16 September 2020 
Corinne Merriman, Events Manager
COVID-19 On Campus solution demo and discussion session
Friday 2nd October Online via MS Teams - 2.00-3.00pm
Managing the safety of students and staff – and communities – has been top of the University agenda in the last few weeks. On top of managing students and staff wellbeing, changing guidelines; the unknown behaviour of Covid 19, commentary from press and communities has all has put huge pressure on Universities. But as we look forward to the rest of the academic year and indeed beyond, that uncertainty remains. Having the flexibility and oversight to ensure a safe, seamless and enjoyable mixed on-campus and online experience has never been more critical and indeed now needs to embedded into the systems and processes of the University in an effective; efficient and transparent way. Not for a few weeks but for the foreseeable future.
To help universities tackle these issues, KPMG has developed a COVID-19 On Campus solution, specifically tailored to UK Higher Education. While recognising there are no ‘silver bullets’ when it comes to managing all conceivable COVID-related challenges, the tools and guidance included as part of this solution have been designed to provide the support universities need to communicate with, co-ordinate, manage and support their students, staff and academics throughout the academic year.
What is it? In short, the solution comprises three core components underpinned by 8 pre-configured ‘Journey Maps’, and designed around a collection of pre-defined Staff and Student personas:
It can support Universities in understanding:
