ULaw Suspends Classes and Exams As Coronavirus Fallout Continues
The University has cancelled all face-to face classes until mid-April.
March 16, 2020 at 06:49 AM
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London, where ULaw has two campuses
The Univeristy of Law has cancelled all face-to-face classes and postponed all assessments for the next month as the legal sector continues to deal with the fallout from the spread of coronavirus.
In an email sent to students and seen by Law.com International's U.K. arm Legal Week, the university's vice chancellor and CEO, Professor Andrea Nollent, stated that all face-to face classes would be suspended from March 23rd until April 20th.
The email added that where possible, the university will provide learning and teaching online for students, and that all assessments during that period will be rescheduled.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Univesity of Law commented: "In the interests of the health, wellbeing and safety of all members of the university community The University of Law has taken the decision to temporarily suspend face to face teaching at its UK campuses from Monday 23 March to Monday 20 April.
"This was a strategy that was adopted at our Hong Kong Campus, one of the first regions to be affected by the virus. By acting promptly we were able to continue to deliver the same high standard of education during this difficult period.
"We are also allowing students to elect not to attend this week commencing 16 March if they have concerns.
"Currently, with the exception of face to face teaching, the University will remain fully open and operational in line with current Government advice, apart from the planned University closure days around Easter."
ULaw has nine campuses in the U.K. including Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Guildford, Leeds, London (Bloomsbury and Moorgate), Manchester and Nottingham.
The move comes as firms across the industry ramp up their response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Multiple U.K. firms including Linklaters, Simmons & Simmons and Osborne Clarke hsve cancelled global partnership conferences while others have rolled out mass remote working tests.
Read more:
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