Bristol students to withhold rent over university's 'lack of support'

Hundreds pledge to strike in protest at the lack of in-person teaching and help for those self-isolatingHundreds of mainly first-year students in Bristol are poised to stage a rent strike in protest at the university’s treatment of people forced to self-isolate in halls and degree courses taught almost entirely online.According to organisers, more than 800 students have so far signed a pledge to withhold their rent to the university when it is due on Friday. They are calling for Bristol to