has been taken now to facilitate planning, but as ever, will be reviewed should there be changes to official advice on coronavirus." |
| All teaching at the university was moved online in March, while exams are being carried out virtually. | All teaching at the university was moved online in March, while exams are being carried out virtually. |
| It follows a similar move by the University of Manchester, which said its lectures would be online-only for the next term. | It follows a similar move by the University of Manchester, which said its lectures would be online-only for the next term. |
| Earlier this week, the university watchdog said students applying for university places in England must be told with "absolute clarity" how courses will be taught - before they make choices for the autumn. | Earlier this week, the university watchdog said students applying for university places in England must be told with "absolute clarity" how courses will be taught - before they make choices for the autumn. |
| Universities can charge full fees even if courses are taught online. | Universities can charge full fees even if courses are taught online. |
| But Nicola Dandridge of the Office for Students warned against misleading promises about a "campus experience" if courses are to be taught online. | But Nicola Dandridge of the Office for Students warned against misleading promises about a "campus experience" if courses are to be taught online. |
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