Current Students

Yes. Protective screens are being installed in high traffic face-to-face contact areas across the University for the safety of staff and students.

We will be following national guidance on social distancing on campus. New signage across campus will advise on how to keep safe and there will be systems for getting around campus, accessing buildings and in classroom and study settings. We will update with further information soon.

Signage with instructions on moving around campus will be installed in key locations and you will be asked to adhere to the rules. We will release more detail on this closer to the start of term.

We will be making a number of changes to entry and exit points to keep staff and students safe. We will update you closer to the start of term.

We will be following national guidance on this at the start of term. Please check back here for updates.

We are working on a system for this and will update this page soon.

We will be providing hand sanitising/washing stations around campus to help reduce the spread of infection. We will update this page with more detail soon. 

We are working on arrangements for this and will update this page soon.

We are working on arrangements for this and will update this page soon.

All students will be taught via blended learning from the start of academic year. Blended learning is a mix of online instruction and face-to-face teaching which will take place on campus. We are working towards all students having some regular face-to-face teaching.

All students will have some face-to-face teaching on campus from the start of Term 1. The frequency of this will depend on your programme and on the national guidance at the time. Arrangements will be kept under review as the year goes on. Full timetable details will be announced closer to the start of Term 1, which begins on September 21.

Our Technology-Enhanced Learning team are working with academic staff to develop a programme of training, as well as guidance documents and resources, to support staff and students to engage with a more immersive online learning experience next academic year. We will update this page with more detail soon.

It is our intention to deliver a mixture of both interactive and recorded activities which will be accessed from our virtual learning platform, My Learning Space. We will be in touch with more detail about how this will work soon.

Students who are shielding should make contact with their Programme Leader to discuss arrangements for blended learning. If you are unsure who this is contact the Support Enquiry Zone in the first instance sez@abertay.ac.uk

For advice on how your health concerns/issues may affect your studies please contact the Support Enquiry Zone in the first instance sez@abertay.ac.uk. We will be taking health concerns into account when deciding which students need to be on campus.

We are advising students to follow Scottish Government guidance on travelling on public transport, including the use of a face mask. We understand that some students may have concerns about using public transport and, if you feel unable to attend the campus due to this, please raise the matter with your programme leader.

Academic staff are reviewing assessments to consider their applicability for a blended learning delivery model. We will be back ion touch with more detail on this.

The Covid-19 Fair Assessment Policy was introduced to act as a safety net for students affected by the pandemic. It included the ability for students to have extensions on coursework and to defer exams with no questions asked, in addition to other measures. To get more information on this visit https://intranet.abertay.ac.uk/documents/forms/travel/coronaviruscovid-19/covid-19studentguidance/fairassessmentduringcovid-19/.  We are currently considering how this policy may be implemented or adapted going forward.

A face-to-face class could typically contain between 6-15 students but will depend on the social distancing guidance in place at the time, the room capacity, and the nature of the activity being delivered.

A ‘bubble’ is a means of limiting the number of contacts individuals have and is used as mechanism to control the transmission of infection. In the university context, we are endeavouring to create groups (bubbles) of students for on-campus delivery. This means that when receiving on-campus tuition you would be with the same/fixed group of students.

In line with national guidance, as teaching is still ongoing online, we will not be refunding any tuition fees. If you would like to discuss this please contact SEZ.

We hope to be able to support placement activity this academic year and have made some adjustments in programme structures to facilitate this. We remain in dialogue with our placement providers but attendance at placement will depend on government guidance, as well as associated risk assessment protocols.

Campus will be open in time for the start of the new academic year in September, with Freshers Week taking place on September 14 and start of Term 1 teaching beginning September 21. Teaching will be a blended mix of online and on-campus sessions, and students should come to campus for their face-to-face sessions, if they are able to travel. There will be more detail on individual programme timetables closer to the start of Term 1. The Library will be open for the start of Term 1 at the latest, with new access arrangements in place. We will be in touch with regular updates. Please continue to check your email and the Community Update newsletter.

We will soon be putting all students into Microsoft Teams chat groups based on their programme and year of study, to help kick off some virtual introductions. There will also be a series of activities around Freshers' Week and plenty of other ways to connect across the year. If you have concerns about staying in touch with your classmates speak to the Support Enquiry Zone or the Students' Association.

We are aiming to have the Library open as early as we possibly can this summer, and it will certainly be operating for the start of Term 1. There will be different access arrangements in place and new social distancing measures for your safety. We will be back in touch as soon as we can with further details.

We are currently working on how the Gym might be operated safely and within national guidelines. We will be back in touch with more detail as soon as we can.

For all student support enquiries contact the Support Enquiry Zone at sez@abertay.ac.uk

Many Scottish universities have continued some essential lab activity throughout the pandemic to date. Some Abertay labs will reopen from mid-July in line with national guidance. Students eligible to access labs will be contacted directly.

Should UK quarantine restrictions remain in place during September (and this may change), we will provide students who have been allocated university-owned accommodation (Meadowside and Lyon Street) and who are travelling from overseas, the flexibility to arrive early to allow you to undertake the quarantine period in advance of the start of Term. There will be no charge for this quarantine period. Private accommodation providers such as Keillor Court and Parker House have also agreed to waive fees for any quarantine period. We will support students through this period with advice and practical guidance. This would mean that you would arrive around the last weekend in August. There are a number of private travel providers who will be able to transport you safely to Dundee from a local airport and we will provide you with full details.

This will be subject to government guidance but currently no overseas exchange activities are planned for term 1.

The latest Scottish Government advice for international students can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-international-students-april-2020/pages/overview/

The latest UK Government immigration guidance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-and-borders

We are planning for blended learning in 20/21 (a mix of online and face to face). We know that some students may have difficulty in attending in person dependent on your individual circumstances (travel plans/ shielding needs) and we would try to adapt to meet any special circumstances wherever possible to personalise your learning in order to support you. It will not be possible for some courses to be undertaken wholly online due to their teaching requirements, so we ask you to make contact with our advisory service by email - advisory@abertay.ac.uk who will liaise with academic staff on your behalf regarding arrangements that could be made for your particular course.

Visit www.abertay.ac.uk/accommodation

This is a choice for you to make and will depend on your personal and financial circumstances. At present we are planning on delivering a blended mix of online and face-to-face teaching for the academic year 2020/21, however the level of access to campus and the permissible volume of face-to-face teaching will depend on social distancing rules issued at Scottish Government level. We expect a significant amount of teaching will be online in Term 1. We will update students regularly as the situation develops to help inform your choice.

Yes. We are currently looking at options around all of our student accommodation and how this might be affected by social distancing rules. We will provide an update on this when it is available.

Your first port of call for all IT issues should be the IT Service Desk. You can log a call here: https://intranet.abertay.ac.uk/support/ict-service-desk/service-desk/

Students will be able to access specialist equipment on site, however this may depend on your programme of study and the type of activity that the equipment supports. We are also looking into what additional provision can be given to students working from home. Speak to your Programme Leader for further information.

If you have concerns over access to broadband or equipment please contact the Support Enquiry Zone sez@abertay.ac.uk

We are working with Abertay Students’ Association and our academic colleagues on a series of online activities to help new students meet their classmate virtually. We hope to also be able to offer some face-to-face activities on campus, depending on the national picture in September. We will keep in touch. 

Abertay Students’ Association can be reached by email at hello@abertaysa.com. You can find their Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/AbertaySA/

This will depend on the Scottish Government guidance at the time. For more information contact Abertay Students’ Association or Abertay Sport.