UNION leaders in Scotland raised concerns today about the risk of further Covid-19 outbreaks as universities begin a new academic year. 

Scottish representatives of the National Union of Students (NUS) and University and College Union (UCU) said that they remained worried about the effect that returns to campus could have on students and staff. 

Figures published last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that one in every 75 people in Scotland has coronavirus, but only half of all young people are fully vaccinated and campus returns in 2020 contributed to the spread of the virus.