The University of Sheffield has come to an agreement with tutors and students after days of them rallying together in front of university buildings to advocate for change in reference job redundancies.

Teachers, students and campaigners held banners and signs in support of the ongoing strikes and new laws to protect transgender rights to build awareness of these issues.

Sheila Webber, a tutor at the University of Sheffield, said: “The impact that we are aiming for is to get the university to make more sensible decisions.

“There are different ways in which the university could save money and it does not have to target its staff.

“It’s really stressful.”

The University and College Union believes that the funding model is failing, destabilising staff and students and that the government should intervene to stop the crisis.

A member of the UCU, who didn’t want to be named, said: “I think the university are mismanaging the situation.

“The last thing we need to do is to be forcing hard working staff out of their job.”

Throughout the protest,more and more people joined in with the group and, by the end, there were over 60 people. 

To show support for transgender rights, they wore badges, stickers, held up signs and all shouted in unison “trans rights”. 

This follows the recent Supreme courts ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

Another protester who only gave his name as James said: “To be honest saving people’s jobs is the main reason anybody joins the trade union.

“We know we are in the right and management are in the wrong.”

In an email from the University of Sheffield, students were told the strike action has been called off with immediate effect.

Professor Mary Vincent said: “The agreement to end the strike follows a successful and productive meeting between UCU and the University.”