Universities Not Offering Face-to-Face Teaching Should Cut Fees: UK Minister

Universities Not Offering Face-to-Face Teaching Should Cut Fees: UK Minister
Edinburgh University students protest against the false promise of ‘hybrid learning’ to new and returning students in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Oct. 24, 2020. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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British universities that are not returning to face-to-face teaching should not charge the full fees, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Tuesday.

As all COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in England and most such curbs have been scrapped in Scotland and Wales, the government has advised universities to bring back face-to-face lectures and lessons, but some top universities have refused to do so.