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Students’ £1.7m payouts over strike

The Journal

August 20, 2025

ALMOST 9,000 students have received compensation from Newcastle University after recent strike action.

- AUSTEN SHAKESPEARE

The institution is offering payouts on the basis of how many modules were interrupted between March and June this year.

A freedom of information request issued to Newcastle University has revealed that as of the end of June, 8,825 students had accepted compensation for missed education.

The total amount of compensation paid out stood at £1.7m.

Throughout the industrial action seen earlier this year, a total of 2,752 teaching opportunities were missed.

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