Final-year students at Bristol's universities are worried industrial action by lecturers will delay their graduation. Many students nationally are impacted by a marking and assessment boycott until universities meet the demands of the University College Union (UCU) on pay, pensions and workload.
The nationwide boycott has already seen a number of institutions - such as Cambridge - inform students that "the completion of their degrees and their graduation may be delayed". Action has been ongoing since April 20 - but what does it mean now for those studying at the University of Bristol or the University of the West of England (UWE)?
We spoke to students, who wished to remain anonymous, who said feel "frustrated", "angry" and like they are "being denied" their grades despite the hard work they are putting into their degrees. Below we explain the position of each university, and that of the UCU, and what this ultimately means for students.
