Universities will be fined if they fail to ensure students have face-to-face teaching, the government has said.
Michelle Donelan, the universities minister, said she wanted inspectors to investigate staff attendance on campus.
Most universities say lecturers have returned to campuses but individual courses at various institutions are still using online or “blended” methods. In some cases, larger lectures are delivered remotely while students attend tutorials.
Nadhim Zahawi, the education secretary, told The Times earlier this year he wanted all universities to set out how much face-to-face teaching students would get this autumn. He challenged vice-chancellors to give school-leavers detailed data, broken down by course, rather than vague intentions before they commit and pay for degrees and accommodation.
He said there was no longer any excuse
