• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News Education

Oxford principal sets up gazebo to welcome freshers – saying it “didn’t feel right to greet them on Zoom”

Alan Rusbridger's field office has been warmly received on social media.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2020-10-07 13:47
in Education, News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

The principal of Oxford University’s Lady Margaret Hall has won plaudits after he set up a gazebo to welcome freshers rather than greeting them on a Zoom call.

Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger set up a ‘field office’ to get around new social distancing rules which have resulted in many students paying through the nose to be educated online.

Didn’t feel right to be greeting 230-odd freshers to ⁦@lmhoxford⁩ through individual Zoom meetings. So here I am in my field office in my thermals seeing them all one-on-one in a bracing fresh air fresher experience. And lovely they are … pic.twitter.com/ehXQyaztf3

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) October 7, 2020

Manchester University became the latest educational institution to move all courses online after seeing a spike in coronavirus cases.

Nearby Manchester Metropolitan and the University of Sheffield have also taken similar action to protect the health of students and staff.

The University and College Union (UCU) welcomed the moves but said virus outbreaks could have been prevented had the decision been made earlier.

In a statement, UCU north west regional officer Martyn Moss said: “It is clear the Government needs to stop pretending university campuses are well prepared for this crisis, and tell all universities to halt in-person teaching to control the spread of the virus.”

But many are unsympathetic to his pleas given the expense of higher education.

RelatedPosts

Andy Burnham gets it SPOT-ON with his take on striking workers

Bernie Ecclestone said he would take a bullet for Putin but these responses show he shot himself in foot

‘Neglectful and unfair:’ Ending special Covid leave for NHS staff completely unacceptable, says BMA

Watch: Therese Coffey crumbles while trying to defend PM for ‘groping’ MP appointment

Replying to Rusbridger’s tweet, Joe Michalczuk said it is “lazy and unnecessary to just revert to online provision – there are ways to give students face to face experiences if you’re willing to put yourself out and think outside the box”.

Other thanked him for his dedication, saying “academics like you are the reason I remain motivated in my degree when it’s all too easy to give up when the going gets tough”.

Related: Banks paid billions for bailing out Britain

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Telegraph hires phone-hacking Coulson to promote them as “truthful and authoritative”

Chancellor warned of ‘1980s levels’ of unemployment as shoppers to ‘face higher prices’

5 humiliating European defeats suffered by Scottish clubs – Celtic, Rangers & Aberdeen feature

Thunderball Results for Wednesday 20 April 2022 Tonight’s winning numbers

PM branded a ‘muckle glaikit numpty’ as SNP conference debates Scots language

Boris Johnson says Universal Credit claimants need to rely on their own ‘efforts’ not welfare

Pregnant in pandemic: Pregnant women & babies at “great risk”

Viral letter about what makes Brits ‘truly British’ sparks strong responses

Don’t feel ashamed about something you regret

Oxford Uni slammed as ‘sexist’ for inviting academics ‘partners and wives’ to a dinner

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.