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Colleges short of cash for poorest students  »

City of Glasgow College faced shortfall of £290,054, according to figures

Less well-off students at colleges throughout Glasgow were denied almost £900,000 worth of much-needed bursary support this year, new figures have revealed. Research conducted by the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland in partnership with ...

Sat 04 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson, Harriet Brace | Read more »

Drop in funding leaves college leaders fearful  »

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Mike Russell, on a visit to City of Glasgow College earlier this week

Education Secretary Mike Russell this week swapped the corridors of the Scottish Parliament for City of Glasgow College where he was on hand to launch their latest innovation, a Merger and Research Partnership Centre designed to offer information to fe...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

NUS target Clegg over tuition fees »

The National Union of Students (NUS) has called on Nick Clegg to explain his party’s stance on the raising of tuition fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The controversy surrounding the rise in tuition fees has been exace...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Drop in university applications »

Applications to Scottish Universities from people living in Scotland have fallen 10 per cent since last year. The figures, released by UCAS, also show a drop of 15.4 per cent of applicants from Scotland to English universities and a 4.5 per cent drop ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Tom McCallum | 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 »

Edinburgh students to protest in London »

The Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) has chosen to support the anti-fees and cuts demonstration in London which is due to take place on 9 November. In a statement released by EUSA, President Matt McPherson confirmed that the Union has ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Universities in England ready to roll back fees »

Almost 30 universities in England are considering lowering their tuition fees with eight of them already taking steps to do so, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has confirmed. The White Paper that resulted in a rise in tuition fees in England and Wal...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Stef Millar | Read more »

Students urged to back gay marriage proposals »

Groups supporting gay rights have stepped up their campaign in favour of same-sex marriage to coincide with a Scottish Government consultation launched on the issue. The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland has urged supporters to step efforts af...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Stef Millar | Read more »

Turnout up in hard-fought EUSA by-election »

Edinburgh University Students' Association's October by-election this year saw a marked increase in participation, with an average of 4 per cent of the student population voting in each race and 105 candidates standing in an election which has traditio...

Tue 18 Oct 2011 by Lydia Wilgress | Read more »

HWUSA and EUSA by-elections to begin »

Members of Heriot-Watt University Students' Association (HWUSA) have begun voting for candidates in their by-elections this week, including the currently vacant presidency. Mike Ross, currently senior vice-president and acting president of HWUSA, is r...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Leonie McSorley Sheridan | Read more »

University governance must improve, urge staff and students »

Lecturer and student unions have issued a joint call for greater transparency in the running of Scotland's universities amid fears vital decisions are being taken without due attention to academic interests. A submission obtained by The Journal drawn ...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Glasgow SRC blasts national RUK fees strategy as 'wrong' »

A student leader at one of Scotland’s oldest universities has launched a scathing attack on the campaigning orchestrated by unions nationwide in the build-up to last month’s wave of announcements on rest-of-UK (RUK) fees. Stuart Ritchie, p...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Liam Burns: Now more than ever, we need a united student movement »

Students at the recent Reclaim Your Voice rally outside the Scottish Parliament

You would be forgiven for thinking that I’d be terrified at the prospect of taking on the role of national president of NUS UK after the year my predecessor has had, but I’m really excited at the prospect. Excited because I’ve really ...

Tue 19 Apr 2011 by Liam Burns | Read more »

Change at the top: Liam Burns to replace Porter as NUS UK chief »

Liam Burns, new president of the NUS

NUS Scotland president Liam Burns has been elected as the new leader of the National Union of Students UK.Mr Burns will replace current president Aaron Porter on 1 July 2011 for an initial one-year term. The 26-year-old, who is a member of the Labour ...

Sun 17 Apr 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Liam Burns elected NUS UK president »

Liam Burns

Two-term NUS Scotland president Liam Burns was today elected president of NUS UK in a four-candidate race at the union's national conference. Mr Burns, a graduate of Heriot-Watt University who previously served as president of HWUSA, garnered 446 vote...

Wed 13 Apr 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

NUS presidential election campaign gets underway »

Liam Burns, president of NUS Scotland, has announced his candidacy in the forthcoming NUS presidential elections following Aaron Porter’s decision to step down. It recently emerged that current president Mr Porter would not be seeking re-electio...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

International students slam UKBA plans »

The majority of international students would not have come to the UK if new visa restrictions had been in place, an NUS survey has revealed. As previously reported by The Journal, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is proposing to change the visa regulations...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Universities reduce teaching hours »

Universities have reduced the amount of time students spend in direct contact with their lecturers over the past year, an NUS survey has revealed. UK students received an average of just 13.4 hours of contact time a week in 2010, compared with 14 hour...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Maximum tuition fees set to be implemented »

Talk of tuition fees has resurged in anticipation of maximum tuition fees and new targets that aim to regulate fair access to English universities. Last December, the UK government passed a law which raised tuition fees in England to a minimum of &po...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Lily Panamsky | Read more »

Bursary scheme criticised »

Government plans to sustain the education of the poorest students with a £150 million fund has been pronounced 'unworkable' by some of the leading figures in higher education. As part of the plans to increase tuition fees, the coalition governme...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Imogen Block | Read more »

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