Students felt ‘isolated from society’ during pandemic, inquiry told

Students had to self-isolate in halls of residences during the pandemic (Andrew Milligan/PA) -

University students felt “isolated from the rest of society” during the Covid-19 pandemic, an inquiry has heard.

Matthew Crilly, who was the National Union of Students of Scotland (NUSS) president from July 2020 to June 2022, said students also felt they were being seen as “the cause of the pandemic and the cause of the virus spreading”.