Universities across the UK are involved in the action due to the UCU dispute over a dispute to the national pay and working conditions claim.
To learn more about UCU and the reasons behind the strike action, take a look at UCU’s website: UCU - Home
UCU's members are eager to work closely with students to ensure mutual understanding of the situation and why staff have taken this course of action, the strike action is not aimed at students directly but are unfortunately affected within the dispute.
For more details about the Marking and Assessment Boycott directly (MAB) please see UCU's website: UCU - Marking and assessment boycott FAQs