http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/list Mynewsdesk news feed straight from the source http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/list http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 en 15 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:36:42 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today expressed serious concerns regarding the support that will be given to nursing and midwifery students required to spend an extra year working as healthcare assistants under plans announced in Parliament by Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-concerns-over-healthcare-assistant-requirement-for-nursing-students-850507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-concerns-over-healthcare-assistant-requirement-for-nursing-students-850507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:58:00 +0000 On Monday 25th March students from all around the UK will come to the Palace Hotel in Manchester to pitch ‘Dragon’s Den’-style for part of £100,000 pot created for student entrepreneurs by the National Union of Students. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/uk-student-entrepreneurs-descend-on-manchester-to-compete-for-ps100-000-investment-849535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/uk-student-entrepreneurs-descend-on-manchester-to-compete-for-ps100-000-investment-849535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0000 Further education students around the country are holding events today highlighting the problems that the controversial scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has caused for students. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/college-students-around-uk-say-another-ema-is-possible-849531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/college-students-around-uk-say-another-ema-is-possible-849531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:53:00 +0000 A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has revealed a 40% drop in part-time undergraduate students starting university courses. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/government-urgently-needs-to-address-decline-in-part-time-students-says-nus-849525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/government-urgently-needs-to-address-decline-in-part-time-students-says-nus-849525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:29:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today welcomed the acquittal of Alfie Meadows and Zak King who were charged with violent disorder after joining student protests in 2010. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-welcomes-alfie-meadows-and-zak-king-acquittals-849515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-welcomes-alfie-meadows-and-zak-king-acquittals-849515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:47:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today welcomed a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that letting agents are required to disclose what compulsory fees will be charged when letting a property. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/letting-agents-forced-to-come-clean-on-charges-to-tenants-843719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/letting-agents-forced-to-come-clean-on-charges-to-tenants-843719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:56:32 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today welcomed a strong response from the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee to the Government’s announcement this week that it would not remove students from net migration statistics. In their report the BIS Committee call on the Government to ‘listen, think again and change course.’ http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-backs-bis-committee-report-on-changes-to-student-immigration-reporting-841524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-backs-bis-committee-report-on-changes-to-student-immigration-reporting-841524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Research into the experience of postgraduate students who teach in universities released today by the National Union of Students, has revealed that when their real working hours are considered, almost a third received a ‘real wage’ lower than the National Minimum wage. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/third-of-postgraduate-students-who-teach-earn-less-than-minimum-wage-841523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/third-of-postgraduate-students-who-teach-earn-less-than-minimum-wage-841523?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:07:42 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today (Tuesday) called on the government to urgently rethink its position on removing international students from net migration figures. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-condemns-government-stance-on-international-student-figures-840815?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-condemns-government-stance-on-international-student-figures-840815?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:17:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today (Monday) welcomed firm clarification from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) that universities do not need to have more onerous monitoring procedures in place for international students than for domestic students. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-welcomes-ukba-movement-on-international-student-attendance-monitoring-838419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-welcomes-ukba-movement-on-international-student-attendance-monitoring-838419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:31:53 +0000 Today (Friday) members of the National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and Unison will be lobbying MPs in their constituencies as part of a campaign opposing the introduction of fees for people aged 24 and over who wish to do an apprenticeship. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/mps-lobbied-over-plans-to-make-apprentices-pay-to-work-835429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/mps-lobbied-over-plans-to-make-apprentices-pay-to-work-835429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:51:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) has today welcomed indications from UCAS that university applications are starting to recover after the significant drop following the trebling of the tuition fee cap. However the union warned the government not to be complacent about the impacts of its changes on students and universities. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-responds-to-latest-ucas-application-figures-834433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-responds-to-latest-ucas-application-figures-834433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:31:45 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today called on David Cameron to listen to the will of the House of Commons which today voted 116 to 49 in favour extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-urges-government-to-push-forward-on-votes-for-16-year-olds-832070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-urges-government-to-push-forward-on-votes-for-16-year-olds-832070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:24:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today condemned proposals from Education Secretary Michael Gove to end modular A-levels and return to two-year exam based assessments. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-condemns-gove-s-1950s-throwback-a-level-proposals-832067?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-condemns-gove-s-1950s-throwback-a-level-proposals-832067?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:17:00 +0000 http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/report-highlights-benefits-of-higher-education-for-individual-and-government-says-nus-832061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/report-highlights-benefits-of-higher-education-for-individual-and-government-says-nus-832061?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:12:00 +0000 The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) is right to put engaging students at the heart of the creation of institutions’ access agreements but must be careful not to dismiss evidence that bursaries are a valuable way to offer financial support to students, said the National Union of Students (NUS) today. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/offa-right-to-prioritise-student-engagement-says-nus-832055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/offa-right-to-prioritise-student-engagement-says-nus-832055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:12:00 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) has today said that small improvements to the higher education funding system announced in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ministers’ letter to the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) do not solve the wider problems created by government changes to how universities are funded. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/grant-letter-is-rearranging-the-deckchairs-says-nus-832049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/grant-letter-is-rearranging-the-deckchairs-says-nus-832049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:51:05 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today (Wednesday) responded to a comments by Theresa May by warning that that the Home Secretary had yet again failed to act to restore faith in UK immigration policy for international students. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/home-secretary-must-stop-sending-message-to-international-students-that-uk-is-closed-for-business-821667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/home-secretary-must-stop-sending-message-to-international-students-that-uk-is-closed-for-business-821667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:45:00 +0000 Signs are emerging that the downward trend in university applications started with last year’s tripling of tuition fees has continued into this year, with UCAS today reporting a further drop. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-comments-as-university-applications-in-england-after-tuition-fee-hike-817361?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-comments-as-university-applications-in-england-after-tuition-fee-hike-817361?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:52:33 +0000 The National Union of Students (NUS) today responded to launch of the Richard Review of apprenticeships by welcoming its recommendations to improve the quality as well as quantity of apprenticeships. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-warns-that-apprenticeships-could-largely-disappear-for-those-aged-24-and-above-816849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/nus/pressrelease/view/nus-warns-that-apprenticeships-could-largely-disappear-for-those-aged-24-and-above-816849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease NUS