Your safety on campus

During the Covid-19 pandemic we took steps to ensure that our campus became a Covid-secure environment. We asked all staff and students to follow guidance such as:

• Only visit campus for pre-arranged or timetabled sessions and leave immediately after

• Swipe into timetabled teaching sessions with your student card

• Maintain social distancing, follow one-way systems and use designated entrances/exits

• Wear a face covering when inside any University building (unless exempt)

• Always use the hand-sanitising stations when entering and leaving buildings

• Avoid touching surfaces and wash your hands as much as possible for 20 seconds at a time.

Staff in our Students' Union shop, Student Central.

Our guidelines will be updated to reflect current policy and advice, but please be assured that we’ll keep all our applicants, and students, updated via our website at hud.ac/covid

I knew the University would be able to provide good online services, which it did.

Student Mollie studies Physical Geography BSc(Hons) and has just completed her first year at Huddersfield. Mollie has written a blog about her experience.

Read the blog hud.ac/blog1yr

Supporting our community

At a time when the country was under pressure to adapt and respond to the pandemic, the University was keen to support those working in the region. We:

• loaned the Government a ThermoFisher 7500-Fast PCR machine, normally used by students and research staff on our forensic science courses, to help carry out Covid-19 tests.

• donated stocks of PPE and first aid supplies to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary to help frontline staff. This included 18,000 pairs of gloves, 150 pairs of glasses and face masks plus 20,000 waste bags.

We also donated snacks and drinks to boost morale (and reduce waste, following the closure of our Students’ Union Shop). But we are most proud that four hundred of our nursing students joined over 18,000 students from across England to help NHS staff by completing clinical placements. You can read about Pamela’s experience on page 12 of the prospectus.

Rising to the challenge of Covid-19

Our academic staff have also risen to the challenge, working on research projects that have influenced the Government’s policies and response to Covid-19. Not only in the field of healthcare but also in society, education, supply chains and technology, including:

• a major survey exploring the impact of the pandemic on young people, including family relationships and mental health

• a call for a radical overhaul in education that embraces digital learning as more students complete their studies remotely

• detailed research into the pressure damage to skin caused by face masks, seen by healthcare professionals who have been wearing PPE during the pandemic.

Read more in our Discover magazine Covid-19 special feature at discover.hud.ac.uk

Staff at iPoint, Student Central

“I was apprehensive about moving away from home during a pandemic, but the experience of moving into DIGS has been surprisingly great! I had the opportunity to make a few friends prior to moving in through the resident-only Facebook group. I attended Covid-safe events like quizzes, archery and rock painting, which was a great way to get to know others better. The Block Reps were very welcoming to new students and helped everyone feel at home. I’m very glad that I chose Storthes Hall Park as my Uni accommodation. The safety, warm welcome and great people have all made my stay worthwhile.”

Abbi Telford, First Year Student