In Pictures: University of Sussex student protest

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Crowd at University of Sussex demonstration
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Hundreds of students, staff and their supporters have taken part in a protest over the proposed outsourcing of support services at the University of Sussex.

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The demonstration, which started as a sit-in over proposals to outsource 235 campus jobs more than six weeks ago, saw students bussed in from other universities to join the protest.

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Unions and politicians, including Green Party MP Caroline Lucas and Labour MP Katy Clark, were among those lending their support.

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The protesters, who said their demonstration had gone from "strength to strength", marched around the Falmer Campus.

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Police moved in when a group went into a building on the site and scuffles broke out.

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A Sussex Police spokesman said no arrests had been made and added that there had been no injuries.