https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/06/i-feel-like-a-number-unhappy-uk-students-blocked-from-deferring-studies The universities of Bath and Goldsmiths have begun to reject requests from students to defer a year saying that the coronavirus pandemic is not a valid reason to suspend their studies. This is a massively unfair policy for disadvantaged students who may need to move home and support their families or in general for students who feel that £9450 or more is an unreasonable amount to pay if studies are going to remain online. As the university has been so keen to inform us that campus will be open without committing to in-person teaching it is obvious that there will be concessions made. How will the students union stand up for students who need or want to suspend their studies due to the coronavirus pandemic?