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The protests were in reaction to living conditions in university accommodation provided by the University of Manchester and the cost of living crisis. [2] The goals of the protesters were for a 30% reduction in rent for halls of residence, [3] 30% of the October payment to be refunded, no rent increases for the next three years, to make 40% of student halls affordable (as per NUS guidelines ...
The 2020 University of Manchester protests were a series of student protests and rent strikes at the University of Manchester in England. The protests began on 5 November 2020, and occupations ended on 25 November 2020. The protest was in reaction to perceived mishandling of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by university management. [1 ...
The University of Manchester protests (2020–2021) were particularly prominent: Manchester students launched a rent strike and occupation in November 2020, calling for a 40 percent rent reduction for the duration of the 2020/21 academic year, for the option of ending their tenancies early without penalty, and for additional help for self ...
Seeing current campus protests unfold is a reminder that solidarity between protesting students and their teachers in medieval Europe was the origin of the modern-day university, write historians ...
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2023 University of Manchester protests; R. 1797 Rugby School rebellion; S. 2022–2023 University of Sheffield protests; St Scholastica Day riot
Block added that the protests hampered the university's ability to educate students, and many on campus, especially Jewish students, felt unsafe.
The university accused protesters of "threatening and violent actions". [157] On May 27, protesters at Aberystwyth University began a weeklong sit-in at the university's library, [158] and in the evening, protesters at the University of Manchester barricaded themselves inside Whitworth Hall, disrupting exams that were due to take place in the ...