Petition · past parliament
Universities to refund/ to not withdraw the tuition fees for this semester.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Work with all universities/ colleges/ higher education establishments with tuition fees to either reimburse all students that have already paid their fees for this semester or to cancel the direct debits set up by students as tuition fees are due to be withdrawn soon from their accounts.
Considering the current situation and the fact that most universities are closed for the rest of the academic year, and despite the best efforts of tutors, professors and university staff in general, it is safe to say that online teaching cannot replace face-to-face teaching. Students paying the regular fees for this semester turns their studies into overpriced online courses and alleviating them of said cost would help a lot of people not only financially but also mentally.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
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Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action: Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020: Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020
Reimburse students on their year abroad who are affected by Coronavirus: Reimburse students on their year abroad who are affected by Coronavirus
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19:
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action: Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020: Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020
Reimburse students on their year abroad who are affected by Coronavirus: Reimburse students on their year abroad who are affected by Coronavirus
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 7 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.