Coronavirus FAQs

The Welsh Government have announced the guidelines for university students in September, which include information on social distancing and group study capacity. We know that you are anxious to find out what this means for your study starting in September.

Swansea University welcomes the new guidance from Welsh Government, which will enable us to continue to provide some face-to-face teaching from September while still putting the safety of staff, students and the wider community at the centre of all we do.

We are working through the guidance and will be giving more details of teaching and learning arrangements when we are able. Our staff are continuing to ensure our campuses safe for you and the MyUniSupport team will be running our dedicated Covid-19 support service for all our students.

You will be encouraged to take a lateral flow test before you come to university, and regularly for the first 28 days after you arrive. If you have not been vaccinated, you will be able to book your vaccine straight away.

The Students’ Union is doing everything possible to ensure societies, sports clubs, and social events can, if circumstances allow, resume in person. The Students’ Union and SU Officers will be reaching out to committees and students over the coming months to ensure they are supported and have the resources they need to be able resume their activities. We understand that not everyone will be comfortable with stepping into in-person events straight away and will be offering opportunities and encouraging student groups to hold events, both online and in-person. Extra-circular activities are an essential part of the student experience, and we want every student to be able to participate safely and in a way that they feel comfortable.

Our aim as ever is to provide a first-class student experience for all, and we are looking forward to welcoming both new and returning students to our campuses for the new academic year.

The University’s COVID19 Operations group met with the Director of Public Health Wales recently and it was decided that as a University, we will continue to follow Welsh Government guidelines, through their TEST TRACE and PROTECT strategy. 

It is vitally important that any member of the University Community returning to campus who displays any Covid19 symptoms should self –isolate immediately. 

It is important that any individual with symptoms, must not go to their GP, attend a medical facility or a hospital without prior permission. Any individual displaying symptoms should book a test by ringing 119 or using the website or call 01639 862757 to arrange a same day test. If you have any difficulty with transport, please inform them when you call.

Public Health Wales confirmed all University staff will be directed to a particular test site whereas students will be sent a home test kit to the address nominated which will be collected from the same address, with results available in 72 hours.  

As a University, we are doing all we can to make sure that the spread of infection is controlled across the University and our COVID19 Operational group continues to work tirelessly to deliver a robust process for our staff and students to feel safe and confident when returning to campus. 

If however the number of positive tests recorded across the University increases then Public Health Wales will set up a Mobile Military Test Unit to mass test the University Community and potentially direct further measures which we will keep you informed of. 

This advice together with other measures being taken by the University such as reducing the population by working from home, enhanced cleaning and social distancing will help keep our Community safe.

Even if you have no symptoms, we recommend that you carry out twice weekly testing to help keep yourself, your family, friends and the community safe. About 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others.

Home testing kits are now available to pick up from Bay and Singleton campuses. 

• Taliesin Create on Singleton Campus from 9.30 to 11.30am. The testing centres are open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and you don’t need an appointment.

• Y Twyni, Room 002 on Bay Campus from 9.30am to 11.30am. The testing centres are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and you don’t need an appointment

Home testing kits are free and also available to order online.