student protests

  • Students protest for open borders in Calais and Dover

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    October 17, 2015 13:40
    Demonstrations took place in Dover and Calais on Saturday 17th October, as students and activists stood up for migrants in Calais and continental Europe. On Saturday 17th October, students from across the country, including cities such as Birmingham, Sussex and London, gathered in Dover and Calais to hold parallel...

  • NUS supports demonstration against maintenance grant cuts

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    October 9, 2015 17:00
    The National Union of Students has shown support for a suggested route for a demonstration against government plans to cut the maintenance grant, which will take effect as of the 2016/17 academic year. Demonstrators will assemble in Malet Street, London and march through the centre of the city towards the Department for Business,...

  • Students’ union protest against changes to Maintenance Grants

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    September 21, 2015 10:50
    A national day of action took place on 18 September in protest of government proposals to replace maintenance grants with a loan system. Universities minister Jo Johnson, Chancellor George Osborne and London mayor Boris Johnson are among the MPs targeted by campaigners on Thursday. “An NUS called strike beat Thatcher...