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Extra support for student during Covid-19
During the outbreak of Covid-19, the students of the University of Portsmouth are not getting the support they should be, unlike Exeter and Sutton University.
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Petition submitted by Andra Helmane on Mar 27, 2020
This petition is in the Passed State
This petition has been passed and will be actioned ASAP.
Petition Updates
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Update from the UPSU Team
An update from UPSU President, Helena Schofield:
We consistently met with the Vice-Chancellor and his team regarding the implementation of a no detriment policy. After 3 weeks of lobbying this resulted in the success of the University implementing a number of no detriment practices including the ability of the board of examiners to disregard individual assessment marks taken during the pandemic that are out of line with the rest of the students’ assessment marks.
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Change Status
The idea has been marked as Fast Tracked. The reason was: UAB felt that the idea was important to a large number of students and would be simple for the Union to implement with the resources currently available. Therefore the idea has been fast-tracked for immediate action.
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Change Status
The idea now has enough backers to be reviewed at the next meeting. This meeting is UAB 06/05/2020 and will be held on Wednesday 6 May, 2020 12:00 pm
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Change Status
The idea is now looking for 15 Backers.
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