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Impact of industrial action on university students

Inquiry

The Education Committee will examine how students at universities in England have been impacted by various forms of industrial action in recent years, with particular focus on the Marking Assessment Boycott.

The Committee will also assess how universities are responding to industrial action and the mitigations put in place to reduce the impact on students.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 5 February 2024.

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Past events

Tuesday 19 March 2024
10:00am Public
Impact of industrial action on university students - Oral evidence 19 March 2024
10:00am
  • Professor Adam Fagan (Vice President (Education & Student Success) at King’s College London)
  • Professor Karen O'Brien (Vice-Chancellor at University of Durham)
  • Professor Stuart Elborn (Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Queen’s University Belfast)
11:00am
  • Rt Hon Robert Halfon (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education at Department for Education)
  • Patrick Curry (Director of Higher Education Oversight at Department for Education)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 6 February 2024
10:00am Public
Impact of industrial action on university students - Oral evidence 6 February 2024
10:00am
  • Joe Hill (Education Officer at University of Birmingham Guild of Students)
  • Gareth Jones (Deputy President at Open University Students Association)
  • Chloe Field (Vice President for Higher Education at NUS)
  • Jenni Lynam (Vice President Undergraduate Access and Education at University of Oxford)
11:00am
  • Mr Raj Jethwa (Chief Executive at Universities and Colleges Employers Association)
  • Jo Grady (General secretary at University and College Union)
  • David Smy (Deputy Director of Enabling Regulation at Office for Students)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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