Vice Chancellor in podcast reflection on university responses to the pandemic

Professor Debra Humphris has recorded a two-part podcast with the University Alliance to discuss how universities have coped with the COVID-19 crisis.

4 March 2021

Released on 3 March, the first discussion with Vanessa Wilson – Chair of the University Alliance - sees Brighton's Vice Chancellor reflecting on a range of issues around responses to the pandemic. You can listen to the recording YouTube.

The two-part podcast will look to answer some of the following questions:

How have UA universities pulled together during the pandemic, and have they proven stronger working as part of a collective?

Professor Debra Humphris

Vanessa Wilson

Reflecting on how tough COVID has been for staff and students:
- How much support has been given to help tackle digital poverty?
- How have students coped with the loss of study spaces and facilities?
- How has the pandemic impacted on students from minority groups?
- The road map for the future as vaccinations offer a route out of pandemic.

In the second part of the podcast – available after 4 March – Professor Humphris and Vanessa Wilson will focus on the importance of universities in the UK’s COVID recovery.