Petition · past parliament

Allow all university students to return for in-person teaching this summer term.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We want all students, regardless of whether their course is considered 'practical', to be allowed to return for in person teaching at the start of the summer term.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, students across the UK have been repeatedly neglected by the government. The lack of communication has caused confusion and unnecessarily added to the toll the pandemic has had on students' mental health. With schools being reopened it only makes sense that universities should be allowed to recommence in-person teaching - especially since the student body has much less contact with the wider community than school children, who return home everyday.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Allow all students to return to university at the start of the Summer term

You may be interested to know that the Government has announced that all university students yet to return to in-person teaching will be able to do so from Step 3 of the roadmap: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/remaining-university-students-to-return-to-campus-from-step-3-of-the-roadmap-no-earlier-than-17-may

Timeline

9 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Apr 2021

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