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EUSA president pleased with local elections hustings »

Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) President Matt McPherson has expressed his delight at the association hosting the Edinburgh Students Forum (ESF) local elections hustings at Teviot Row House on 27 April. In a statement to The Journal&...

Sat 05 May 2012 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Zanelli re-elected NSA President »

Tom Zanelli

Students at Edinburgh Napier re-elected Tom Zanelli, sole presidential candidate in the Napier Student’s Association election. In a statement to The Journal Tom Zanelli said “I am delighted to have won the student elections for 2012 and it...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Napier admits lack of communication over conference »

Edinburgh Napier University has admitted a lack of knowledge surrounding a conference held at the university’s Craiglockhart campus on 31 March which included a speech by controversial preacher Assim Al-Hakeem. The conference was organised by At-...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Amanda Svensson Falk, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Tom Zanelli unopposed in NSA re-election bid »

Napier Students' Association president Tom Zanelli has formally announced his intention to run for re-election, becoming the only candidate in a one-horse race at the Napier union. Mr Zanelli's term at the helm of NSA has been characterised by extensi...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Leighton Craig, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

NSA By-Elections more crucial than ever »

Napier Students' Association (NSA) are waiting for approval from the university of their new constitution before nominations for the by-elections can be opened. The union are still waiting for the university to approve the new constitution which was a...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Richard Morgan | Read more »

NSA launches '1 thing' initiative »

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Monday 21 November saw a new initiative, the ‘1 thing’ campaign, launched at Edinburgh Napier University. For one month, Edinburgh Napier students have been asked to put forward one thing they like about the University and one thing they d...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Lydia Wilgress | Read more »

Edinburgh student forum hopes to increase its status »

The Edinburgh Student Forum (ESF) recently convened to discuss a number of issues relating to students across Edinburgh. The ESF is a body set up with the aim of becoming an effective and meaningful tool for student campaigns in the Edinburgh region. ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Janina Engler | Read more »

State of the Unions: Napier Students' Association "feels homeless now" »

Napier president Tom Zanelli

While students' unions almost invariably fight an uphill battle for student engagement, Napier Students' Association has suffered especially badly in recent years from a general lack of interest in the union among its members. Although the association'...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Paul Foy, Leighton Craig | Read more »

Degree costs continue to soar as Napier and QMU announce RUK fees »

Edinburgh Napier RUK fees are set to rise to £26,000

Two Edinburgh universities this week became the latest Scottish universities in announcing drastically increased tuition fee costs for rest-of-UK students from 2012. Edinburgh Napier University announced on 29 September that RUK fees would be raised t...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Student elections 2011: The candidates »

In less than two weeks, students at Edinburgh's universities will be introduced to their union presidents and other elected officials for the 2011/12 academic year, and the campaign is already well underway. A total of seven candidates are contesting ...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Meet your president  »

Francesca Miller ECA As the appointed student president of Edinburgh College of Art I hope to upkeep the atmosphere which I so much enjoyed whilst a student at the college. I graduated last year in Intermedia Art and am very glad to continue to be a p...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Kasia Bylinska re-elected NSA President »

Kasia Bylinska

Napier Students’ Association (NSA) President Kasia Bylinksa has issued a point by point rebuttal of the vote of no confidence which was passed against her at the emergency Senate meeting on 12 March. After sending an email to students on Saturday morn...

Sat 27 Mar 2010 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Full NSA statement: Results to be announced tomorrow »

NSA regrets the delay in counting the recent election votes. The voting data are currently held by the University C&IT Services. No-one at NSA, including members of the Election Committee, currently, or at any stage during polling, or since, has had ac...

Fri 26 Mar 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Constitutional breakdown »

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One issue loomed large over last week’s internal feuds and censorship protests which met the wall of silence surrounding the election battle of Napier Students' Association: the constitution. The original article which caused the paper to be banned saw...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Matthew Moore, Nick Eardley | Read more »

NSA censorship: A confederacy of dunces »

There are few real lessons in journalism, but this is one: don’t let yourself become the story. It is doubtful that The Journal would receive a passing mark on the basis of the past two weeks, but if this publication is made to stay after class t...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 | Read more »

Democracy on hold at Napier »

Napier University

The results of the Napier Students’ Association (NSA) election have been withheld while the ruling body seeks external advice after receiving complaints about the electoral process. The news came on Monday after a week of protests. One of the pr...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Nick Eardley, Megan Taylor | Read more »

Vote of no confidence in Napier student President passes »

Vote of no confidence

Students on the Napier Students' Association Senate passed a motion of no confidence in current President Kasia Bylinska at a meeting late Friday evening. A dismissal vote which would have seen Ms Bylinska removed from office with immediate effect fel...

Fri 12 Mar 2010 by Nick Eardley, Matthew Moore | Read more »

NSA receives complaint over errors in voting sytem »

Napier University

Napier Students' Associations' election has been thrown into turmoil after students were able to view up-to-the-minute voting results on the election page. Students reported being able to see the running progress of the election results, matriculation...

Wed 10 Mar 2010 by Constantine Innemée, Nick Eardley, Matthew Moore | Read more »

NSA removes The Journal from campus in election row »

Empty Journal Stand

Copies of the latest edition of The Journal have been removed from Edinburgh Napier University campuses in a row over an article covering the Napier Students’ Association (NSA) presidential election. The move came after The Journal published a front p...

Sat 06 Mar 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

War breaks out at NSA over no confidence motion brought against President »

Kasia Bylinska

Napier Students' Association (NSA) President Kasia Bylinska's re-election campaign is under threat after allegations of constitutional violations were made and a vote of no confidence was backed by student representatives late last week. The NSA Stude...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

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