No room for you in lectures, top universities tell first-year students

‘Desperate’ institutions offer overflow rooms and YouTube live streams instead of a seat in front of a lecturer

Students at prestigious universities have been turned away from overcrowded lectures and told to watch classes online or in overflow rooms.

The Observer found that students paying £9,250 or more in Manchester, Nottingham and Lancaster, had struggled to get a seat in lectures. Manchester University maths students in a 600-capacity hall were given slips with a link to a YouTube live stream and told they could “sit in a coffee shop” and watch. They were also given the option of sitting in a separate overflow theatre to watch the stream, without being able to participate or question lecturers.

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