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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nimo Omer

Friday briefing: Over 70,000 university staff are going on strike – how did we get here?

 University and College Union (UCU) members hold placards which state 'On strike to win back my pension' during the demonstration at the picket line outside the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
University and College Union (UCU) members hold placards which state 'On strike to win back my pension' during the demonstration at the picket line outside the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

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University education has come a long way from the stereotype of drunken students and aloof, coddled lecturers. These days, students are tee-total eager beavers, desperate to justify their on average £45,000 debt, while their lecturers are more likely to be using food banks than supping on vintage port.

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