National Union of Students Scotland
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The National Union of Students Scotland
is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of Students in 1971.
As of July 2011, NUS Scotland's full-time sabbaticals are President Robin Parker from University of Aberdeen
, Depute President Graeme Kirkpatrick from Aberdeen College
and Women's Officer Kelley Temple from University of Strathclyde
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Parker succeeded Liam Burns
, who served as President of NUS Scotland from 2009-2011 and is now President of NUS UK.
The NUS Scotland President, Depute President, Mature Students' Officer and six Scottish Executive Council (SEC) positions are elected each year at the NUS Scotland Conference, which is usually held in March, by student representatives from member students’ associations. All elected officers hold the post from 1 July to 30 June.
Of the six open block Scottish Executive Council positions, two are reserved for further education students. The remaining seven SEC positions are filled by the President, Depute President, Liberation Officers (Women's Officer, Black Students' Officer, LGBT Students' Officer, Disabled Students' Officer) and the Mature Students' Officer.
Elected officers can hold each post for a maximum of two years.
Higher Education
Further Education
Six students' associations in Scotland are not affiliated to NUS:
National organisation:
National Union of Students Scotland
The National Union of Students Scotland is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of...
is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of Students in 1971.
As of July 2011, NUS Scotland's full-time sabbaticals are President Robin Parker from University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen University Students' Association
Aberdeen University Students' Association is the students' association of the University of Aberdeen, an ancient university in the city of Aberdeen in north east Scotland...
, Depute President Graeme Kirkpatrick from Aberdeen College
Aberdeen College
Aberdeen College is the largest further education college in Scotland. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Aberdeen Technical College, Aberdeen College of Commerce and Clinterty Agricultural College....
and Women's Officer Kelley Temple from University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde Students' Association
Founded in 1964, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association is the representative body for students of the University of Strathclyde. It is run by the students through an Executive Committee and the Students' Representative Council...
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Parker succeeded Liam Burns
Liam Burns (NUS)
Liam Burns is President of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom. He took office on 1 July 2011, succeeding outgoing President Aaron Porter. Burns stood for NUS President as an independent but is a member of the Labour Party....
, who served as President of NUS Scotland from 2009-2011 and is now President of NUS UK.
Democratic Structure
NUS Scotland policy is set by the 13-member Scottish Executive Council (SEC), which meets monthly.The NUS Scotland President, Depute President, Mature Students' Officer and six Scottish Executive Council (SEC) positions are elected each year at the NUS Scotland Conference, which is usually held in March, by student representatives from member students’ associations. All elected officers hold the post from 1 July to 30 June.
Of the six open block Scottish Executive Council positions, two are reserved for further education students. The remaining seven SEC positions are filled by the President, Depute President, Liberation Officers (Women's Officer, Black Students' Officer, LGBT Students' Officer, Disabled Students' Officer) and the Mature Students' Officer.
Elected officers can hold each post for a maximum of two years.
Affiliated Students' Unions
Fifty-five students' associations in Scotland are affiliated to NUS:Higher Education
- University of AberdeenAberdeen University Students' AssociationAberdeen University Students' Association is the students' association of the University of Aberdeen, an ancient university in the city of Aberdeen in north east Scotland...
- University of Abertay DundeeUniversity of Abertay DundeeThe University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a modern university in Dundee, Scotland.- History :The University of Abertay Dundee was created in 1994, under government legislation granting the title University to the Dundee Institute of Technology...
- Edinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
- University of EdinburghEdinburgh University Students' AssociationEdinburgh University Students' Association provides services, representation and welfare support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.-Composition:...
- Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow Caledonian University Students' AssociationGlasgow Caledonian University Students' Association exists to represent and enable the student executives to enhance all aspects or their employment experience . The Executive Committee, elected by GCU sport students, work with School Officers and Class Reps to improve the lives of its members...
- Heriot-Watt University
- Edinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Open UniversityOpen UniversityThe Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
- Queen Margaret University
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaThe Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
- Robert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon University is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Building on over 250 years involvement in education, it was granted university status in 1992. Robert Gordon University currently has approximately 16,407 students at its two campuses at Garthdee and the City Centre, studying on over 145...
- Scottish Agricultural CollegeScottish Agricultural CollegeThe Scottish Agricultural College exists to support the development of land-based industries and communities through Higher Education and training, specialist research and development and advisory and consultancy services....
- Stirling University
- University of StrathclydeUniversity of Strathclyde Students' AssociationFounded in 1964, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association is the representative body for students of the University of Strathclyde. It is run by the students through an Executive Committee and the Students' Representative Council...
including their Sports UnionStrathclyde University Sports UnionThe Strathclyde University Sports Union is a sports centre run on campus by students from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, which is currently celebrating its 90th year... - University of the West of Scotland
- University of the Highlands and Islands
Further Education
- Aberdeen CollegeAberdeen CollegeAberdeen College is the largest further education college in Scotland. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Aberdeen Technical College, Aberdeen College of Commerce and Clinterty Agricultural College....
- Adam Smith CollegeAdam Smith CollegeAdam Smith College is a Scottish further and higher education college located over various campuses across the county of Fife.-History:The college was formed on August 1, 2005 by the merger of Glenrothes College and Fife College and is named after Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, who...
- Angus CollegeAngus CollegeAngus College is a college in Arbroath, Scotland, which was founded in 1956. The institute currently teaches around 12,000 students and trainees.-External links:*...
- Anniesland CollegeAnniesland CollegeAnniesland College is a small, local further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1964.Kenny Dalglish, the Scottish international football player was briefly a student, as an apprentice joiner, in the 1970s....
- Ayr CollegeAyr CollegeAyr College is a community college in Ayr, Scotland, situated on the banks of the River Ayr, Dam Park.-Courses 2008/09 :Ayr College offer a range of courses in various curriculum areas including:* Access to Further & Higher Education* Social Sciences...
- Banff and Buchan College
- Borders College
- Cardonald CollegeCardonald CollegeCardonald College is a medium-sized Further education institute located in Glasgow's South Side, in Scotland. Officially opened in 1972, it has over 12,000 full-time and part-time students. Cardonald college takes both students who have just left school and mature students.The Main Campus is...
- Carnegie College
- City of Glasgow College
- Clydebank CollegeClydebank CollegeClydebank College is a further education college in Clydebank, to the west of Glasgow, Scotland. It offers a wide range of courses, including, admin, business, computing, child care, media, social sciences, beauty therapy, hairdressing, art and science....
- Coatbridge College
- Cumbernauld CollegeCumbernauld CollegeCumbernauld College is a higher and further education college in central Scotland. Cumbernauld College serves the communities of both North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire, and has campuses in both Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, as well as further key outreach centres in Kilsyth, Airdrie,...
- Dumfries & Galloway College
- Edinburgh's Telford CollegeEdinburgh's Telford CollegeEdinburgh's Telford College, named after Thomas Telford, the great Scottish civil engineer, was established in 1968. The College is a corporate institution governed by a Board of Management whose members are representative of key industrial and commercial sectors, professional organisations and...
- Elmwood CollegeElmwood CollegeElmwood College is located in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Elmwood College was officially declared open in 1972, after a few years of holding classes on borrowed premises. The college had started classes about twenty years earlier. There are full-time as well as part-time courses, work based courses, and...
- Forth Valley CollegeForth Valley CollegeForth Valley College is a college in Scotland. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Falkirk College of Further & Higher Education and Clackmannan College.-Campuses:The four main campuses of Forth Valley College are:*Falkirk*Stirling*Alloa*Raploch...
- Inverness CollegeInverness CollegeInverness College is a college based in Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the hub campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands and its executive offices are located on the banks of the River Ness in the centre of town. The main campus is in the Longman, there is...
- James Watt CollegeJames Watt CollegeThe James Watt College is a further education college in Greenock, Scotland.-History, facilities:The James Watt Memorial College on the corner of William Street and Dalrymple Street was officially opened as the Watt Memorial Engineering and Navigation School on 1 June 1908...
- Jewel & Esk Valley College
- John Wheatley CollegeJohn Wheatley CollegeJohn Wheatley College was founded in 1989 and has its main campuses in Easterhouse and Haghill in Glasgow.The college supports learning throughout the communities of east Glasgow, working in partnership with the city council's community planning teams, with Glasgow Regeneration Agency and Glasgow...
- Kilmarnock College
- Langside CollegeLangside CollegeLangside College is a further and higher education college located in the Mount Florida / Battlefield region of Glasgow.It was established in 1947 and enrols over 10,000 students every year of whom over 1,500 are from countries outwith the European Union, the college currently operates in four main...
- Lews Castle CollegeLews Castle CollegeLews Castle College is a further and higher education college in the Western Isles of Scotland. The main campus is in the grounds of Lews Castle, Stornoway. The College also has two learning centres in Benbecula and Barra. The College is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands.The...
- Moray CollegeMoray CollegeMoray College is a further education college based in Elgin, in Moray, northeastern Scotland. It has 1,500 full time students and 8,100 part time students...
- Motherwell CollegeMotherwell CollegeMotherwell College is a further education college located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The college moved into a new campus in 2009, which is located 1 km from the old site....
- North Glasgow CollegeNorth Glasgow CollegeNorth Glasgow College is a college located at Springburn in Glasgow and one of the main providers of further education in the city. After the liquidation of the North British Locomotive Company in 1961, the main administration building of the company was bought by Glasgow Corporation and used as an...
- North Highland College
- Oatridge College
- Orkney CollegeOrkney CollegeOrkney College is a further and higher education college in Orkney, an archipelago in northern Scotland. It is an academic partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands....
- Perth College
- Reid Kerr CollegeReid Kerr CollegeReid Kerr College is a further education college in Paisley, Renfrewshire. According to its website, it is one of the fastest growing further education institutions in Scotland with over 20,000 students, 650 staff and 300 courses....
- Sabhal Mòr OstaigSabhal Mòr OstaigSabhal Mòr Ostaig is a Scottish Gaelic medium college located about north of Armadale on the Sleat peninsula of the island of Skye in northwestern Scotland. It is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands and also has a campus on Islay known as Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle.The college was...
- Shetland CollegeShetland CollegeShetland College is a further and higher education college in Lerwick, Shetland. It is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands.The main campus is located at Gremista, on the outskirts of Lerwick. There are also dedicated premises in Lerwick for teaching Hospitality, at Anderson High...
- South Lanarkshire College
- Stevenson CollegeStevenson CollegeAdlai E. Stevenson College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Currently, the college is host to the Linguistics Department, as well as many humanities faculty....
- Stow CollegeStow College-History:The college is named after David Stow, whose primary teaching seminary was founded close to the college at Dundasvale. Stow was the first purpose-built Further Education college in Glasgow, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2009....
- West Lothian CollegeWest Lothian CollegeWest Lothian College is a further education institution in West Lothian, Scotland. It has been located in Livingston since July 2001, with its previous campus located in Bathgate from 1965 until 1999...
Six students' associations in Scotland are not affiliated to NUS:
- Barony College
- Dundee CollegeDundee CollegeDundee College is a further education and higher education college in the city of Dundee, Scotland and was established in 1985 by the merger of Dundee College of Commerce and Kingsway Technical College....
- University of DundeeDundee University Students' AssociationDundee University Students' Association is the students' association, legal representative and students' union for matriculated students of the University of Dundee....
- Glasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
- University of GlasgowGlasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
- University of St Andrews
NUS Scotland Chairpersons & Presidents
The full list of past Chairpersons and Presidents of NUS Scotland are as follows:| Presidents | ||||
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| 1971-72 | Doug Henderson Doug Henderson Douglas John "Doug" Henderson is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Newcastle North from 1987 until 2010.-Early life:... |
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Broad Left Broad Left The Broad Left was a political faction within the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom during the 1970s. It consisted of a working relationship between the Labour Party, the Liberal Party, Plaid Cymru, the Communist Party of Great Britain , and other, non-aligned, supporters in order... - Labour Party Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1972-73 | Stuart Paul | Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer.... |
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| 1973-75 | Doug Harrison | Jordanhill College of Education | ||
| 1975-77 | Stewart McIntosh | University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
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| 1977-78 | Alan Christie | Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer.... |
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| 1978-79 | Martin Currie | Stirling University | Broad Left Broad Left The Broad Left was a political faction within the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom during the 1970s. It consisted of a working relationship between the Labour Party, the Liberal Party, Plaid Cymru, the Communist Party of Great Britain , and other, non-aligned, supporters in order... (Young Communist League Young Communist League The Young Communist League was or is the name used by the youth wing of various Communist parties around the world. The name YCL of XXX was generally taken by all sections of the Communist Youth International.Examples of YCLs:... ) |
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| 1979-81 | Jeanne Freeman | Glasgow College of Technology | ||
| 1981-82 | Neil Stewart | Aberdeen College of Commerce Aberdeen College Aberdeen College is the largest further education college in Scotland. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Aberdeen Technical College, Aberdeen College of Commerce and Clinterty Agricultural College.... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1982-84 | Bob McLean | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1984-86 | Alan Smart | Jordanhill College of Education | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1986-88 | Pauline McNeill Pauline McNeill Pauline McNeill is a Labour politician and formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin, Scotland, having been elected in the Scottish Parliament elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007... |
Glasgow College of Building and Printing Glasgow Metropolitan College Glasgow Metropolitan College was a further education college located in Glasgow, Scotland. The College was created on 7 February 2005 by the merger of the Glasgow College of Building & Printing and Glasgow College of Food Technology and itself merged with Central College and Glasgow College of... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1988-89 | Benny McLaughlin | Glasgow College of Technology | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1989-91 | Donna MacKinnon | Glasgow College of Technology | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1991-92 | Derek Munn | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1992-94 | Jim Murphy Jim Murphy James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire.... |
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1994-96 | Douglas Trainer Douglas Trainer Douglas Trainer was President of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom from 1996 to 1998, having served the previous two years as President of NUS Scotland, winning both as the Labour Students candidate... |
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1996-97 | Keith Robson | University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1997-98 | Shamin Akhtar | University of Abertay Dundee University of Abertay Dundee The University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a modern university in Dundee, Scotland.- History :The University of Abertay Dundee was created in 1994, under government legislation granting the title University to the Dundee Institute of Technology... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 1998-2000 | Richard Baker | Aberdeen University | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 2000-02 | Mandy Telford Mandy Telford Mandy Telford was President of National Union of Students from 2002 to 2004, having served the previous two years as President of NUS Scotland... |
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 2002-04 | Rami Okasha | Aberdeen University | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 2004-06 | Melanie Ward | Stirling University | Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... |
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| 2006-08 | James Alexander | Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer.... |
Labour Students Labour Students Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of... (2006/07) Independent (2007/08) |
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| 2008-09 | Gurjit Singh | University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university... |
Organised Independents Organised Independents The Organised Independents are a grouping within the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom.The group is made up of candidates for National Executive Committee posts, all standing on an "independent" label, and their supporters, and as a result a lot of controversy has raged over whether... |
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| 2009-11 | Liam Burns Liam Burns (NUS) Liam Burns is President of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom. He took office on 1 July 2011, succeeding outgoing President Aaron Porter. Burns stood for NUS President as an independent but is a member of the Labour Party.... |
Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer.... |
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| 2011-12 | Robin Parker (from July 1) | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... |
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See also
Equivalent autonomous bodies within National Union of Students of the United Kingdom:- NUS Wales (UCMC)
- NUS-USINUS-USINUS-USI, the student movement in Northern Ireland was formed in 1972 by bilateral agreement between the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom and the Union of Students in Ireland , to address the particular problems of macro-representation of students in the Northern Ireland.Students at...
(Northern Ireland)
National organisation:
- National Union of Students
External links
- NUS Scotland section of NUS home page
- NUS internal resource site for elected officers and students
- NUS Scotland Facebook site, Twitter feed and Flickr page
- NUS Extra Card