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The Manchester students who spend their Friday and Saturday nights following police officers around Fallowfield With all the scandals this year, this is just the icing on the cake
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Students angered by the increased police presence on campus in Fallowfield have begun following officers and acting as legal observers , the M.E.N can reveal.
Manchester University students to hold historic no confidence vote in Vice Chancellor Nancy Rothwell I think students feel completely violated in terms of their rights
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Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell (Image: Graeme Cooper)
Students at the University of Manchester are to hold a historic vote of no confidence in the Vice-Chancellor Nancy Rothwell.
Campaigners were granted the right to a referendum from 8-11 March following a series of controversies surrounding the university s handling of the pandemic this academic year.
The vote, thought to be the first of its kind in the university s history, will ask students if they wish to declare they no longer have confidence in the Vice-Chancellor and her Senior Management Team.
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“Over the Christmas holiday the rent strike movement is only growing. We are helping local activists to organise in campuses across the country, and are planning to rent strike in January to get more compensation for the second half of the academic year.”
The NUS poll, which was carried out last month, also found 65% of students did not agree the government has adequately considered the difficulties that students may face.
Hall lockdowns, the prospect of paying for empty rooms while at home and little face-to-face teaching times were some of the main reasons behind the growing frustration.
A Department for Education spokesman said: “We understand this has been a very difficult time for students, which is why we have prioritised their education and wellbeing from the start of this pandemic, supporting universities to provide a blend of online and in-person learning in a Covid-secure way.