Thursday, 15 October 2020
The University is now publishing data on active cases of COVID-19 on a daily basis at https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-active-case-statistics.aspx
The number of active cases of COVID-19 is currently on a downward trend, reducing by 20% since last Friday, to leave 1,215 active cases at the University.
While this may show that our COVID security measures are working, there is no room for complacency and will continue to work with our partners in public health across the city.
We have ensured that students keep to their designated households and provided incentives to help them socialise at home or on campus, on-campus testing stations and an asymptomatic testing regime to identify cases earlier and faster than the national scheme.
Active cases among staff remain low at 32 cases or less than 3% of the total active caseload, representing a quarter of one percent of our overall staff numbers. None are in teaching roles and many of these cases have not been on campus, with no evidence to suggest they have contracted the virus on campus.
However, we will continue to ensure that all our activities to support students including in-person teaching is only conducted in a COVID-secure environment, following all government and public health guidelines.
We would like to thank our staff who are making tremendous efforts to teach, research and support our students on- and off-campus, as well as our 35,000 students, the overwhelming majority of whom are acting responsibly and following the rules.
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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