The pandemic has caused significant disruption to how we live our daily lives, resulting in adapting the ways we work and study here at the University of Reading. Before the launch of the lockdown across the United Kingdom, we converted our lectures, workshops and services online, to help prevent the spread of the virus.
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), has recently released results of an investigation into views on how the virus has impacted the student Higher Education experience. The investigation covers a vast array of topics, some of which we will be exploring in the following blog.
The study found that 66% of students feel that the messaging from the Higher Education Institution surrounding the pandemic has been quite or very clear. Here at Reading, we are very committed to ensuring that all students know how the University is adapting – informing students of all of the changes that have come as a result of the virus.
If you would like to find more about the University’s Advice and Support, please check out our dedicated pages on Essentials.
The study also found that 44% of interviewed students, said that they are quite or very satisfied with how their University has provided support services during lockdown. Services such as mental health support and advice, careers support, counselling and more. Even though we are not on campus right now, all of our support services are still available remotely.
If you feel you would like access to some support, you have come to the right place. Maybe you are struggling with adapting to our new strange reality, or perhaps you are worried about social distancing and your family, maybe you would simply like a quick chat with one of our counsellors, we are here to help you.
If you would like to find out more about our Counselling and Wellbeing services, as well as where to go if you would like some help, please feel free to click here.
The Student Success and Engagement team always love to hear your stories and experiences. Would you like to write about how you feel the University has adapted to the virus? What have you done to help get yourself through the lockdown? What do you think the future of the University is going to look like?
If you would like to write about any of those questions, or anything else that you are interested in, please feel free to get in touch with us. We can help you to build and tell your story and give you an excellent platform to share it on. Writing a blog on your experience can help out so many other students in a similar position, so what’s to lose!
If you have any questions or would like to write for us, please feel free to email us at studentcomms@reading.ac.uk, and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
Hope you all have a great day and have enjoyed this blog!