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Students at the University of Oxford have successfully boycotted the National Student Survey (NSS) for the third year running, according to results published by the Office for Students on 5 July. The survey is conducted each year by Ipsos MORI to measure student satisfaction among final-year students. Students at 419 further and higher education institutions […]
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Image Credit: willowbarbican Shakira Martin, the President of the National Union of Students, has revealed that the group, which is affiliated with 600 student unions and associations across the UK, is facing severe financial difficulties. A letter, originally revealed on the Guido Fawkes website, was sent from the NUS President and NUS Acting Chief Executive […]
Continue ReadingThe National Union of Students (NUS) has announced a new partnership with Gamban, an app that allows users to block their access to gambling online. It drew attention to a report by The Gambling Commission which revealed that over 100,000 students are in some form of gambling debt and that one-in-eight undergraduates have missed lectures […]
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The results of the National Student Survey, published today, have shown a drop in the percentage of students responding following an extended campaign by the National Union of Students (NUS) and a boycott of the survey by students at leading universities including Oxford and Cambridge. The survey was one of the factors the Department for […]
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Money management is the main concern for most freshers according to new research conducted by NUS this spring on behalf of student insurance provider Endsleigh. The study sampled 2,064 university students aged between 18 and 25 between April and May of this year. When asked to rank their top concerns, 40 percent of students surveyed […]
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Voting has opened in the OUSU elections for 2017/18, following a fortnight of campaigning and hustings. The two candidates for President, Kate Cole and Vivian Holmes, are running on opposing slates which endorse students for the other sabbatical positions. Cole’s slate is entitled ACTion (which stands for accountable, consistent and transparent), and includes Katy Haigh for […]
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Much has been said during the recent OUSU election debates – and across the country more generally – about the futility or general irrelevance of the student movement, its propensity for unnecessary “posturing“ on international issues, and its incessant tendency to get “too political” without real justification. On this narrative, there stands in stark contrast […]
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Oxford University JSoc have released a statement criticising an OUSU council proposal to condemn NUS vice-president Richard Brooks, who has allegedly been filmed plotting to oust NUS president Malia Bouattia. The JSoc statement says that the motion “takes a conspiratorial video series and deduces further conspiracies from it.” This follows the release of an Al Jazeera […]
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Students at the University of Oxford have voted to remain affiliated to the NUS following a referendum, the results of which were announced this evening. The margin of victory for the ‘Yes to NUS’ campaign was 3409 votes to 2430 votes for the ‘No thanks NUS’ campaign. 136 voters abstained in the referendum and the turnout was […]
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On Monday 23rd May, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis, appeared at the Oxford Union to speak to students on the matter of Judaism in the 21st century. The Chief Rabbi’s talk, and subsequent dialogue with students, encompassed topics including religious responsibility, community engagement, and tolerance in the […]
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The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis, has told Vice-Chancellors at British universities that “Zionist-bashing on campus has gone unchallenged”. Writing in the Sunday Times, he said that Jewish students at universities often encounter a “wall of anti-Zionism, which they feel and know to be Jew hatred”. He commented […]
Continue ReadingIn this year alone, the National Union of Students (NUS) has presented evidence against the illegal deportation of 50,000 international students at a Home Affairs Select Committee, given evidence at the UN against the Islamophobic Prevent agenda, and convinced the government to reverse £41 million worth of cuts to Higher Education funding. The NUS does […]
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On Wednesday evening, OUSU’s council voted to have a referendum on Oxford’s affiliation with the National Union of Students. Polling will take place no later than sixth week. The motion, tenth on the agenda, was proposed by David Klemperer, of St John’s, and Yoni Stone, of Pembroke. Klemperer, a former OULC co-chair, is one of […]
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Malia Bouattia, the newly-elected National Union of Students president, has responded to media reports describing her as an anti-semitic Isis sympathiser, claiming that they are “simply not true”. Bouattia, 28, became the first black woman and first Muslim to be elected head of the NUS last week, beating the incumbent president, Megan Dunn, with 372 […]
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Market researcher ComRes has interviewed 1,001 students in the UK regarding their feelings towards the ‘no-platforming’ policy held by the National Union of Students (NUS). Nearly two-thirds of the respondents, at 63%, agree with the NUS’ policy, which bans certain proscribed groups that hold racist or fascist views from speaking on student union premises. An […]
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Malia Bouattia has been elected President of the National Union of Students by delegates at their Brighton Conference. She secured 372 votes, beating Megan Dunn by a margin of 44. Bouattia, who will be the first black Muslim President of the NUS, promised to “put liberation at the heart of our work”. In particular, she […]
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A motion has been brought to OUSU Council proposing that Oxford’s delegates to the NUS Conference will vote against any motion aligning the NUS with the BDS (Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions) movement against Israel.
Continue ReadingThe NUS has abandoned its support for the upcoming “free education” demonstration, citing the “unacceptable level of risk that this demonstration currently poses to our members”.
Continue ReadingPiers Telemacque, NUS Societies and Citizenship Vice-President, has apologised after characterising all Oxford residents as “rich middle class people”. On 13th August, while at the NUS’ ‘Lead and Change’ seminar, Telemacque tweeted: “I’m so worried about the social issues the rich middle class people in Oxford will be talking about. I’m preparing to be heartbroken […]
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