The University takes the welfare of its staff, students and visitors very seriously. We have compiled useful guidance on these pages for staff and students who may have concerns about coronavirus.
For national advice and to keep up to date, you can visit the following websites:
Last reviewed: 17 December
A coronavirus is a type of virus. ovel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China. The most important symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of any of the following:
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
Children are likely to become infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) at roughly the same rate as adults, but the infection is usually mild.
If anyone has any of the symptoms above they should self-isolate at home.
For the latest advice according to where you live, please see the Government Covid-19 webpages.
There are three simple actions we must all do to keep on protecting each other:
The University has undertaken extensive work to ensure that students, staff and essential visitors were safe on their return to campus in Semester 1. This encompassed many different areas - from risk assessments and enhanced cleaning, to social distancing measures and modifications to reduce campus footfall.
Before students returned home for Christmas, the University established four testing centres offering rapid Covid-19 tests to help stop the spread of the virus to family and friends. Almost 4,000 tests were performed.
When students return in the New Year, these testing centres will reopen to enable students to test and then self-isolate if necessary. Students will also return to campus in a staggered way over a period of five weeks.
For an overview of how we're planning for students to return to university in the New Year, please see our dedicated webpage for Semester 2 arrangements.
We have published a Five Steps process to working safely at Oxford Brookes, which aligns with Government guidance on reopening workplaces.
We have appropriate plans and procedures in place to act rapidly as the situation changes.
For those self-isolating, or for people currently living with someone who is self-isolating, Public Health England provides the following guidance.
We understand that this may be a difficult time for some of our staff and students.
We have set up a new email address to respond to all questions and concerns about Covid-19: covid-19@brookes.ac.uk.
The University’s Wellbeing team have also provided advice on managing your wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak.
The University’s Centre for Academic Development team has also provided guidance on studying online during Covid-19.
Please follow the Covid-19 regulations according to the Tier you are living in.
Be kind to yourself and each other.
If you would like to help others, Brookes Union has put together some suggestions for ways to volunteer your time and the Careers Service also promotes volunteering opportunities.
In light of the latest 'Stay at Home' Covid-19 guidance, Brookes Print is now running limited operational hours until further notice to fulfill essential printing requirements. Should you have any questions or wish to discuss future print projects, we encourage you to email printservices@brookes.ac.uk with your requirements or to request a call back.
The Post and Stores at Headington is currently on limited operational hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm
We appreciate that you may still be expecting deliveries for your areas and therefore, would ask that you contact both the supplier and courier to make alternative delivery arrangements. Where necessary, please include the current stores opening hours within the delivery instructions.
In line with government guidelines, we will be limiting the time that our post room staff spend on site. Therefore, we will only process post and parcels that are critical to the University’s current operation. Please see below guidance for further detail.
