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More and more young people face future on the dole, say NUS Scotland »

Student leaders have launched one last-ditch appeal to politicians across Scotland to reverse proposed cuts to student support – or else face more and more young people out of work. More than 80,000 emails have been sent to MSPs as part of the N...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Cardonald Principal: Students today have much tougher time »

Cash-strapped students enrolling in higher and further education across Scotland are facing the toughest challenge in a generation, the head of a leading Glasgow college has warned. Susan Walsh, principal and chief executive of Cardonald College in th...

Mon 06 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Proposed cuts spark fears of students being priced out of college education »

Concerns have been raised about student funding in Scotland’s colleges as NUS Scotland has revealed that the current student support budget is not enough to meet requirements. A Freedom of Information request submitted to Scottish colleges by NU...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Leighton Craig | Read more »

No RUK fees respite for Scottish Government as students march in Edinburgh »

Protesters march against rest-of-UK (RUK) fees

Edinburgh students last week staged another demonstration in the Scottish capital, the latest in a series of recent protests against rising tuition fees and swingeing cuts to higher education. The march from the Scottish Parliament to the Scotland Off...

Mon 28 Nov 2011 by Marcus Kernohan, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

NUS Scotland lash out at Government’s plans for RUK students  »

NUS Scotland have hit out at the Scottish Government’s recent announcement that they will make no fundamental changes to the current system that will have students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland paying up to £36,000 for a four yea...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Brogan Donnelly | Read more »

EUSA passes equal marriage proposal »

The Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) announced at its last AGM its support for an Equal Marriage proposal In Scotland. The vote passed  on 25 October with unanimity. The proposal has been raised at a time when the Scottish Government ...

Thu 10 Nov 2011 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

National Union of Students set to unveil new campaign »

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

Student presidents from across the country's colleges have joined with NUS Scotland in the latest campaign against cuts outlined by the Scottish Government in last month's spending review. The effort, which will become the union's new priority campaig...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Stef Millar | Read more »

NUS anti-hate crime vigil draws high-profile support »

NUS held a candlelit vigil against hate crime outside City Chambers in Edinburgh last week

Government ministers, senior police officers and activists last week added their voices to a national campaign against hate crime, at a candlelight vigil in Edinburgh marking the third International Day Against Hate Crime.  The NUS Scotland-organ...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | 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 »

Ritch-hunt? Glasgow student leader takes aim at critics »

Stuart Ritchie

Embattled student leader Stuart Ritchie has insisted he has no plans to resign as president of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council (GUSRC) in the face of pressure from a band of campus activists. In an exclusive interview with The Jour...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

University bodies join in condemning Westminster education policies »

The University of Edinburgh’s ruling court has joined students in condemning the Westminster government’s policies on higher education, which led to the University introducing the most expensive degree in the UK. In a joint statement relea...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Leighton Craig | 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 »

Spending review good news for Scottish universities »

The Scottish Government’s spending review has been praised by the higher education sector, after committing to protect the Education Maintenance Allowance and a £7,000 minimum income provision for the poorest students. The review also...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Tom McCallum | 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 »

QMU announce £27,000 RUK fees »

Queen Margaret University

Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Edinburgh will set tuition fees for rest of UK (RUK) students at £27,000, it announced today. The cost of studying at the University for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland starting the 2012/2013 ...

Fri 30 Sep 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Napier announce £26,000 RUK fees »

Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University today announced an increase of tuition fees for rest-of-UK (RUK) students to £6,500 a year. The new fees will affect students starting the academic year 2012/2013 onwards and puts the price of a four-year honours cour...

Thu 29 Sep 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

After Burns, cooler heads prevail at NUS Scotland »

Robin Parker

Robin Parker is working late. When the new National Union of Students Scotland president greets me at the door of his office, the union’s plush headquarters in Edinburgh’s New Town is so quiet it looks like he might be the last man standing...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

NUS lash out against Tory funding plan »

The National Union of Students Scotland (NUS) has condemned Conservative Party plans to fund higher education claiming they would create a “black hole” in spending. The NUS have pointed out that Conservative plans to introduce tuition fees...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Scott Stables | Read more »

Scottish Tories not in favour of Reclaim Your Voice campaign »

It emerged last week that the Scottish Conservative party will not be supporting NUS Scotland’s Reclaim Your Voice campaign. This means the Conservatives will not be following in the footsteps of their fellow rivals Labour, Scottish National Part...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

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