Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T19 |
0-273 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, resulted in a United Kingdom (UK) national lockdown in March 2020 and stay-at-home orders, followed by long-lasting national social distancing measures and travel restrictions (gov.uk/coronavirus). |
T20 |
274-338 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Throughout this time, universities have remained open in the UK. |
T21 |
339-509 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The University of Nottingham hosts the first veterinary school in the UK to operate a dual intake system, which began at the start of the academic year in September 2019. |
T22 |
510-727 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The first cohort of 2020 (Cohort 1) were disrupted by the national lockdown, meaning that teaching started remotely in the weeks prior to the initiation of small-group face-to-face teaching, which started in July [1]. |
T23 |
728-803 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The potential for COVID-19 transmission on university campuses is high [2]. |
T24 |
804-992 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In preparation, the university implemented health and safety measures across teaching buildings and accommodation to allow for the safe return of students onto a single, semi-rural campus. |
T25 |
993-1292 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since university-age students have a higher prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection [3], and higher rates of asymptomatic infection [4], this included a 12-week mass COVID-19 testing service piloted as a health protection approach to the early identification and control of potential outbreaks on campus. |
T26 |
1293-1665 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While the institution has certainly capitalised on digital innovation in remote learning [5], the intention of this mass testing approach was to enable face-to-face teaching that cannot be delivered remotely, such as essential animal handling and health and safety skills that would be required prior to embarking on work experience placements, a core element of training. |
T27 |
1666-2006 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The new students in Cohort 1, therefore, joined the University of Nottingham at the height of the UK lockdown, and together with existing final-year students undertaking clinical rotations, were among the first students in the UK to experience SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing, social distancing and hygiene measures in a university setting. |