NUS warns politicians: 'Vote for students or pay the price'

NUS has launched the Vote for Students campaign, which aims to mobilise the student vote for the coming general election. The new initiative comes as the deadline for submissions to the review of student fees passes. NUS has warned that students and their families will not be prepared to vote for candidates who do not come clean on fees. Read more.

Surfing the Wave of Change

In Spring 2009, NUS published a document called A Wave of Change: The Future Landscape of the Student Movement. It was agreed that if we are to establish a new and exciting strategic direction for the student movement - one that makes a real difference to students’ lives - we need to understand the likely future landscape facing students and students’ unions.

Now following months of consultations with you, we've launched the response. Read more here.

National Conference zone reports online

The zone reports and policy recommendations are online here. Students' unions should use this document in their councils to inform the debates at national conference. The document includes a guide to the policy processes and how to submit amendments and motions.

Thousands march for Copenhagen

More than 50,000 descended on the streets of London, Glasgow and Belfast in December ahead of the Copenhagen summit in the UK’s biggest ever demonstration in support of action on climate chance. The protest was organised by Stop Climate Chaos, which NUS is a vocal partner, and called for a fast and fair deal when world leaders meet in Copenhagen this week. Read more.

Hundreds of students in Parliament demonstration to demand MPs speak out against fees

Three hundred students from across the country descended on Westminster in November to demand their MPs come clean on fees. Students demanded politicians sign a pledge promising to vote against a hike in university top up fees and to press the Government to find a fairer alternative. Read what happened and see the images here.

NUS launches Student Engagement Project

NUS is pleased to announce a new project on engaging students in shaping their learning experiences in England. This joint project with the Higher Education Academy and funded by HEFCE will provide materials and toolkits for students' unions and institutions to support improved engagement of students. Read more.

Policy Podcast

We've launched our new Policy Pod(cast), a weekly audio discussion programme featuring news, views and discussion on the week in education & the student movement. Each week we intend to review the week’s events will a panel made up of NUS Officers and Staff and local union officers and staff.

Each week’s episode will appear by 9.00am on a Wednesday here in the news section. You can also subscribe via itunes here

Funding our Future Resources

Following the Town Takeover training day the handboooks from all of the sessions are available to help you action plan your Town Takeovers and community campaigns.

Check out our town takeover resources and handbooks

NUS helps open "the first chapter in the biggest story of the 21st Century"

NUS is teaming up with the group behind The Age of Stupid to join thousands of individuals and organisations from across the country to unite behind one simple idea: a 10% cut in carbon emissions during 2010. It’s called 10:10, and we want you to be a part of it. Read more about how to get involved.

Help for Freshers' Week!

Term is fast approaching – and lots of you will be beginning to think about freshers' fairs and activities at the start of term. The Women’s Campaign can help you recruit loads of freshers to your women’s group and give you materials use in your union. Read More.

 

Good advice comes straight from horsesmouth.co.uk

NUS has entered into a partnership with horsesmouth, an innovative online mentoring site.

You’ll be able to login to www.horsesmouth.co.uk to give and receive confidential advice, communicating with people all around the UK. Senior NUS staff will be the first to enlist as mentors, and will eventually be joined by other NUS members.

For more details visit www.horsesmouth.co.uk or, to sign up to wear the NUS badge while using horsesmouth, register through the NUS page.