爱丁堡、邓迪和诺丁汉的学生面临整个学期无法上课的困境，因为该行业正经历日益加剧的财政不确定性。今年，爱丁堡大学为学生举办的迎新活动并未聚焦于预期的讲座、研讨课和论文。相反，学生被告知如何围绕今年计划举行的罢工安排学业，而对许多人而言，这实际上意味着一个学期的教学将化为泡影。
Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty Welcome classes for students at the University of Edinburgh this year didn’t focus on the lectures, seminars and essays expected. Instead, students were told about how their education was going to fit in around the strikes planned for this year, which for many will effectively wipe out a term of teaching.
“我这学期有两门课程，还要完成毕业论文。目前我已经连续五周没有课上了。”正在爱丁堡攻读地理学、即将毕业的大四学生西奥·瓦肖（22岁）说。该校教职员工正在罢工，抗议预算削减，以及为填补校方领导所称的4亿英镑资金缺口而实施的强制裁员。
“This term I’ve got two courses and my dissertation. Currently, I’ve got no teaching for five weeks,” said Theo Warshaw, 22, in his final year studying geography at Edinburgh, where staff are striking over budget cuts and compulsory redundancies needed to bridge what the university’s leaders have said is a £400m shortfall.