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Staff at all eight universities in Wales are being balloted

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Union representatives have said the University ‘refused to talk’ to them

The group of around a dozen students arrived with sleeping bags, cushions and food to begin a day-long protest at the university's treatment of staff.

Concerns over pay, working conditions and pensions are driving away university and college staff, according to a new report

The group of around 10 students set up outside the office of uni boss Iain Gillespie at 8am and say they won't budge for 24 hours or until their demands are met.

Members of the University and College Union are in dispute with Universities UK and the Universities Superannuation Scheme

Workers from Dundee and St Andrews universities rallied in City Square on Tuesday, where they spoke about the difficulties caused by low pay and temporary contracts.

In the pay and working conditions dispute, the union is asking for a £2,500 pay rise for all university employees as it estimates wages have fallen by more than a quarter (25.5%) in real terms since 2009.

It is the third round of strike action of the academic year by members of the University and College Union (UCU), following 10 days of walkouts between February 14 and March 2 and three-day action in December.