This year has been a tough year to say the least. Many students have also had the added burden of financial worries due to moving to a completely new city without a job as a security net for bills that student loans just don’t cover. 

Now students have to pay thousands for a room that is sitting empty, either because we are unable to travel due to local restrictions or because we do not find the campus safe enough to return. 

Many students will not be returning at all this academic year and should be offered a refund on the accommodation fees, or an exit of our contracts, for the time we are not on site, regardless of the fact a 10% ‘goodwill’ discount was offered to us before Christmas.