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Students left feeling 'forgotten' as graduations kick off amid marking boycott

STUDENTS in Scottish universities have been left feeling "angry" and “forgotten” after being forced to graduate without their final…

The National (Scotland)

Queen's University Belfast says "all students will now graduate"

University thanks "local UCU branch who facilitated this development as an act of good faith"

Belfast Live

‘Significant number’ of Durham University students face delays in receiving degree results

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) began a marking boycott in April over a pay and working conditions dispute

Chronicle Live

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Graduates given no degree classification at some universities

Final-year students at some Scottish universities are facing a “devastating” end to their studies after finding out they would not receive…

The National (Scotland)

Students face delays to degree results due to marking boycott

Some might miss their scheduled graduation ceremonies

Nottingham Post

Students' degree results set to be delayed due to marking boycott

Some might miss their scheduled graduation ceremonies

Wales Online

‘Significant number’ of Durham students face delays in receiving degree results

Members of the University and College Union are staging a marking boycott at 145 universities across the UK.

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University staff strike amid wage cut row over marking boycott

University and College Union members at Edinburgh University walked out on Friday.

The Independent UK

University of Bristol strikes: UNISON confirms more walk-outs as pay dispute continues

The university says it respects their decision but "these are not issues that Bristol can solve on its own"

Bristol Post

Hundreds of university students face graduating without final degree result

The marking and assessment boycott is being carried out by union members at 145 universities across the UK

Belfast Live

Newcastle University lecturers to strike for five days later this month

University staff are set for strike action from June

Chronicle Live

QUB students told they may not graduate due to ongoing industrial action

This comes as the UCU union say they are "angered" at the lack of progress on pay negotiations

Belfast Live

'Don't leave': Union chief pleads with members amid Ukraine controversy

THE head of a union under fire over a call for the UK Government to stop arming Ukraine has called the issue a “distraction” and urged members…

The National (Scotland)

Row as trade union calls for end to arms for Ukraine

A TRADE union has been engulfed in a major row after members called on the Government to stop arming Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

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‘It would be a betrayal to back down now’: university pay row reaches new level of acrimony

As the stalemate continues, union infighting has added a new dimension while universities are threatening to dock pay

The National (Scotland)

‘This will be biggest pensions win in British trade union history’

A UNION is on the verge of the “biggest pensions win” in the history of British trade unions, its boss said as she told members university…

Wales Online

Students in Wales face disruption to degrees as lecturers boycott marking and vote to strike over graduation

Exams and dissertations have been left unmarked and it is unclear how final degree classification will be awarded

Bristol Post

Bristol students worried UCU marking and assessment boycott will delay graduation

The universities have offered some reassurance

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The Independent UK

Negotiations must ‘restart’ to prevent graduation delays – Cambridge university

Many students are facing the ‘likelihood that the completion of their degrees and their graduation may be delayed’, acting vice-chancellor says.

Chronicle Live

Durham academics continue marking boycott amid pay dispute and urge bosses to back them 'for sake of students'

Students 'won't have all of their marks' is the warning from academics in Durham who want more done to resolve a long-running industrial dispute

Manchester Evening News

Staff at Manchester College strike over low pay

The Manchester College said they are 'eager to reach a pay settlement at the earliest opportunity'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Dazzling basslines

Answers on a cigarette butt PLUS exam worries AND an iconic musician

Manchester Evening News

'I've not had marks back since January' - Manchester students could face delays graduating as strikes intensify

'It's just frustrating as we were the year that started in Covid and have had so much disruption to our studies'

Wales Online

The frustration and worries of Welsh university students who've had years of studying disrupted by strikes

"It has made me feel as if a degree really isn’t that important. If I can pass a module despite missing half of the lectures and seminars, is what they are teaching me really that valuable or worthwhile?”

Wales Online

Cardiff University staff told up to 100% of pay could be withheld if they take part in assessment boycott

Management have threatened to deduct between 50 to 100% of staff's pay if they follow through with the UCU’s marking and assessment boycott.

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