A leading academic at the University of Bristol says coronavirus will strike the institution but that it has the processes in place to deal with any infection. 

Covid-19 cases 'inevitable' at Bristol University

The university says cases are not linked to a recent outdoor cinema event held on campus.

University of Exeter students test positive for coronavirus

Students arriving at the University of Bristol are being warned to keep to strict Covid rules or risk being thrown off their courses. 

Students told 'keep to the Covid rules' or risk getting thrown out

A farming family has been praised for helping children in a village near Yeovil to make a safe return to the classroom.

Farm helps local school get its pupils back into lessons

Bath University has topped the South West rankings and sits in 9th place nationally, according to The Sunday Times Good University Guide.  

Bath University ranked best in the West Country

'Small number' of individuals have tested positive for coronavirus at University of Bath

University of Bath confirms 'small number' of coronavirus cases

Two year groups from Bishops Fox's School in Taunton have been sent home for two weeks.

Hundreds of pupils from Somerset secondary school self-isolating

Research findings will create new knowledge and tools to help schools deal with an outbreak of COVID-19.

Bristol University research hopes to limit coronavirus transmission in schools

The University of Exeter has signed a contract with private testing firm Halo to deliver Covid-19 tests at its Exeter and Cornwall campuses. The results could be back within 24 hours.

Exeter University teams up with private company to offer students Covid-19 tests

Hundreds of pupils have been asked to self-isolate after four students in three schools in Bristol tested positive for Covid-19. The schools affected are Two Mile Hill Primary, Shirehampton Primary and John Williams Oasis Academy.

Hundreds of pupils isolate as children at three schools test positive for Covid

160 pupils at St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge has been asked to self-isolate after one of the students tested positive for Covid-19. Four members of staff also have the virus.

Entire school year in self-isolation after pupil tests positive for Covid-19

A teenager from Newquay with Down's syndrome is going back to college but will have to travel on a minibus with no social distancing. Matthew Lawrence is at risk of pneumonia and has been shielding from Covid-19 for six months.

Mum of teenager with Down's syndrome fears he will not be safe on bus

A classroom at St Anne's Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare as children return to school

The headteacher of a school in Weston-super-Mare has told ITV News that reopening has been an 'incredible challenge' amid changing government guidelines and growing concerns about safety.

Smiles and screams as children return to 'challenging' new school environment

Saltash Community School in Cornwall will shortly be welcoming back 1,300 pupils to classes and, with coronavirus still a problem, it has had to come up with ways to keep them safe - starting with the school bus.

Operation School Bus - How to get children to and from school during Covid-19

Parents 'apprehensive' about sending children back to school as unions call for pause on school absence fines

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