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We hear why lecturers have brought over 70 UK universities and colleges to a standstill. Dr James Sumner of the University of Manchester and Dr Amy Burge of the University of Birmingham explain the thinking behind the industrial action, which is now in its third week. Professor Mark Smith is chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association, which is engaged in talks to bring the strike to an end, and tells us how that process is going. And we get reaction from those most affected by the action with a group of students from University College London. Also in the programme, following the US Federal Reserve's decision to make an emergency 0.5 percentage point cut to interest rates yesterday, we talk with Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, who is one of those who voted in favour of the cut.

(Picture: A protest marking the start of UK university industrial action. Picture credit: Getty Images.)