Academics at top universities warn of marking boycott

Academics from Britain’s top universities including Oxford and Cambridge could refuse to mark students’ work as part of a bitter row over pensions, it was announced recently, writes Graeme Paton for The Telegraph.

The University and College Union said it was balloting members over a proposed exams boycott amid claims that professors risk seeing up to £230,000 (US$367,000) stripped from their retirement funds. It is believed the action would result in academics refusing to grade students’ coursework and exams later this academic year – causing chaos in universities and even preventing some students from graduating. Unions could also take full strike action.

The move would affect 67 universities across the UK including many of the most sought-after institutions. This includes all 24 members of the Russell Group, which represents Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, Edinburgh, Durham, Nottingham and Manchester.
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