"I continue to hear from more students' unions who want to join forces to reiterate our full support for the industrial action taken by the AUT at the moment, " said Ms Stark - who is also the NUS national women's officer-elect.

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The Association of University Teachers (AUT) believes that cuts being considered by the school of medicine at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London will damage the quality of teaching.

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