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Roadshow on the public good of education
This autumn we are offering to facilitate unions to organise on the local level around ideas on the public good of education.
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New report calls on Government to do more for mature students
The Government must do more for mature students according to a new report from the university think-tank million+ and the National Union of Students.
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Rachel Wenstone launches a Manifesto for Partnership
On Thursday 1st Nov at HE Zone, Rachel Wenstone launched our Manifesto for Partnership. Read more about it here.
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BIS to notify HEFCE of HE budget 12/13 - Protect Widening Participation!
BIS to notify HEFCE of HE budget 12/13 - Protect Widening Participation!
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'Wrong statistic' blamed for Aimhigher's fall
Axed scheme had a wider reach than it was given credit for, attests academic. Jack Grove writes
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How to write an alternative prospectus
This year Edge Hill university have created an alternative prospectus to help give potential students as much information as possible about going to Edge Hill University.
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ESU launches call for candidates
ESU has launched its called for candidates for election to a range of positions
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How SUs are engaging on access agreements
Report of our research into how universities are consulting with unions on their access agreements.
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Briefing on retention
New briefing summarises key sources of information on the issue of student retention
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NUS Higher Education Award Winners
The winners of the 2012 NUS Higher Education Awards were announced at the NUS/HEA Student Engagement Conference on 12th June
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NUS launches new briefing on placement students
NUS has launched a new briefing bringing together crucial information about the experience of students on professional placement.
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Student Engagement Quarterly - 3rd Edition
The third edition of the Student Engagement Quarterly has been published, download your copy...
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Response to UCAS Admissions Process Review
Ahead of the 20 January deadline NUS summarises its position on the UCAS Admissions Process Review
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Scrutinise your institution's access agreement
Use this new template to review your instiution's access agreement and prepare to campaign for change in 2012
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Presentations from HE Zone
Following a fantastic 24 hours at HE Zone 2011, here are the presentations that were given. If you would like more information please get in touch.
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HE Achievement Report (HEAR)
Take a look at the most recent information on HEAR and some resources you may find useful.
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Introducing...HE Zone Committee
This is the first in a series of comics produced by the HE Zone Committee
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Making the arguments for student-led widening particpation
Usman blogs about hwo to make sure student-led WP is seen as a priority in your union.
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Sign up for an Access Agreement workshop
English unions said they needed more guidance on access agreements. You got it. Sign up to an access workshop coming soon to your region.
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Increase study abroad and loans for European Masters
NUS has called for the introduction of a loans scheme for Masters students wishing to study abroad.
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Don't let 2011/12 students become the "forgotten generation"
NUS responded to the HEFCE consultation about funding teaching and student number controls for 2012/13 calling for Government to ensure that students entering higher education this year don't become...
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Quality Matters conference round up
Find out what happened and get resources from last week's hugely successful Quality Matters conference.
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10 things you need to know about contextual data
When the right-wing media is working itself into a frenzy about contextual data and social engineering, make sure you have your facts straight...
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Financing the Students' Future
Over the past 9 months NUS has been working with the European Students' Union on a project researching higher education financing across Europe.
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Summer school attendees more likely to go to university
Today, the Sutton Trust released a report showing that summer school attendees are 50% more likely to get into a leading university than their peers.
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NUS Calls for More Support to Study Abroad
On 15th Dec President Liam Burns gave verbal evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union
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NUS launch postgraduate funding proposals
A major overhaul of funding for postgraduate taught students is being proposed today by the National Union of Students.
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Access Agreement Workshops 2013
In January OFFA will be publishing its guidance to institutions on this round of Access Agreements. NUS has successfully lobbied for SUs to take a more formal role in the process and so we are holding...
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PIYP: the true costs workshops 2013
We are holding a series of regional workshops looking into the true costs of education. Spaces are limited so make sure you register early.
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Resource for shaping your access agreement
NUS guidance to support students' unions in England to influence their access agreement
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Consultation on the future of education
At National Conference in April students from further and higher education will come together to make some big decisions about how we shape our work on what the education system of the future should...
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Championing Mature Students Conference - 28 March 2013
NUS are holding a one-day event at Staffordshire University bringing together institutions, unions and mature and part-time students to discuss the future of MPT provision and lifelong learning in...
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Oxford University Students' Union
Oxford University Student Union have run a wide range of student led outreach projects for over thirty years. One of the projects is a student shadowing scheme, which is run for two weeks in February...
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University of Manchester Students' Union
One of the projects that Manchester Students’ Union runs focuses on supporting students who decide to live at home through University. Research identifies that often these students miss out on crucial...
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Liverpool Guild of Students'
Student societies at Liverpool Guild had been running activities in a range of activities in local schools on an adhoc basis for a number of years. In order to try and target this work more effectively...
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University of Strathclyde Students’ Association
StrathGuides is the student led outreach scheme run through Strathclyde Students’ Association. It is a buddying scheme aimed at providing 16-18 year olds with information and skills about higher...
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Student Volunteering Cardiff (Cardiff Students' Union)
Confident Futures is a student befriending scheme run by Student Volunteering Cardiff. This is the first year of Confident Futures, and so far it is going well.
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Global student exchange programme launched for unions
NUS is offering the opportunity for students' unions to participate in an exciting international research project this autumn. Applications open now.
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Annual Quality Reports resources launched
Annual Quality Reports are an extension of the Student Written Submissions for QAA review. Here is a hub to support you in producing Annual Quality Reports.
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Resources from Education and Representation 2013
We have uploaded some of the resources from the Education and Representation course 2013
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Students unions and higher education regulation
Students' interests are a cornerstone of higher education regulation in England, but students' unions are the means by which those interests are expressed.
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NUS responds to OFT call for info on undergraduate provision
NUS has submitted evidence to the Office of Fair Trading's call for information on the state of undergraduate provision in England, in the hope that it will lead to the enforcement of student's rights...
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The national strategy for access and student success
HEFCE and OFFA have published a joint strategy for access and student success. We analyse the impact for students' unions.
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Prospective sale of the student loan book
Why selling the student loan book is a bad idea.
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Student led teaching awards data analysis workshops
NUS and the Higher Education Academy will be holding workshops on how to analyse SLTA nominations and how to put this theory into practice.
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The Student Engagement Conversation
The conversation is designed to support you, as a member of the higher education sector, to develop student engagement practice through the sharing of ideas and discussion of the barriers that you face.
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What's happening to student loans?
The government is in a panic. The student loans system is crumbling and they don't know what to do. As a movement, it's now or never to push for a new model of funding for higher education.
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These resources focus on supporting arts students on your campuses.
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