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'Universities should prioritise students over profits'
Students across the UK are working and attending lectures from home β and many arenβt even in the same city as their university.
Thatβs because the government guidance is for universities to teach online βas much as possibleβ.
But this means thousands of students are paying for halls theyβre not living in. And thatβs led some of them to start rent strikes.
Three students β from Manchester, Bristol and Kent universities β tell Radio 1 Newsbeat why theyβve decided to stop paying rent.
The movement started at Manchester and has now grown to a network of students from over 50 universities.
