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The Department for Education has published a guidance document on actions Higher Education (HE) providers are taking in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidance outlines the provisions relating to student number controls in English HE institutions for the academic year 2020–21, provides for a new consultation on temporary conditions for registration, outlines an enhanced clearing process for 2020–21, emphasises that international students will be admitted to UK HE institutions in the 2020–21 academic year and sets out information about visas. In addition, the guidance states that HE providers can apply for various government schemes, reveals that the Student Loans Company is reprofiling its tuition fee payments for the upcoming academic year and announces the launch of the University Research Sustainability Taskforce, which will analyse how university research can contribute to UK society and economy post-recovery.
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