Petition · past parliament

Require universities to reimburse lost tuition fees due to COVID-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

This year's outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in universities across the UK closing very suddenly. Although shutting for good reason, they stop students from learning effectively since all contact hours have been cancelled.
A university charges a tuition fee that goes towards education and general facilities at the university, including: exams, societies and lectures. On top of this, there have been 4 weeks of strikes preceding COVID-19 and we as students feel that nearly a total term of university has not been available to us. With tuition fees being so expensive, we believe that we should be reimbursed for the loss of time and help that a university normally provides.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.