Architecture and design tutors and academics are participating in strikes across the UK this week over pension cuts, falling pay and poor working conditions at their universities.
The three-day strike, which began on Wednesday, is being led by University and College Union (UCU), which represents staff at institutions across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Among those to strike is Bartlett and Central Saint Martins teacher Tom Dychhoff, who described his decision to walk out as "simple".
"If you were asked to accept worse working conditions, wouldn't you resist"" he asked on Instagram.
Walkouts result of UCU ballots
The walkouts follow two separate ballots, one on pensions and one on pay and working conditions, held by the UCU last month in which members at 58 institutions backed strike action. UCU is demanding a £2,500 pay increase for its members, alongside an end to pension cuts, "pay injustice", zero-hours contracts and unmanageable workloads.
Among the 58 universities with architecture or design departments striking are University College London, the University of Sheffield, The University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, alongside the University of Edinburgh, Glasgow School of Art, The University of Manchester and the University of Brighton.
A picketer at the UCU strike. Photo is courtesy of the UCU
Dychhoff told Dezeen that the working conditions of those in higher education have been worsening "slowly but per...