Furious final year students at London's Queen Mary University have been left in limbo after being told they can't graduate yet or receive their degree.
A strike by lecturers means hundreds of English and Drama exams have been left unmarked.
The university said only a small proportion of people were affected but student Anthony Crittenden said the situation was deeply unsettling."You have worked three years, paid the university close to £30,000 and at the end of it you're thinking you should have degree," he told ITV News London.
"But no, I am left without a degree and my professional prospects are all up in the air, I am due to start a masters in September and I am in this weird limbo and I don't know what's going on!
"I have been told by the university I'm supposed to start my masters with they will look at each student case-by-case.
"But I don't understand what this means. I don't think I will be starting without a degree - you can't start a masters without having an undergrad.
"How am I going to work professionally in the grad world without being a graduate? It is really hard."