The 2018 USS Strike: Student Support

Key findings include:

• Overall, three-fifths of students (61%) said they supported the strikes
• Support was stronger in universities affected by the strikes (66% from students in striking universities compared with 58% from those in non-striking universities)
• Half of students (50%) blamed the university employers for the dispute that is leading to strike action
• Just 2% of students said they blamed university staff for the strikes. One in five (20%) said staff and universities were equally to blame
• Only one in 20 (5%) said they disagreed with calls for both sides to return to the negotiating table

A significant number of students (61% according to the YouGov poll) are supporting the #USSStrike - and only 2% think the lecturers are at fault.  Some of them have shared their thoughts in this video. Others have occupied universities to voice their dissatisfaction and to encourage a quicker resolution to the dispute.