National Union of Students

The NUS (National Union of Students) are receiving large amounts of criticisms regarding their association with London rapper based ‘Lowkey’. This controversial artist, whose real name is Kareem Dennis, has been accused of spreading and engaging with anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. He has also publicly expressed his support for other...

According to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the University of Nottingham has gotten gold for its teaching excellence. The gold award, which is the highest that an institution can get, demonstrates that the UoN provides its students with consistent teaching of the highest quality, world-class facilities, academic support and...

Voting has opened today in order to decide whether University of Nottingham Students’ Union (UoNSU) will continue to be affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS).  Voting opened today (Wednesday 1st June) and will remain open until 12pm on Thursday 9th June. The move for a referendum followed...

The University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union will hold a referendum to decide whether or not to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS) after more than 669 signatures were submitted by students in a petition.  The referendum, entitled ‘Should the University of Nottingham Students’ Union continue to be...

Malia Bouattia, former NUS Black Students’ Officer, has been elected as the new NUS President for the 2016-2017 academic year. Malia is the first black female President in NUS’s 94 year history, replacing the current President Megan Dunn as representative of seven million students across the country. In her presidential campaign...

As part of its #CutTheCosts week, the NUS has encouraged students to age themselves to show MPs how long student debts could take to pay off. Students have been urged to take a photograph of themselves, use the editing software on the AgingBooth app to age their faces and send...

The National Union of Students (NUS) has been accused of being institutionally racist by Black Students’ Officer Malia Bouattia in an NUS Executive Committee meeting. The allegations have prompted an internal review of whether there have been incidents of “direct or indirect racism” within the NUS. Megan Dunn, President of...