University students aren't having sex – and parents don't know whether to be relieved or worried The current cohort of university students is having far less sex than their parents' generation – and it's not because of the pandemic 29 April 2021 • 9:30am 'Young women don't need male approval to get their self esteem as they did in the past,' says one parent Credit: PA It’s not like the old days. Students aren’t having sex. Well, some are, but not nearly as many as you might think. And if you're wondering why, it's not because Covid has kept thousands of them away from campus over the past 12 months.