Petition · past parliament

Require Universities to fully refund tuition fees for 2020/21 due to Covid-19.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should require Universities to fully refund student tuition fees for 2020/21.
Despite the relentless hard work of teaching staff, online lectures are inferior to in-person teaching and without access to libraries and resources, students are not receiving the education they deserve. Thanks to changes in government regulations, students are now paying rent on the property they can't legally occupy and refunding tuition fees is the first step in acknowledging the disadvantage current University students face and limiting the impact this has on their futures.

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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Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
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Timeline

5 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jan 2021

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