The impact of university strikes on the students

on the younger side (the plot follows characters in years 10 and 11 of school) but it received a huge response online and people of all ages voiced their appreciation. The show follows a story of young queer love, and many older viewers expressed their delight at seeing it portrayed in such a positive and happy way. For many, it was a representation of love that they weren’t able to have in their own youth due to homophobia and stigma. It provided a sense of hope that a new generation could have the happiness they were forced to hide.

The thing with queerness is that it often brings a sense of community and belonging, but it can also bring extreme isolation and loneliness. There’s still a long way to go when it comes to representing the whole community, white gay men are often chosen to allow a piece of media to demonstrate its ‘wokeness’ whilst remaining palatable to a wider heterosexual audience. Trans people and people of colour within the queer community are often left out of discussions of representation and this is something that cannot be left unacknowledged. This being said, it’s hard not to admire how far we’ve come and appreciate the fact that hopefully, queer kids today won’t have that experience in the PE changing room.

The thing with queerness is that it often brings a sense of community and belonging, but it can also bring extreme isolation and loneliness’

Charlie Griffiths reflects on the recent strikes affecting universities and how solutions can be brought about to satisfy both students and lecturers

With over 140 universities going on strike for 3 weeks over February and March the question of who they are impacting are coming into question. University lecturers are striking for better pay, conditions and pensions in order to prevent the use of zero-hour contracts, a mass reduction of pension and the need for a rise to represent the inflation. All reasons upheld by the UCU sounds fair and reasonable and yet the strikes will likely hit that of the university students vastly. Students face

University students were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with their education being put on hold and stalled by the outbreaks. ” to miss up to 18 days of lectures and seminars as a result of the strikes and with a £9,250 annual tuition fees, the impact will significantly be felt by the students across the country.

Like a lot of the country, university students were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with their education being put on hold and stalled by the outbreaks. With lectures being put online and access to education facilities for a large majority of 2020 and 2021 being banned, the education access for university students has been stunted and putting them at a back footing. In addition, the strikes will continue to prevent further access to education and potentially weaken the performance of higher education as students continue to fail to have access to face to face learning. So why are the strikes happening while they

Strike actions have been affecting universities all over the nation (Source: Mangus Hagdorn Via continue to harm the education of the students?

The UCU have taken to striking due to disputes with the university management and the reduction of real wages by 16% from 2009 and an es - timated threat of losing up to £10,000 when they claim their pensions. With jobs in many aspects of universities being threatened, the fear and uncertainty that they face in the current economic crisis can be empathised. However, with the disputes between the university staff and university management continuing, the positioning of the students remains unclear. Solidarity within the strikes can be shown, yet the impact on education will continue.

To address this should the students be reimbursed for the education that they are failing to receive from the university? Or should alternative education hours or resources be provided in order to ensure students do not lose out? Lastly, should the running of the universities as a whole be put into question, as the clients are being impacted by the decisions made by those in charge?