DanRussell published Nottingham lecturers strike over job cuts

Lecturers went on strike over plans to axe more than 500 jobs.More than 20 staff from The Open University walked out yesterday and formed a picket line at the Clarendon Park campus.The university is proposing to close seven regional centres – not including the one in Nottingham.Senior lecturer in maths Brendan Quinn from the university said: "We do not believe that closing seven out of nine centres in England will help students, even if this one is staying open."The damage that...