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City, University of London
STAFF at City, University of London, accused management today of bullying them into breaking the national lecturers’ strike by threatening to lumber striking workers with huge legal costs.
Students being charged sky-high tuition fees at a number of universities have called for their institutions to compensate them for lost contact hours.
At City, more than a thousand students are thought to have signed a petition demanding a rebate of £1,295 for the University and College Union (UCU) 14-day strike over pensions.
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE