Universities resist calls not to shift lectures online amid rising Omicron cases – The National

Universities resist calls not to shift lectures online amid rising Omicron cases – The National

British universities are resisting government calls to keep face-to-face lectures as educational institutions across the globe return to remote learning amid rising Omicron cases.

King's College London has become the latest university to announce a return to online learning following the lead of its US counterparts Yale and Harvard.

The UK’s education secretary Nadhim Zahawi warned British institutions on Sunday there was “no excuse” not to have face-to-face lectures when some students are paying annual tuition fees of more than £9,000.