With much of the focus in recent weeks on schools, UK university students have reported feeling forgotten by the government, with no rebates offered on tuition fees and calls growing for rent refunds as many students are asked not to return to campuses. It shows he doesn’t really have any care or concern, especially for our mental health,” says Sophie Sengupta, a 19-year-old first-year student at the University of Liverpool. Photograph: Sophie Sengupta/Guardian CommunityLike many students who contacted the Guardian via a callout, Sengupta says her mental health was at “the lowest it’s ever been” during the first term. “We are in the middle of a mental health crisis and no one is talking about it seriously; no serious action is being taken,” she says. Photograph: Reece Lawson/Guardian CommunityWith part-time work scarce, Lawson is one of many university students whose financial situation is increasingly dire.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2021 15:36 UTC