UK University Students to Take Legal Action Over ‘Lockdown’ Education That Saw Classes Moved Online

Some students paid as much as £40,000 a year despite lessons being cancelled or moved online because of strikes and lockdowns. Chris Radburn/PA

Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over months of disruption to their education because of lockdowns and staff strike actions.

Nearly 20,000 students have joined group claims through the Student Group Claim to take action against universities that charged full fees despite failing to provide them with in-person tuition.