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Referendum debates in full swing despite low turnout »

The first of two debates was held yesterday for students to discuss topics which have been put to the online referenda taking place on 8 and 9 February. The online referenda, available to students through the 'myed' online portal, will be the first of...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Janina Engler | Read more »

EUSA Student Council meeting produced controversy and consensus »

Meehan listens with her sabbatical colleagues as the motion is proposed

The Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) student council met for a tumultuous session on Tuesday evening. Attendees saw a variety of issues debated by the elected members of the association, including a censure motion against EUSA Sabbatic...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

HWUSU votes to pass amended constitution »

Following calls for more clarity within the union’s structure following the departure of Michael Bottom as president last June, the Heriot-Watt University Students' Union (HWUSU) Annual General Meeting (AGM) has voted to pass an amended version o...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Richard Morgan | Read more »

Easter Bush bus campaign gets under way »

Unlike King's Buildings campus, there is no free shuttle bus from the city centre to Easter Bush

The Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) is proposing a campaign to stop veterinary students having to pay to attend their lectures at the Easter Bush campus on the outskirts of the capital. Situated around eight miles to the south of Edi...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Janina Engler | Read more »

Censure motion fails in Israel row endgame at EUSA »

Meehan listens with her sabbatical colleagues as the motion is proposed

Student representatives at the University of Edinburgh this week defeated an attempt to censure incumbent Vice-President (Societies & Activities) Emma Meehan over her participation in a controversial trip to Israel earlier this month...

Thu 26 Jan 2012 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Updated: EUSA sabb faces censure vote as Israel row escalates »

Emma Meehan

Updated (19:30) In a narrow vote, Student Council has just voted down the motion to censure Emma Meehan, 29-22. Full report to follow. Pro-Palestinian activists at Edinburgh University Students’ Association will today move to censure controversi...

Tue 24 Jan 2012 by Marcus Kernohan | 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 »

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 »

EUSA evaluating new email system »

Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) is currently assessing a new email system which it hopes will provide an improved service for students at the University. The system, called Office 365, is currently being assessed on its suitability a...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Leighton Craig | Read more »

Campaigner elected Edinburgh rector in one-horse race »

Peter McColl

Green activist and former Edinburgh University Students’ Association sabbatical officer Peter McColl has been elected unopposed as the new Rector of the University of Edinburgh, in a result widely hailed as a victory for the student movement. Mr...

Thu 12 Jan 2012 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Sabbatical's Israel junket sparks war of words at EUSA »

Emma Meehan

The bitter and divisive conflict between Israel and Palestine threatened to engulf Edinburgh University Students’ Association last week, after it emerged that a senior student leader at the union accepted an all-expenses-paid five-day trip to I...

Wed 11 Jan 2012 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Photos: People & Planet strip down to protest sweatshop labour »

People & Planet protesters in Bristo Square

People & Planet activists scantily clad in nothing but shoes and cardboard boxes last week took to Bristo Square, on the University of Edinburgh's main campus, to protest sweatshop labour - claiming that they would rather "go naked than wear sweats...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Catherina Tubron, Chris Rubey | Read more »

EUSA launches new class representative fund »

The Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) has announced the launch of a new class representatives project fund. The aim of the fund is to enhance the academic community within subject-areas and schools of the University. EUSA is looking to...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Rachel Watson | Read more »

EUSA and Edinburgh University reach agreement on study space »

There is increased pressure on the library for study space in the run-up to December exams

The EUSA campaign regarding the lack of study space for students in the Edinburgh University library have reached a successful short-term agreement with the University. Hugh Murdoch, EUSA’s Academic Services Convener and head of the campaign tol...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Janina Engler | Read more »

HWUSA outlines new strategic plan »

The Heriot-Watt University Students Association (HWUSA) has launched a new strategic plan to outline how the Union should be run. In a statement to The Journal, HWUSA President Mike Ross said: “The strategic plan will look to set ...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Greg Bianchi | 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 »

State of the Union - EUSA »

McPherson: "Our buildings host a whole range of activities, not just drinking"

Speaking to students from the other universities, one could easily come to a conclusion that Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) is the standard by which they judge their own student union. Perhaps this is unfair given the historic ...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Paul Foy | Read more »

Student union prepares to fight for future »

Student leaders have officially launched a new priority campaign aimed at staving off swingeing cuts to Scotland's colleges. Launched last month by National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland, the further education focused 'Our Future Our Fight' aims to...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Stef Millar | Read more »

EUSA forecast £320k deficit at poorly-attended annual general meeting »

Curb your enthusiasm: low student turnout prompted the union president to label the meeting "undemocratic"

Poor turnout marred proceedings at the annual general meeting of Edinburgh University Students' Association last week, as around 70 members of a 29,000-strong student body gathered at George Square Lecture Theatre on 23 November. Presenting EUS...

Tue 29 Nov 2011 by Lydia Wilgress | Read more »

Exclusive: Former Glasgow president's £4,000 'golden goodbye' »

Stuart Ritchie

  The former president of Glasgow University's chief student body has pocketed a 'golden goodbye' of around £4,000 in the wake of his resignation, The Journal can today reveal. Stuart Ritchie, who last month stepped down as leader of Glasg...

Tue 29 Nov 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

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