Petition · past parliament

Reconsider tuition fees of students at University.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To re-evaluate the tuition fee for ALL students, UK/EU as well as international students, and give students a refund via bank transfer to help them with their current financial situations as well as the inconvenience, rather than decreasing the loan with the student loans companies.
Due to COVID-19, most students are attending online lectures, or have most of their lectures online. Due to this, we are not using University resources like normal, apart from their e-library. This should not cost students more than £9250 a year. Furthermore, many universities have issues with online learning, and libraries are yet to resolve licensing issues with much needed e-books. Due to our current financial situation, we would also like to be given a refund via our banks.

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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We understand that the current situation is stressful for many people, including students. Student Minds, a mental health charity for students, is collating guidance and developing resources to support students experiencing stress as a result of the current situation, which you may find useful: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html

Timeline

25 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Dec 2020

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