Petition · past parliament
Remove or reduce tuition fees at universities teaching online due to Covid-19.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the government to consider that for the upcoming year 20/21 tuition fees are removed or reduced with a reviewal for the year 21/22.
We also ask you to consider partially refunding fees for the academic year 19/20, for the terms that were disrupted as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
We also ask you to consider partially refunding fees for the academic year 19/20, for the terms that were disrupted as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The new online teaching methods
& financial pressures have negatively impacted students, causing a deterioration on their mental health & many have had to give up their education.
With International students almost paying double the amount to study, some independently paying university fees & many finding themselves in further debt with Student Finance England. We the students need the government/parliament to support us during these unprecedented times & adhere to our requests, immediately.
& financial pressures have negatively impacted students, causing a deterioration on their mental health & many have had to give up their education.
With International students almost paying double the amount to study, some independently paying university fees & many finding themselves in further debt with Student Finance England. We the students need the government/parliament to support us during these unprecedented times & adhere to our requests, immediately.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
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 find 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/
Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
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 find 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
| 30 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.