A message from the National President
NUS has been campaigning for nine decades and winning victories for our members as well as wider society.
You can see the full impact of who we are and what we do throughout these pages. If you’d like to email me, you can do so here.
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We make a real difference to the lives of students
The National Union of Students (NUS) is a voluntary membership organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students' unions.
We are a confederation of 600 students' unions, amounting to more than 95 per cent of all higher and further education unions in the UK. Through our member students' unions, we represent the interests of more than seven million students.
We promote, defend and extend the rights of students and develop and champion strong students’ unions.
To achieve this, we believe three core values are crucial:
Equality
We believe there should be equality of opportunity for everyone to participate fully in a society that celebrates diversity
Democracy
Our policies and priorities must be student-led and students’ union-focused through building open, transparent and accessible democratic structures that increase performance and strengthen accountability
Collectivism
Students and students’ unions are more effective when they organise together locally, nationally and internationally. Unity is our strength.