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STUDENTS have quizzed Cardiff University staff and members of the lecturers’ union, the UCU, about the industrial action that could affect their exams.<\/span>
\nMany students at the Q and A at the Students\u2019 Union yesterday\u00a0<\/span>were concerned they were not getting value for money. Some spend up to \u00a333,540 a year to study at Cardiff University.<\/span>
\n Lecturers have taken 14 days of action so far.\u00a0<\/span>More strikes are planned and are likely to take place during the exam period.
\n\u201cWe are expecting another 14 days. It has been suggested to be during the assessment period,\u201d said Paul Brennan, the School of Medicine representative for Cardiff UCU.
\nWhen asked whether students could get refunds, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Karen Holford said: \u201cIt would be impossible to calculate a correct refund for students.”<\/span>
\nAny wages withheld because a staff member is taking strike action will be given to\u00a0each school proportionally so department heads can spend it in the way they feel fit, she said.<\/span>
\nPlaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has previously said she would be in favour of students being refunded<\/a>.<\/span>
\nDr Brennan said he would consider standing with students to demand a refund. <\/span>
\n\u201cI do not see why not. I am very happy to discuss that with the UCU,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\nProfessor Holford told the students: \u201cYou still have access to university services, to libraries, to the mental health services, and to university resources.<\/span>
\n\u201cI do not think you can do everything by self-study. But one of the purposes of university is to become an independent learner.\u201d<\/span>
\n 
\nMany students had assessments due during the strike period, and others will be assessed on material that should have been covered during the strike action.<\/span>
\nProfessor Holford told them: \u201cAs far as we are concerned every single student has extenuating circumstances this year, whether their lecturers are on strike or not.\u201d<\/span>
\nAmanda Coffey, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Academic Standards, added: \u201cAll students can apply for extenuating circumstances. We are working towards making sure that applying for extenuating circumstances is easy and does not need a lot of paperwork.\u201d<\/span>
\nSeveral students expressed their solidarity with the lecturers on strike.
\nDr Brennan said: \u201cHaving been on the picket line every day for the last 14 days I want to thank everyone who has interacted with us and supported us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STUDENTS have quizzed Cardiff University staff and members of the lecturers’ union, the UCU, about the industrial action that could affect their exams. Many students at the Q and A at the Students\u2019 Union yesterday\u00a0were concerned they were not getting value for money. Some spend up to \u00a333,540 a year to study at Cardiff University. Lecturers have taken 14 days of action so far.\u00a0More strikes are planned and are likely to take place during the exam period. \u201cWe are expecting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":25959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[748,265,5947,5948,752,3633],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-27699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cardiff-ucu","tag-cardiff-university","tag-fees","tag-qa","tag-strikes","tag-ucu"],"yoast_head":"\nMore strikes on way but refunds unlikely, students told - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/16\/strikes-way-refunds-unlikely-students-told\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More strikes on way but refunds unlikely, students told - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"STUDENTS have quizzed Cardiff University staff and members of the lecturers’ union, the UCU, about the industrial action that could affect their exams. 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