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Royals in uniform

London student unions push to ban military presence on campus »

UCL, LSE and Goldsmiths court controversy with proposals to outlaw uniforms and recruitment on university grounds

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Youth surgery allows student representatives to press agenda »

City councillor hosts members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and police representatives to discuss Edinburgh's burning issues

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Adam Ramsay

Ramsay faces disqualification as EUSA is thrown into turmoil »

16 Mar  Election winner thrown out of the running as campaign team break election rules, pending appeal.

Edinburgh University sells £37 million of its estate over past decade. »

16 Mar  University real estate sold off to raise money for new projects

Kennedy said he was 'delighted' to be elected rector

Former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy elected rector of Glasgow University »

16 Mar  Former Glasgow Union president beats human rights lawyer Aamar Anwar to follow Mordechai Vanunu into historic role

Twenty new campuses planned to combat university overcrowding »

12 Mar  £150 million plans for new institutions will provide higher education places for 10,000 students

Harry Cole

The end of EUSAless »

26 Feb  Harry Cole gives a justification over his role in EUSAless

George Grant

Apathy: the barometer of success »

26 Feb  If apathy is a measure of social satisfaction, then George Grant is all for it

Gabriel Arafa

Latecomer joins the fray »

26 Feb  Dark horse, Gabriel Arafa enters presidential race

Adam Ramsay

Ramsay emerges as front-runner but undecideds hold the key »

26 Feb  Joint poll shows Green candidate in the lead by 6.3 points

Harry Cole

Cole campaign behind anonymous EUSAless blog »

26 Feb  Investigation reveals campaign team responsible for controversial blog

National Union of Students

NUS works to improve students' working rights »

26 Feb  70 per cent of students take on work to minimize student debt

Students held to ransom by government’s ID plans »

15 Feb  Conservatives have warn that students will be blackmailed into holding ID cards in order to apply for a student loan

Adam Ramsay

Ramsay picking up support but campaign is flying under the radar »

15 Feb  2007 Runner-up accused of ignoring ordinary students by foregoing launch event

EUSA General Meeting 2008

The Journal secures distribution rights after EUSA AGM »

15 Feb  EUSA overturns ban on new publication in light of overwhelming vote

Tim Goodwin

The inside track »

15 Feb  After a year in Edinburgh University Students' Association's top job, Tim Goodwin looks forward to the political silly season

Tom French, EUSA VPS

EUSA dismisses allegations against student officer »

03 Dec  Investigations into EUSA VPS Tom French's conduct dropped due to lack of evidence

Liam Burns, the Heriot-Watt santa

Heriot-Watt's Christmas wish list: a better deal for students »

03 Dec  Heriot-Watt kick off the campaign to improve conditions for students

National Union of Students

Education Minister undermines NUS »

03 Dec  Bill Rammell attacks NUS No Platform Policy

Eusaless blog

Anonymous blog alleges impropriety at students' association »

03 Dec  Mystery figure attacks high-ranking EUSA officials

Adam Ramsay

Ramsay wins appeal against disqualification »

29 Mar  Green candidate takes EUSA presidency to break two-year Labour dominance

New students' association executive announced at QMU »

12 Mar  President looks to tackle challenges posed by QMU campus relocation

New student executive elected at Heriot-Watt »

26 Feb  Ruth Bush to be President

Rise in fees required to counteract universities' increasing debt »

26 Feb  HE institutions borrowing millions to finance campus improvements

Manifestos at a glance »

15 Feb  A quick run down on some of the biggest points in the two candidates manifestos

Harry Cole

Cole and Ward jostle as front-runners »

15 Feb  Battle between "reform and results" looks likely to characterize political battle

Condom

NUS raising sexual health awareness in time for Valentine’s Day »

15 Feb  National Union of Students teams up with Department of Health to target at-risk students

NUS President Gemma Tumelty

Edinburgh’s student unions support NUS led Carbon Academy scheme »

15 Feb  Student unions across Edinburgh engage in the Carbon Academy NUS services campaign to reduce the carbon footprint through training and establishing better practices in energy management

Tim Goodwin at the EUSA GM

EUSA Elections: The Rumour Mill Begins... »

15 Feb  Tim Goodwin provides his analysis of who's standing for what in the forthcoming Students' Association elections.

The Journal

A Right Royal Bonus »

03 Dec  Tim Goodwin suspects that an antique might well be the best thing to fill the symbolic top seat of a modern university.

The Journal

Noise in library drives students to Adam House »

03 Dec  Edinburgh University students have successfully campaigned for measures to be introduced to combat disruptive building work on the main library during exam periods

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