Strathclyde Uni Occupied Against Introduction of £27k fees for non-Scottish students

This morning at 11 am around 40 students from across Scotland went into occupation of the collins building at Strathclyde University in protest of the recently announced £27,000 fees for RUK (Rest of UK, apart from Scotland) students. Students have come from Universities all over Scotland, including Glasgow, Strathclyde, Caledonian, Edinburgh and St Andrews. The […]

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