London College of Communication Cuts and closures

LCC had student protests and sit-ins in November 2009, when the students expressed outrage at the closing of the proposed courses and staff layoffs. About 100 students tried to hold the office of Sandra Kemp, director of the university at that time, to protest the lack of supervision of thesis. Students later held a conference room and private security guards tried to remove protesting students. This failed when a faculty member questioned his right to touch the students and the police were called that prevailed on protesters to leave the building. Several students face disciplinary action, including suspension.

The director of the college course in public relations resigned over the proposed cuts, saying there was not enough staff. Much of the instruction is provided by teachers after the session on short-term contracts, a staff member said that resulted in layoffs conferences were canceled and students without thesis supervisors.

In 2011, an investigation by the Agency for Quality in the restructuring of the LCC, found standards were so affected by the closure of the courses that marks some of the students were raised to compensate. The report is based on complaints from students regarding the restructuring, including claims that the quality had been "seriously compromised" and that those who study were not informed of the plans before enrollment. The research is the first of its kind and is the revised QAA "whistleblower" process to investigate concerns about academic standards and quality. The decision to investigate complaints followed the closure of 16 courses and 26 full-time layoffs.