As the latest round of strikes at the University of Bristol is set to come to an end, a group of students have taken their support for staff to a new level by occupying the iconic Wills Memorial Building.
Shortly after 8am this morning, 12 Bristol University students took food, water, sleeping bags, and buckets (in case they didn't have access to toilets) into the building and barricaded themselves inside the Great Hall to express support for the university staff who are currently on strike. They have issued a list of four demands that they expect university management to meet in order to end the occupation.
Staff at the university are currently on strike due to cuts made to their pensions, as well as over pay, workload, equality, and casualisation, but that is due to come to an end on Wednesday.
