Last week, colleagues and postgraduate research students received an email from the Chief Operating Officer about the University’s approach to the government’s further easing of restrictions. Yesterday evening (12 July 2021), government confirmed 19 July 2021 as the next milestone in their roadmap out of Lockdown.
To confirm, as per the email to staff last week:
- For the immediate future, our existing requirements around use of face coverings, social distancing and one-way systems will continue.
- Colleagues who need or want to be on campus can already do so, using our existing risk assessments and with decisions made at local level, by line managers. That approach will continue.
- All staff accessing our campuses and facilities are still expected to test weekly, even if they don’t have symptoms. More information about staff testing is available on SUSSED News.
The above measures will now be reviewed in the light of the revised guidance to employers and to the HE sector. Where we, and our local public health partners, feel it is appropriate, measures will be relaxed further or lifted entirely, with guidance and related signage changed.
We will continue to update colleagues as university-wide decisions are made via email, SUSSED News and the weekly Staff Digest. Department level updates will also be provided by your School, Faculty or Directorate.
