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8 people wearing face coverings stand outside a stone building holding sleeping bags and rucksack.
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“Totally Succesful”: Student Occupation Ends After Concessions From University

Blinking in the first sunlight they’d seen for 11 days, eight students today left their occupation of the Wills Memorial Building. The students began their occupation of the great hall of the University of Bristol’s flagship building on February 28 in solidarity with university staff striking over cuts to pensions.  Today (March 10), having won concessions from University management, the occupiers chose to end their … Continue reading “Totally Succesful”: Student Occupation Ends After Concessions From University

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Students Occupy University of Bristol

Read an update on this story here. University of Bristol students are occupying the main hall of the Wills Memorial building in solidarity with striking staff.  At 8am this morning (Monday, February 28) 12 students entered the great hall of the University’s main ceremonial building on Park Street and swiftly barricaded themselves inside using tables and chairs.  University security called police who arrived but left … Continue reading Students Occupy University of Bristol

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‘Hit Them Where it Hurts’: inside the Largest Student Rent Strike in Recent History

Students at the University of Bristol (UoB) are staging one of the largest rent strikes in recent history with over £1m being withheld from the university. The strike, driven by students’ desire for a fair deal, and for recognition of their concerns, has won significant concessions from UoB and shows the power collective action can command. Is this the beginning of a new wave of … Continue reading ‘Hit Them Where it Hurts’: inside the Largest Student Rent Strike in Recent History

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