Statement: UCL ceases all face-to-face teaching with immediate effect

UCL has been working on plans for some time to ensure the safety of our students and staff, and to uphold our academic standards, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, UCL's Academic Committee confirmed that face-to-face teaching will be suspended for the rest of the academic year and all assessments scheduled to take place in exam halls will be replaced by online alternatives. The university has updated students about these changes and is working with staff across the university to provide support for delivering alternative teaching and assessments. UCL is also today strongly recommending that all staff with a pre-existing health condition, or who are close to someone who has, start working from home if possible. If staff are not able to work from home, they will be granted special leave. The university has separately also agreed to release all clinical academics from their UCL responsibilities if they wish to support NHS services during the current crisis. UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur said: "These are absolutely unprecedented circumstances for us as a university community.