Lockdown students have been let down by universities and regulators

Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill

4 May

Stanford University chemist unrepentant about his contrarianism during the pandemic despite some of his bold predictions proving incorrect

25 August

Judge blocks attempts to force breach of contract claim to be dealt with by OIA as more than 100,000 students plan similar action

17 July

Action could pave way for 100,000 students to sue, with cases prepared against 17 other universities

24 May

Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington