Press Releases
March 2013
NUS concerns over healthcare assistant requirement for nursing students
Student entrepreneurs descend on Manchester to compete for 100,000 investment
College students around UK say 'Another EMA is possible'
Government urgently needs to address decline in part-time students, says NUS
NUS welcomes Alfie Meadows and Zak King acquittals
Letting agents forced to come clean on charges to tennants
February 2013
NUS backs BIS Select Committee report on changes to student immigration reporting
Third of postgraduate students who teach 'earn less than minimum wage'
NUS condemns government stance on international student figures
NUS welcomes UKBA movement on international student monitoring
MPs lobbied over plans to make apprentices pay to work
January 2013
NUS responds to latest UCAS application figures
NUS urges government to push forward on votes for 16 year olds
NUS condemns Gove's '1950s throwback' A-Level proposals
Report highlights benefits of higher education for individual and government
OFFA right to prioritise student engagement, says NUS
Grant letter is 'rearranging the deckchairs' says NUS
December 2012
Home Secretary must stop sending message to international students that UK is 'closed for business'
November 2012
NUS comments as university applications fall in England after tuition fee hike
NUS warns that apprenticeships could largely disappear for those aged 24 and above
NUS calls for new loans system for postgraduate students
Parents say MPs who broke tuition fee pledge should not stand again, NUS/YouGov poll finds
NUS condemns PM's attack on equalities
Students face cost of living shortfall of £8,500 per year
NUS responds to Sutton Trust report on university choices
Inflation figures further proof government got sums wrong on tuition fees
Three-quarters of 'Be a Champion' volunteers inspired to volunteer again
NUS responds to Ofqual A-level announcement
Student accommodation costs double in ten years NUS survey finds
NUS offers £100,000 to student entrepreneurs
October 2012
Homophobia in school can put LGBT students off sport for life
NUS comments on damning HEPI report into tuition fees rise
Students need better education about intellectual property, says report
NUS responds to Milburn report higher education and social mobility
September 2012
Just one in ten students convinced by Nick Clegg's 'apology'
NUS celebrates victory as UKBA concedes London Met's international students will be allowed to stay in UK to continue studies
NUS announces independent intervention in London Met international student legal action
Nick Clegg must apologise to voters for breaking his pledge, not for making it
NUS joins Which? to launch groundbreaking student choice website
OECD study shows public investment in tertiary education reaps economic rewards
NUS welcomes select committee's call on Home Office to change student visas policy
August 2012
NUS responds to government decision to revoke London Metropolitan University's license to sponsor visas
NUS welcomes increased student support in Scotland
No evidence that students have more choice, says NUS
Three-quarters worry about getting a job after university says NUS survey
NUS responds to Independent Commission's first report on fees
July 2012
Students' Unions winning on student support as government steals it away
Government announce concessions to furtehr education loans policy, as the policy is set before parliament
Government access regulator agreed £83m cut in cash in students' pockets by 2015, NUS analysis shows
June 2012
NUS President announces national student demonstration for 21 November 2012
NUS responds to latest OIA report
NUS President calls government response to higher education consultation "lamentable"