We regret we cannot offer refunds where we have to change tutors or venues.
Twelve of us worked with fantastic tutors, taking inspiration from natural systems, learning about sustainable ways to produce food, generate energy, house ourselves, create a community, think and live well.
After all, student tutors are rarely given decent teacher training (is anyone in higher education?) and have to learn as they go.
I can only speak for the history department, but despite suffering cuts like everywhere else, the tutors were dedicated, available, and are leaders in their field.
Our tutors include: Oliver Burkeman - Guardian writer and author; Kate Mosse - author of Labyrinth and co-founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize; Jimmy Cregan - founder of Jimmy's Iced Coffee; Tobias Sturt and Adam Frost - directors of data visualisation agency Graphic and former Guardian employees; Peter Bradshaw - journalist, author and Guardian film critic.
Gabriel Mallows, 19, BA politics, UCL "Many subjects – especially the humanities – put an emphasis on independent study, which means you don't have as much contact time with tutors.
I have weekly meetings with my tutors where they can ask questions.
Like the university tutors who thought sticking a blonde woman on a science poster would somehow resolve gender disparities, Truss's main solution to the science gap appears to be gutsy role-modelling.
Our tutors are working heads of department, many of whom come to teach fresh from the world's biggest film sets.
Weeks 31 – 34: Individual private tutorials with tutors - Tuesdays 26 April and 3, 10, 17 May Three students will be seen each week.
"Sometimes my tutors feel like they don't have enough time to do plan their classes properly," she says.
