• UoN Men’s Football Team Banned From Varsity 2015 Following ‘Initiation-Style Behaviour’

    The University of Nottingham Students’ Union (UoNSU) has confirmed that disciplinary action has been taken against the Men’s Football team, following a breach of the Union’s Code of Conduct. As a result, all members of University of Nottingham Football Club (UoNFC) have been banned from representing the University at...
  • SU Council: NUS NHS Policy, Right to Protest, Boycotts and a Student-Run Lettings Agency

    The eighth Students’ Union (SU) Council took place on Tuesday 25th November. Motions debated included: the NUS’ policy on the NHS, the right to protest on campus and transparency of businesses visiting campus and a student-run lettings agency. INVESTIGATE AN SU RUN LETTINGS AGENCY MOTION: PASSED         After a previous...
  • Scrutiny Panel: SU Officers Questioned

    The second University of Nottingham Students’ Union scrutiny panel of the academic year took place on Tuesday 11th November 2014. The purpose of the panel, which is made up of elected representatives from the student body, is to be informed about the progress of the full-time SU officers and...
  • SU Referendum on Free Education: A Guide

    A referendum on the ‘free education’ motion, which was proposed at last moth’s Union Council, is due to take place in the week commencing Monday 17th November. The motion, which has been rephrased in the form of a question, reads: “Should the Students’ Union adopt a position which strives...
  • NUS and UoNSU Withdraw Support for Free Education Demonstration

    The National Union of Students (NUS) and UoNSU have withdrawn support for the Free Education Demonstration scheduled to take place on 19th November. The funding they had given for a coach to take students to the demo has now been withdrawn. The SU decided to withdraw their support following...
  • SU Referenda Results: No Support for Marking Boycotts and Sustainable Energy Not Passed

    The results of the two SU referenda on ‘no support for marking boycotts’ and sustainable energy were announced today, but neither received enough votes to become policy. In the marking boycott referendum, 1199 students voted yes, 600 students voted no and there were 685 abstentions. 2014 students voted to...
  • SU Referendum on Sustainable Energy: A Guide

    A referendum on the ‘sustainable energy solutions’ motion, which was proposed at last year’s final Union Council, is due to take place in the week commencing Monday 20th October.  The motion, which has been rephrased in the form of a question, reads: “Do you think that the Students’ Union...