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The plan to allow more than one million students return home amid the coronavirus second wave feels farfetched, say students.
There are no guarantees that the "travel window" put in place to help young people will be repeated at the start of next term.
The university has apologised for fencing students in after weeks of frustration over online lectures and Covid outbreaks on campus.
Many students who intended to start university in 2020 have deferred their place for a year. Here's what they're doing instead.
Sophie Anderton talks to us about the timing of lockdown, the financial aspect as well as the mental health aspect of the current state of UK student life.
Downing Street appears to have relaxed its position after the culture secretary said students would only be allowed home if people followed Covid rules.
Thousands of students are currently self-isolating in their rooms.
Facing months of online lectures, a huge financial burden and now the threat of spending Christmas in halls, students say mental health should be prioritised.
Health secretary says he wants to avoid coronavirus spreading between the generations.
The university's principal asked students to remain in their rooms "as much as possible".