University employers are downplaying the impact of a marking boycott on students, a union says.

The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), which represents 144 institutions, has released a survey which it says suggests most students' graduations are not being affected.

The University and College Union (UCU) said the survey accounts for fewer than half of universities affected.

The boycott is part of a long-running dispute on pay and working conditions.

Some students have graduated without their final marks, while others have seen their graduations delayed.

Jess Wilson, 23, graduated from the University of Glasgow on Wednesday, but has not been given a final grade.

She has a conditional offer to start her Masters course in global health in September, but must prove she has achieved a 2:1 or above in order to confirm her place: "This is my future - my entire plan for what I want to do in life rests on this degree," the sociology student said.

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