#OurTurnToReturn - JCR Endorsed Petition

[Hoghgyni]

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/582345

I know that they are a couple of petitions doing the rounds, but this one is doing quite well since it was launched earlier today. Please sign & share.

Signed - it is nearly at 3000 now.
Be good to get a high profile person to retweet it, if anyone knows one who might support it.

Thanks @Hoghgyni
@Hondajazzhands it would be great if a high profile person could retweet it!

I've signed and shared. D1 had already seen this - it was on one of her WhatsApp groups (Oxford)

Signed.

Hairdressers open. Pub gardens open. Gyms open. Schools open. But Uni students are not even mentioned. I feel so sorry for these (mostly young) people who are getting such a diluted experience behind screens.

At least let them have some face to face tutorials or seminars....

Thank you @Hoghgyni. Let’s hope this gets a response.

Signed. Will keep posting rubbish so this stays active.

Signed

Also signed

Signed.

We can’t sleepwalk into unis being treated more strictly than colleges, sixth forms etc

Gov should be supporting unis to open up. Also unis seem to be really varying in their approach - some are being amazingly proactive in finding solutions and others less so. Pls share with your student and sign yourself 👍

Signed and shared on FB

Naga discussing this now on Radio Five live

signed

It was a really good discussion, half an hour from 10 am (you will be able to hear it on BBC Sounds once the Naga programme has finished)

She interviewed a third year student who spoke so well about the effects on her work and her mental health. I really hope some of this is played to ministers and have them reflect on what they are really asking of these young people.

Also an impressive interview with the head of Universities UK - I cannot understand why she has not been interviewed on the mainstream news.

Great that it’s being discussed with more nuance on media.

I think some people think unis have returned. Some students returning to their uni cities and working alone in their bedroom is not ‘returned’,

Ps just saw a fb ad for a business course with lectures by people from Netflix etc rather than by ‘teachers’. Cost £765. Unis being online opens them up to competition that I don’t think most of them are remotely prepared for.

4952 now signed.

Number of signatures rising steadily.

Guardian website now saying that ministers are expected to confirm delayed return to 17 May (if not later). How unbelievably poor.

Signed

Let’s keep it circulating. Latest news is no return to campus before May 17th. Disgusting treatment of young people.

Signed too, still haven’t forgotten the PM’s promise to “make it up to students”, not sure how he’s planning to fulfil this!

The PM boasted about the £50 million hardship fund available (to the UK’s two million students). That means they get £25 each.

They've added £15m today for home & international students, postgrads & undergrads.

Oh lovely. That’s an extra £7.50 each. They can spend it in the recently-opened pubs.

DD got bumped from her pub booking yesterday. The pub must have realised that the £7.50 won't go far either.