Keeping up to date with COVID-19 rules and regulations can be a difficult task, especially for starting or returning university students whose term starts this coming September. We are looking to keep you updated so you can have the fullest experience from the start of the year.

Here are the important details that you need to know around COVID-19 vaccination proof and how it will affect you as university students.

• People attending nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather in England will need to be fully vaccinated from the end of September (this will likely include our Freshers Fair events and night-time programme)
• Following government advice, here at The Students’ Union we strongly suggest getting both vaccinations for the start of September, this will allow you to attend all of our fantastic Welcome events
• We urge international students and those unable to receive the vaccine to get in touch so we can assess how best to navigate these new proposals
• Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said nightclubs and other such venues could be ‘potential super spreading events’ because of crowds in close contact
• COVID-19 vaccinations will not be compulsory for university lectures or other academic sessions

This PDF below has some FAQs that may be useful to you:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/06/C1317-COVID-19-vaccination-FAQs-students-in-Higher-Education-Institutions-.pdf

This article below outlines the government rules around nightclubs and arranged large gatherings:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57893788

If government policy changes around this issue, we will update our website and social media channels to inform you of any changes.