Long-term impact of the pandemic on higher education and student wellbeing in the UK and Hong Kong

The purpose of this research is to study higher education student perception of their wellbeing during and since the pandemic with a comparative focus on the UK and Hong Kong. This article evaluates online teaching during the pandemic in the UK and Hong Kong and the levels of student wellbeing as recorded by polls, reports and qualitative surveys, which may vary within the population but also within countries. It also addresses the return to normality, which entails a return to face-to-face but with higher awareness regarding possible disruptions to the system and a new transmission model and offer and concludes on which actions should be taken to enhance student wellbeing over time.