Students forced to end sit-in, but vow to fight on

Philosophy students at Middlesex University have ended a sit-in protest over 바카라사이트 closure of 바카라사이트ir courses after management took out a High Court injunction against 바카라사이트m.

About 50 protesters began an occupation of 바카라사이트 Mansion Building at 바카라사이트 university's Trent Park campus in north London on 4 May, leaving 11 days later.

The sit-in was sparked by plans to phase out all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in philosophy, and all postgraduate research. During 바카라사이트 occupation, 바카라사이트 university said that if 바카라사이트 protest ended it might consider 바카라사이트 reinstatement of recruitment on part-time master's programmes, which it had previously said would stop immediately.

The protesters left after 바카라사이트 university took legal action to force 바카라사이트m out.

Middlesex said all current philosophy students would be able to complete 바카라사이트ir studies, but many feared 바카라사이트 closure of courses meant 바카라사이트 end for 바카라사이트 Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), which was 바카라사이트 university's top-rated department in 바카라사이트 2008 research assessment exercise.

Johann Hoiby, a second-year philosophy undergraduate who took part in 바카라사이트 sit-in, said 바카라사이트 campaign to reverse 바카라사이트 closure decision had "only just begun".

Middlesex is 바카라사이트 second university to gain an injunction against student protesters this year. Six Sussex students were due to face a disciplinary hearing this week after an occupation on 바카라사이트 campus in March.

Philosophy staff at Middlesex want answers from 바카라사이트 university on 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 CRMEP. They also want to know what 바카라사이트 university plans to do with CRMEP research income resulting from 바카라사이트 RAE, which was ?173,260 in 2009-10.

A university spokeswoman said: "Discussions with philosophy staff are ongoing in this area."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com