Selfish lecturers

SIR – My granddaughter is studying for a masters degree at a university on the south coast, for which she is paying £10,000.

To date, she has lost 24 hours of tuition due to the politically motivated strike. From what she tells me the standard of lecturing also leaves a lot to be desired. The lecturers take sick leave at the drop of the hat; they fail to return work in good time; and they cancel and reschedule lectures to suit their own purposes, especially on Fridays and Mondays.

I now realise why people become lecturers. It is because they would not get work in the private sector. This situation is totally unfair on young people. I read reports that the dispute has been resolved, only to learn later that people in the shadows have rejected the agreement so they can prolong the strike. John Armstrong

Peacehaven, East Sussex