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<p>Following the review into when the remaining higher education students can return
to in-person teaching and learning, the government has announced that the remaining
students should return to in-person teaching no earlier than 17 May 2021, alongside
Step 3 of the roadmap. Students and institutions will be given at least a week’s notice
of any further return in accordance with the timing of Step 3 of the roadmap.</p><p>The
government roadmap is designed to maintain a cautious approach to the easing of restrictions
to reduce public health risks and ensure that we can maintain progress towards full
reopening. However, the government recognises the difficulties and disruption that
this may cause for many students and their families and that is why the government
is making a further £15 million of additional student hardship funding available for
this academic year 2020/21. In total we have made an additional £85 million of funding
available for student hardship.</p><p>We are supporting universities to provide regular
twice weekly asymptomatic testing for all students and staff on-site and, from May,
at home. This will help break chains of transmission of the virus.</p>
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