The High Court will hear the case against UCL in February, with proceedings against the 17 other universities follow.

David says “It was awful, really difficult, in many ways. Particularly at the start, the seminars themselves just didn’t work. Although the lecturers did their best, they were flapping around with the technology"

David Hamon, 27, paid £14,160 to study a lear-long master's at UCL and expected 4-6 hours of in-person tuition per week. He says UCL "explicitly" encouraged students to move to London, but never offered him any face-to-face teaching.

“I wish I could say the four years I have invested in CSM were magical, however, my time at university felt very empty.” Says Tia O'Donnell, who is suing Central St. Martin's.

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