Hello Student
Well, what a year. I want to say thank you to you all. Your resilience, good humour and determination to keep going have been fantastic to witness.
This academic year has been one of the best for open dialogue between you and your university. You shared concerns about online assessments, the availability of study spaces and their motivational benefits, and missing out on social and co-curricular opportunities during the pandemic. Working together with you and your representatives, we’ve been able to offer more mock exams, open up more alternative online and physical study spaces, and test and improve the social activities on offer to make them as fun and relevant as possible during this extraordinary year. I hope you were able to enjoy our wonderful Warwick Presents activities, whether you tried breaking out of our virtual escape rooms or completing our car park crazy golf course. I’m happy to announce there will be a similar programme of events next term.
We had over 2,200 responses to our Term 3 survey on the teaching, learning and assessment experience this academic year - thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’ll be using this latest feedback to understand what works well for you and what could be adapted for the next academic year.
I’d also like to say thank you for playing your part in supporting University and local public health measures. Please keep your celebrations safe and if you’re going to your home address over the vacation, protect your family and friends by taking advantage of enhanced Covid testing on campus before you go. Remember that all adults can now book a Covid-19 vaccination whether they’re registered with a GP or not. Find out more in our FAQs.
Best of luck for your end-of-year results which you will receive through Tabula. We'll be working hard through the vacation to ensure campus is a safe space for your return, however that will look. We’ll keep in touch with you over the summer via newsletters and on MyWarwick, keeping you informed of news, opportunities and developments where safety, wellbeing, teaching and learning are concerned. You can also keep up to date with what’s going on via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
There will be lots to celebrate and share next year, from Coventry City of Culture projects and Commonwealth Games events, to the opening of the newly refurbished Arts Centre and the Faculty of Arts Building on our own campus. Let’s make it a year to remember for the best reasons.
Thank you for all you have contributed to our fantastic community over the academic year. I look forward to welcoming you back in October.
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Best wishes,
Professor Stuart Croft
Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick
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