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Will university strikes ever end?

Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins hear why our university sector has been plagued by industrial action.

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘What’s going wrong at our universities?’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pf7r

Lecturers at the University of Edinburgh are to begin a marking boycott in a dispute over planned cuts.

The Herald’s education correspondent Garrett Stell explains why so many Scottish universities are dealing with staff strikes and facing the threat of further industrial action.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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  • Wed 29 Apr 202600:00

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