Press Releases

JUST ONE IN TEN STUDENTS CONVINCED BY CLEGG FEES ‘APOLOGY’

Sep 24, 2012 13:04 BST National Union of Students Just one in ten students (11.1%) are more likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats following Nick Clegg’s broadcast ‘apology’ for signing a pre-election pledge not to increase tuition fees, according to a new survey by the National Union of Students (NUS).

OECD STUDY SHOWS PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN TERTIARY EDUCATION REAPS ECONOMIC REWARDS

Sep 11, 2012 00:01 BST National Union of Students Investment in higher education improves employment prospects and earning potential and delivers public value, a new study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed today (Tuesday).

South Birmingham Communities Call for Olympic Legacy Commitment

Aug 30, 2012 23:32 BST Kingsbridge London 2012 Olympics vision to 'Inspiring a Generation' breathes fresh courage into a South Birmingham Community's attempt to save their local playing fields.

NUS RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT DECISION TO REVOKE LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY'S LICENSE TO SPONSOR VISAS

Aug 29, 2012 00:01 BST National Union of Students Responding to the news that London Metropolitan University has had it's licence to sponsor the visas of international students revoked, meaning that around 2000 current international students at the institution will now receive notification that they have 60 days to find another sponsor, (NUS) said the government had treated international students like a political football.

NUS PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NATIONAL STUDENT DEMONSTRATION FOR 21 NOVEMBER 2012

Jun 27, 2012 19:00 BST National Union of Students In a video message to delegates at the National Union of Students (NUS) Further Education Leadership training event for newly elected officers in colleges and sixth forms, NUS President Liam Burns has announced that NUS is calling on students to march in London on Wednesday 21 November.

Jun 27, 2012 10:36 BST Maggie's Centre For the first time, the pioneering cancer charity Maggie’s is taking the good work they do out to the people of Glasgow by constructing a real life ‘pop-up’ Maggie’s Centre in the heart of the city.

Olympic Legacy Promises Fresh Hope to Community Sports Projects

Jun 08, 2012 07:00 BST Kingsbridge The 2012 Olympics could yet deliver a lasting legacy to Grass-Roots Projects like Kingsbridge Community Sports. In the year when sport is the subject on everyones lips, communities across the UK as never before need to stand together and ensure that the provision of grass-roots sports facilities in increased to meet the demands of current and future generations.

Jun 01, 2012 08:24 BST Give What You're Good At Give What You’re Good At is an online technology platform matching people who want to give skills, with charities and social enterprises that need their help. Charitable organisations are working with fewer resources than ever; yet they never imagined that the tasks they struggle with could be done by skilled volunteers.

Community Sports Project Survives Sabotage Attempt

Jun 01, 2012 00:10 BST Kingsbridge University College Birmingham's ambitious plans to expand its student campus, almost succeeded in derailing the Kingsbridge Project- a local grass-roots community project, in Birmingham. Birmingham City Council had commenced a Community Asset Transfer of the Holders Lane Playing Fields to the Kingsbridge, but in May 2011 everything suddenly changed. Now Kingsbridge has discovered why...

NUS CONTINUES CAMPAIGN AS ARCADIA AGREE TO PAY INTERNS

May 31, 2012 11:48 BST National Union of Students The National Union of Students (NUS) today welcomed the decision by Arcadia to retrospectively pay interns who had previously been unpaid but has continued its actions against other companies that exploit unpaid labour with a protest outside the Calvin Klein store on Regent Street in London.