Student Politics

Students plan to fight 'illegitimate' closure of University of London Union »

University of London Union (ULU) is set to fight the decision by management to close it in summer 2014. The London-wide union received a boost on Thursday when the National Union of Students voted to support ULU’s campaign. The decision by the ...

Sat 11 May 2013 by John Hewitt Jones and Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Motion to increase number of EUSA sabbs passes »

Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) has voted through a motion to support a set of proposals that would see the number of its sabbatical officer positions significantly expanded. The debate, attended by fewer than 30 students, marks the ...

Mon 29 Apr 2013 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

EUSA to vote on more sabbatical officers »

Edinburgh University Students' Association's (EUSA) sabbatical structure could be radically overhauled with a motion to increase the number of officers. A joint council meeting will take place on Monday to debate a motion proposed by internationa...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

ECSA stand in solidarity with staff facing ‘culture of bullying’ at Edinburgh College  »

Edinburgh College Student’s Association (ECSA) have spoken against the stress and lack of support faced by hundreds of teaching staff at Edinburgh College. A recent survey conducted by Scotland’s largest teaching union — the Edu...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Greg Bianchi, Rachel Barr | Read more »

Editorial: Finding a voice »

It’s been an interesting year to be a student journalist in Edinburgh. The Journal has been confronted with a melee of stories to report on, ranging from intriguing exposés to the more quotidian; from censorship scandals to chip portions ...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by The Journal | Read more »

James McAsh defeated in NUS election »

EUSA president James McAsh has failed in his bid to become NUS vice-president union development. Standing as an National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) candidate at the NUS national conference in Sheffield, McAsh was defeated by 461 votes to 2...

Tue 09 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Toni Pearce elected 2013-14 National Union of Students president »

Toni Pearce has been elected 2013-14 National Union of Students president at the union's national conference at Sheffield City Hall. The former Cornwall College president and current vice-president further education secured 424 votes (57.92 per cent) ...

Tue 09 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Liam Burns responds to death of Baroness Thatcher »

National Union of Students president Liam Burns has called for humanity and sensibility after the death of Margaret Thatcher. The news of the former prime minister's death broke as the NUS national conference got underway at Sheffield's City Hall. A ...

Mon 08 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Murdoch crisis takes dark turn »

The EUSA Murdoch resignation scandal this morning took a dramatic turn, with the sudden disappearance of The Journal's editorial director Marcus "Colonel" Kernohands in pursuit of SABBMiller executives Max Crema and James McAsh who are rumoured to be o...

Mon 01 Apr 2013 by The Staff | Read more »

Smith triumphant in NSA elections »

Napier Students' Association (NSA) has elected Daniel Smith as its next student president after a week long voting and campaign window. Mr Smith will be joined by Robyn Love who was elected as Vice President Sports and Socities (VPSS) and Robert Malco...

Sun 24 Mar 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Kwaku Adjei elected USSA president »

Kwaku Adjei was elected 2013-14 University of Strathclyde Students' Association (USSA) president after a landslide victory. The current vice-president activities was elected with 1,313 votes, 779 votes ahead of nearest rival Hynes. The polls were ope...

Fri 22 Mar 2013 by Émer O'Toole | Read more »

Murdoch elected EUSA president despite bad night for Labour »

Hugh Murdoch has been elected president of Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA), beating Liam O'Hare by 82 votes, with Mike Shaw coming in third. Briana Pegado and Sian Robertson made up the rest of the field. Murdoch was running for a se...

Mon 18 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie, John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Gordon Maloney elected as NUS Scotland president »

  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 »

Hugh Murdoch elected EUSA president »

Hugh Murdoch has been elected president of Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA). He defeated Liam O'Hare by just 82 votes. The 22-year-old's Politics student's victory came after a narrow defeat to James McAsh last year. Mike Shaw, Brian...

Thu 14 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

GUU supporter fights back after feminist rally »

Members and supporters of the Glasgow University Union have spoken out against what they deem unfairly negative press coverage. The scandal over the sexist heckling at the Ancients debate earlier this month refuses to die down after erupting across so...

Mon 11 Mar 2013 by Rebecca Day | Read more »

Video: EUSA reps respond to no-confidence vote results »

In an emergency general meeting called by Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) on Wednesday 6 March 2013, union president James McAsh and vice-president Max Crema faced no-confidence motions, following criticism for controversial actions t...

Thu 07 Mar 2013 by David Selby | Read more »

EUSA sabbs survive no-confidence motions »

Two Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) sabbatical officers this week narrowly survived a determined bid to remove them from office in the endgame of a scandal over alleged “gross misconduct”. In the dramatic denouemen...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

EUSA sabbs face make-or-break vote »

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Jon Vrushi, Callum Leslie, John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Crema contrite in face of damning EUSA staff statement »

The Journal has seen a statement signed by 40 part-time staff from the Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) in which they cite their reasons for supporting the no-confidence motion in Max Crema, vice president services (VPS) at EUSA....

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Sean Gibson, Greg Bianchi, Jamie Timson | Read more »

Video: EUSA election campaigns get underway »

The Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) elections officially kicked off on Monday at noon for the four union sabbatical positions, as well as a host of other positions within the association. As the clock struck twelve, student pol...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »