A statement from Lancaster University:

We recognise self-isolating can be a difficult and stressful time for our students. To make life a little easier we are trialling an opt-in meal delivery service for any self-isolating students wishing to have fresh food prepared and cooked for them and delivered to their door.

The price has deliberately been set below normal dining-in restaurant and café offer, despite additional costs of delivery and disposable containers.

Students are not obliged to use this service and still have access to their own kitchens, alternative shopping and takeout food delivery services. The University has also provided students with information about suitable alternative sources of food including supermarket delivery and other local commercial outlets. Food boxes are available separately to this offer.

The package consists of three meals per day that are prepared daily by chefs using fresh ingredients in our own kitchens. We have kept prices as low as we can without compromising on quality.

Students choosing this service can have full confidence that they are eating food that has been prepared from locally sourced products – where possible – and all allergens and food intolerances are catered for. The meals are delivered to the student’s accommodation and social distancing procedures are carefully observed.

The meal delivery service is an additional provision made available to support students that wish to have their meals provided to them in this way.