Hello Jemima
On 23 February we updated you on the arrangements at Warwick following the UK Government announcement on 22 February and let you know which students could return from 8 March.
We can now update you on which students can return at the beginning of Term 3 - 26 April, week one of the new term. This follows on from the government advice for the HE sector that was updated on 22 February around resuming in-person teaching and learning for students who are studying practical or practice-based (including creative arts) subjects and that require specialist equipment and facilities.
In this email, we will update you on:
 Students who can return from 26 April
Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences student guidance
International student guidance
Rent waiver
Easter Travel Window
Asymptomatic testing
Welcoming you back in Term 3
Students who can return from 26 April
Students who have already resumed some face-to-face teaching alongside existing online teaching and learning since 8 March, will continue to have some face-to-face teaching from 26 April. This includes:
MBChB
Social Work
Initial Teaching Training
Warwick Foundation Studies
Final year students on MBio courses with lab-based project work to complete
Final year students on MChem courses with lab-based project work to complete
Postgraduate taught students in WMG
Postgraduate taught students in the Centre for Culture and Media Policy Studies
In addition, students in all year groups who are studying science subjects that require lab-based activity and specialist equipment and some theatre studies students can return from 26 April. Your department will be in touch with you directly to confirm arrangements.
We are still awaiting guidance from government on when all other students can return to campus – this review is expected at the end of the Easter holidays. As soon as we have that guidance, we will update you on when you can return for Term 3. Please continue to check your University email account regularly, including during the Easter vacation, and keep an eye on MyWarwick.
Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences students
We are expecting guidance from government on the plans for Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences students in all year groups at the end of the Easter holidays. Until we receive this further guidance, you should remain where you are and continue to study online.
International students
The guidance for international students is unchanged – you have already been notified that:
the physical arrival date of 6 April for new students has been relaxed – international students can complete their studies for this academic year online (there are exceptions for certain courses)
the UKVI Graduate route visa arrival deadline for one-year Masters students has been pushed back to 21 June from 6 April
View full details on the International student arrivals page.
Rent waiver
The current rent waiver is in place for eligible students with on campus accommodation until midnight on 9 April 2021. We have emailed students who may be eligible directly.
We will review the position on the rent waiver when we have received further guidance from government after Easter and before 9 April.
Easter Travel Window
The Government has confirmed that students will be allowed to move on one occasion from their student household to one other household. You have from 8 March until 29 April to move to your vacation household. View the latest government guidance.
The regulations have been changed to allow students current living in their term time accommodation to return to their home address for the Easter break, if they choose. However, you are advised to remain in your term time accommodation where possible, especially those who returned from 8 March.
International students are also allowed to return home once for their Easter break, which includes a journey involving overseas travel. However, in order to minimise transmission, and because travel restrictions could change whilst students are overseas, making it harder for students to get back into England, the government strongly advises you not to travel, and to remain in your term time accommodation.
There is a new requirement from 8 March that prior to international travel, travellers must complete a travel declaration form demonstrating that they have a legal reason to travel. You should also check any restrictions that apply to the country you are travelling to. See Foreign Travel Advice from Gov.uk.
If you are planning to travel, you are encouraged to take two lateral flow tests before you leave to keep yourself, your household and community safe.
Asymptomatic testing
If you are returning to face to face learning you are encouraged to take a test before you travel back, where community testing facilities are available to you. There are now many locations where community testing is available, view the full list. If you test positive, you are legally required to self-isolate for ten days and should not travel.
You should get tested as soon as you arrive at your term time address and then you should continue to book two lateral flow tests every week so that we can protect our community until we receive guidance to stop.
The Slate service now has extended hours from 9:00 – 19:00 Monday to Friday.
Book your asymptomatic tests.
Welcoming you back in Term 3
We are really looking forward to being able to welcome you back at some point in Term 3 to campus and face-to-face teaching and learning, and safe extra-curricular and Warwick Presents activities.
Once we receive the guidance after Easter, we’ll review what this means for us at Warwick, and we will email you with further details.
Please continue to check your University email account regularly, including during the Easter vacation, and keep an eye on MyWarwick.
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Best wishes,
Warwick Student Communications Team
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