Friday, November 26, 2010

BBC News - Students refusing to end university occupations

BBC News - Students refusing to end university occupations

Students refusing to end university occupations

Student protesterStudent campaigners say the protests will continue next week

Students occupying universities are still refusing to leave as protests continue over raising tuition fees and cutting higher education budgets.

University College London, Newcastle, Edinburgh and London South Bank are among the continuing occupations.

Another day of student protest has been announced for next week with marches in London and a number of other cities.

There were clashes during a protest in London on Wednesday, as police contained a demonstration on Whitehall.

Meanwhile, the head of the higher education funding council, Sir Alan Langlands, has also warned of a "loss of reputation" over planned changes.

Oxford eviction

The coalition government is proposing to withdraw public funding for university teaching budgets for many subjects, particularly the arts and humanities - and Sir Alan highlighted how this could affect the UK's international reputation.