{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/304457.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":304457,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Force Universities to reimburse students their tuition fees for the last term","background":"The Government should force Universities to reimburse students the final term's tuition fees. The closure of Universities around the UK due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) means that students are no longer recovering good value for money teaching.","additional_details":"Universities all over the UK have closed and moved to face-to-face learning and have moved 'online'. This means that students are having to pay for their accommodation in other cities whilst they are not living there as they may have gone home. \r\nFurthermore, the change to 'online teaching'  reduces the value for money of the services students are receiving as in some cases they no longer have access to one-to-one sessions with lecturers and they no longer have discussions in seminars.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2020-03-17T13:28:02.069Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T18:09:36.222Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-31T18:09:29.466Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-18T10:28:34.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855\n\nIf 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.\n\nWe understand that the current situation is stressful for many people. 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\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\n\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\n\nYou may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.\n\nFind out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/\n\nRead letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}