The Aurora COVID Student Conference, which took place on 19th January from 14:00-17:00 (GMT), is an initiative by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Aurora Vice-Rectors Education.
This was a free virtual conference for students from across all Aurora Universities to hear from and with experts working at Aurora partner institutions who have been active in responding to and researching the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The program included:
| 14:00 GMT | Opening Remarks | Prof Neil Ward (UEA, Norwich) |
| 14:10 | COVID and The Netherlands | Dr Xander Koolman (VU, Amsterdam) |
| 14:50 | COVID and student well-being – The Caring Universities project | Dr Sascha Struijs (VU, Amsterdam) |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:45 | COVID and the UK | Prof Paul Hunter (UEA, Norwich) |
| 16:25 | Conference Discussion / Questions from attendees | Chaired Prof Neil Ward |
| 17:00 | Conference Close | |
The conference closed with a discussion of the key themes that emerge during the plenary sessions. This conference was organized with the student in mind. Students who are considering a project or dissertation related to COVID, those studying or preparing to study topics related to COVID-19, such as dissertations or other project work, are more than welcome to watch the conference again.