A concerned Falmouth resident has got in touch with Nub News regarding the disruption to students university experience following the announcement of another national lockdown.

[H3] Resident discusses the "hugely hard and stressful time for students" and uncertainty of what lies ahead [.H2]

After the chaos and confusion of the last few months, the government announced that A level and GCSE exams will not go ahead.

Grades will be granted by their tutors as they predicted, often resulting in disappointing and unfair results.

Some may see this as good news as many students have struggled with the lack of actual classes.

University goers, however, are to receive no such allowances. Not only have they been kept away from campus and, on occasion, their ( paid for) rental accommodation, but continue to pay full tuition fees.

As they are basically doing an Open University course, mostly online with occasional tutor input, why have the government not addressed their plight? Paying over three times the amount for tutoring, support, use of campus, technology and often peer-related tasks.

My son, who before the 'locals first' brigade start creating, IS a local, both born and bred here, as am I, a first-class honours Falmouth university graduate.

Yes, I get that it's frustrating that students take so many of the available rental properties, however, it's the property owners that choose to make their homes multiple occupancies, no council tax and maximum profit, often for shoddy, below standard accommodation.

Yes, it's annoying that parking is an issue, especially near the campus. However, if the university didn't charge over £1000 per year for onsite parking permits then this too would abate. It's the greed of those in charge of such that locals should vent their anger at.

My son, is now in the third year of his game art degree. The last year has been a hugely stressful and hard one for him, like many others.

His course requires a team to work together to create a game, he's had to make do with occasional online contact and little support.

He's lucky that he's been tremendously helped by his parents to upgrade his equipment to enable the technology required. Many have been less lucky.

The accommodation he shares with two others, now unable to return for weeks, has been expensive and often lacking some facilities, the appointed rental company, often taking little interest in the upkeep of this. The covid pandemic has now seen him living at home and working from our dining room, rather than be isolated elsewhere.

His rent, etc already paid, yet unused at present. We are obviously keeping him without recompense to lessen his debts.

So, to recap, I, personally, believe that without the success of the university that Falmouth and Penryn would have ended up as a retirement destination, again, often outpriced for locals. Students spend money, keep local businesses afloat and I believe will return to Cornwall with their families thus adding to our local, and vital, tourism revenue.

I, personally, am proud of the success of this university and the amazing graduates produced. So, love them, or hate them, uni students have got, and continue to get, a raw deal and the huge debts they incur for the supposed specialised facilities and tutoring needs addressing.

Are you happy to pay full price for a lacklustre, substandard service? It's been a hugely hard and stressful time for all so please just stop and think also how it is for these youngsters whose aim was to better their futures, incurring up to £50,000 of debt in doing so.

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