Petition · past parliament

Allow university students to attend face to face lectures and seminars.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Most schools are and have been operating classroom face to face lessons for the last month. Why is it that universities can’t provide the same. A petition for students to be partially refunded reached over 100,000 and was overlooked. It’s either we get what we paid for or we get some money back.
Online lessons aren’t efficient nor are they as good a quality as face to face tuition would be. It should be possible for students to attend face to face lessons provided masks are worn and the correct social distancing measures are kept. The disappointment students have faced when finally reaching their university experience is unfair but also not entirely necessary, all we ask is that our petition is strongly considered and some change is made to reimburse us for what we’ve missed out on.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for individual universities.

Timeline

14 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Oct 2020

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