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Student leaders welcome SAAS improvements »

Students urged to apply early for 2013/14 funding

Student leaders have welcomed an increase in funding to improve the delivery of student funding in Scotland. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) will receive an extra £2 million following a review into problems which saw 6,000 students...

Fri 10 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Trades unions slam HE governance code »

Trades Unions have branded the new Higher Education governance review as weak and disappointing. The criticism comes after the code was published by a steering group of experts chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin, a former governor of the BBC before the c...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Scottish government names independence referendum date »

Scots will vote on Scottish independence on Thursday 18 September 2014

First minister Alex Salmond has announced the historic Scottish independence referendum will be held on Thursday 18 September 2014. The SNP leader revealed the date as the Scottish government introduced draft legislation before the Scottish Parliament...

Thu 21 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh alumni asked to help today’s students  »

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The University of Edinburgh has initiated a new marketing campaign that aims to reconnect with alumni, and eventually persuade them into supporting current students with overheads such as living costs. The university has revealed that the student loan...

Tue 19 Mar 2013 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

Gordon Maloney elected as NUS Scotland president »

NUS Scotland president-elect Gordon Maloney

  Gordon Maloney has been elected president of NUS Scotland for 2013/14 at the union’s conference in Dundee. The 22-year-old Aberdeen University Students’ Association welfare and equal opportunities president polled 74 votes ahead of...

Sun 17 Mar 2013 | Read more »

Mike Russell backs von Prondzynski report for universities review »

Education secretary Michael Russell

Education secretary Mike Russell has given an indication that an independent review should be basis for new university governance. Russell made frequent references to the Independent Review of Higher Education Governance chaired by Robert Gordon Unive...

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

NUS criticises Labour over fees comments »

Labour deputy leader Anas Sarwar said "the SNP focus relentlessly on free tuition fees while ignoring the needs of pupils from the most deprived areas"

NUS Scotland president Robin Parker has criticised a speech by the deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party Anas Sarwar, in which the Labour MP seemed to suggest that the Scottish Government was wrong to focus on free tuition fees over success rates ...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

NUS Scotland supports post-16 education bill »

Glasgow - NUS Scotland President, Robin Parker delivering speech at FELA rally

Research by the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland has found that Scotland has the worst access rate in the UK for students from poorer backgrounds into higher education. As a result the union has given their support to the Post-16 Education (S...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

GUSRC concerns over post-16 education bill »

Glasgow University Students' Representative Council (GUSRC) has raised concerns over the Scottish government's Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill. The view comes as GUSRC and other student leaders gave their views on reforms to college and university g...

Mon 04 Feb 2013 by Gary Paterson | Read more »

Student leaders call for widening access action »

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

Student leaders in the west of Scotland have called on the Scottish government to legislate on widening access and retention at Scottish universities. Appearing at the Scottish parliament's Education and Culture Committe, the officers were giving evid...

Sun 03 Feb 2013 by Gary Paterson | Read more »

NUS national presidential hopefuls launch campaigns »

The National Union of Students (NUS) election season has kicked off after the student movement revealed its candidates for its national president. Four candidates will contest the top position, including two current vice presidents in Toni Pearce...

Fri 01 Feb 2013 by Gary Paterson | Read more »

Opposition scramble to support NUS anti-cuts campaign »

Fund Scotland's Future

Scotland’s largest opposition parties have declared their support for the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland's Fund Scotland’s Future campaign to reverse planned cuts to college budgets. The cuts will total £34.6m and the NUS ...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Tristan Ryan | Read more »

UWS students send campaign Christmas card to SAAS »

SAUWS president hand delivered a Christmas card to SAAS offices in Edinburgh to ensure they got it in time

Students at the University of the West Scotland (UWS) have delivered a Christmas card to the crisis-struck Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). The card's greeting wished the Scottish Government agency responsible for student funding a Merry Ch...

Wed 19 Dec 2012 by Gary Paterson | Read more »

Students urge Scottish Government to reverse college cuts »

Fund Scotland's Future

Student leaders in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to reverse proposed cuts to college funding in the draft budget. The battle cry came as the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland launched its latest campaign - Fund Scotland&rsquo...

Tue 11 Dec 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh College staff have no confidence in Michael Russell »

Mike Russell is under pressure over college sector reform

Staff at the newly merged Edinburgh College have passed a unanimous motion of no confidence in beleaguered education secretary Mike Russell. The move came amid ongoing concerns over his misleading figures on cuts to college budgets and widespread oppo...

Thu 06 Dec 2012 by Greg Bianchi & Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Edd Bauer survives NUS no confidence vote »

Edward Bauer today survived a National Union of Students (NUS) motion of no confidence over his position on its trustee board. Proposed by NUS president, Liam Burns, at an NUS National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the motion received 19 votes for ...

Tue 27 Nov 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn & Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Liam Burns: in vocal opposition »

Liam Burns

What does the NUS hope to achieve with today’s demonstration? Tuition fees in England have trebled and, in Scotland, the way that we fund universities has been thrown into incredible instability. Youth unemployment is at record levels. There are ple...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Quebec activists criticise ‘sense of defeat’ in UK student protests at Edinburgh talk »

Canadian free education activist Kevin Paul visited Edinburgh last week as part of a series of UK University visits. The tour, organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) focused on parallels between the Quebec and UK movements an...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

Scottish Lib Dems 'commit' to maintaining free education »

Liam McArthur with Scottish students

Scottish Liberal Democrats have repeated their commitment to free university education and to provide a voice for students in the Scottish Parliament. The announcement comes a month after Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont criticised free educatio...

Tue 30 Oct 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Unemployment figures sparks concern about college funding »

Unemployment figures released on Thursday 18 October showed that one in five Scottish youths are out of work, leading to renewed concerns about cuts to Scotland’s colleges. Audit Scotland, an independent public auditing body, expressed concern a...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

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