Dear Prof. Anthony Forster,

Essex students deserve to graduate and progress on time, with their degrees fully accredited and their work marked by experts in their field so that the quality of their degrees is not in question. We believe that the only way for the marking and assessment boycott to end is for UCEA to reopen negotiations with UCU. We urge you to join Essex UCU in a joint statement publicly calling on UCEA to do this.

Signed: Essex University staff, students and supporters