‘We’re collateral damage’: marking strikes hit students’ graduate careers

After struggling through degrees hindered by Covid, those affected by boycott now say they face missing job opportunities

Ray, 21, recently missed out on a dream job at a charity after they were unable to present their degree classification. Due to the marking boycott, they have now been waiting for eight weeks for their dissertation result alongside another unmarked module.

It's been deeply upsetting. I've worked really hard, I've been in the library until 3am.