STUDENTS face continued graduation disruption with no end in sight for the marking boycott following another setback in the lecturers’ pay row.

The University and College Union (UCU) slammed the Universities and Colleges Employers Association after it said employers will not restore pay deductions for staff who have boycotted marking, nor will they make any improved pay offer.

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: “University bosses have now made it clear they would rather throw students under the bus than settle this dispute.