The measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak, including temporary student number controls and additional places.

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Introduction of temporary student number controls in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ref: DfE-00095-2020PDF, 351KB, 25 pages

Student number controls: further guidance

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An outline of the plans, announced on 4 May 2020, to allow higher education providers in England to recruit full-time undergraduate students up to a temporary level.

Applications closed at 5pm 17 July 2020. The Department for Education will notify providers about their applications for the additional 10,000 places before 31 July 2020.

Published 1 June 2020
Last updated 30 July 2020 + show all updates

  1. Updated advice for mergers and franchising arrangements.

  2. Removed application information from ‘details’ section. Added date by which providers will be notified of their application outcome.

  3. Updated details on how to apply for places – applications for nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare have been extended until 17 July 2020 and applications for initial teacher training (ITT) and courses of strategic importance have now closed.

  4. Added Student number controls: further guidance.

  5. Updated Annex B and DHSC list of courses in sections 33 and 45 of the document. Updated page with details on how to apply for the additional 10,000 places.

  6. First published.