Students at the University of Brighton have abandoned their studies to protest against proposals to make more than 100 staff redundant.
Unions fear that around 110 people will lose their jobs as the university attempts to make savings of almost £18 million.
The university says it needs to make the cuts as it faces rising costs and falling income.
Many students are worried that if the job cuts go ahead, it will have a huge affect on their studies.
Joshua Boyle, President of Socialist Students Society said: "Nobody's denying that the university isn't under severe financial stresses, but if you remove courses, if you remove staffing from those courses, it not only has an impact on the student experience which is what their trying to maintain, but also it has a knock-on effect on the local communities."
A petition campaigning for no redundancies at the institute has reached more than 3,000 signatures.
