Petition · past parliament
The Pandemic Petition for uni students: Tuition, Rent, Assessment, Mental Health
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The government must address these 4 key issues facing all university students. We are paying tuition to universities we cannot go to or use the facilities, and rent for houses we aren't living in as per government advice. Our assessments and mental health must be given the same attention as schools.
Our key issues:
1)Tuition- Limited resources and access to campus has ultimately impacted our university experience and the level of education received, we should therefore not be expected to pay tuition in full.
2)Rent- Students have not returned to their universities as per government advice and should be eligible for a rent freeze or reduction.
3)Assessment- No detriment policies must be rolled out across all universities.
4)Mental Health- Fund emergency support for students struggling.
1)Tuition- Limited resources and access to campus has ultimately impacted our university experience and the level of education received, we should therefore not be expected to pay tuition in full.
2)Rent- Students have not returned to their universities as per government advice and should be eligible for a rent freeze or reduction.
3)Assessment- No detriment policies must be rolled out across all universities.
4)Mental Health- Fund emergency support for students struggling.
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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Decisions about university teaching, assessments and exams are a matter for individual universities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.
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
Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends
Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends
Fund additional mental health support services for university students: Fund additional mental health support services for university students
Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
Fund additional mental health support services for university students
Fund additional mental health support services for university students
Suspending payments for rent is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament, but we have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19: Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19.
Implement support for university students during Covid-19: Implement support for university students during Covid-19
Decisions about university teaching, assessments and exams are a matter for individual universities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.
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
| 6 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jan 2021
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