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Lecturers at King’s College London took part in the university’s first ever strike this Tuesday. They are fighting management plans to slash over 200 jobs.

Lecturers at Leeds university called off a planned one-day strike last week after forcing management to climb down.

Sussex University campus was abuzz with activity last week as student and worker militancy came together. Lecturers struck while students were in occupation.

Up to one thousand students and workers marched to Downing Street today in a buoyant protest against education cuts.

Workers and students came together for a rally at Sussex university this afternoon during a successful strike by Sussex lecturers.

Sussex university has reinstated the six students it suspended after they occupied the university against cuts.

Around 50 lecturers and students are picketing the main entrance of Sussex university in a strike to save jobs.

More than 50 students at the University of Aberdeen are occupying administration offices at their university.

The UCU Left has made some gains in recent elections for the union’s national executive committee.

Lewisham Teachers in the NUT union struck on Tuesday of last week at Northbrook secondary school in Lewisham, south east London.

Lecturers at Leeds University are set to strike on Thursday 18 March. They will be striking on the same day as lecturers at Sussex University.

‘Thirteen years since Labour came to power promising ‘Education, education, education’ we face cuts of more than £1 billion in colleges. Funding for my college is being slashed by £2.5 million. English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) and Adult Education are particularly badly hit.