Rejected petition Refund Tuition Fees to Students for the Duration of University Strikes

University staff strikes took place over 3 days in November, spread over a period of 2 weeks. UCU has announced further 18 days of strike action taking place over 7 weeks in February and March. This will amount to 9 weeks with some form of teaching activity disruption.

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Students are losing lectures and tutorials, but are required to pay full tuition fees.

Universities MUST be required to refund tuition fees where teaching activities are lost.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628976

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