Staff Teaching and Supervision Information

Academic contingency - Key Guidance and Information
Staff Guidance for Assessments
  • Faculty of Sciences overview: Covid-19 contingency information for Departments on PGT ISMs, dissertations and final projects

  • Guidance for marking assessments electronically:

  • Online examinations, Guidance for Departments:

  • Guidance for Postgraduate Independent Study Modules:

  • University Covid-19 Policy and Guidance for departments on teaching, learning, assessment and progression:



Support for Postgraduate Students
Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is integrated into the VLE. Collaborative sessions can be launched from the VLE and the software is resilient, coping with large numbers of active participants.

University of York e-learning webinars

University's Programme Design and Learning Technology Team have been holding a series of webinars to support staff in transferring their teaching online:

https://vle.york.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_95637_1&content_id=_3469623_1













Information for Postgraduate Students
  • Additional measures to protect and support the academic achievement of PGT students during the Covid-19 emergency - student facing document:


Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching

University of York guidance document: