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nus Archive
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New government make students’ promises
Posted on 21/05/2010 | No CommentsCallum Macfray The Liberal Democrat and conservative coalition government have pledged to fund a number of new university places. The coalition government have failed however to include how many places it plans to fund, how it plans to fund them or how they intend for the fees... -
Come to us, not the Loan Sharks.
Posted on 27/11/2009 | 2 CommentsStudents who are still waiting for funding from Student Finance England are encouraged to contact the University’s Student Finance Centre, rather than seeking help from loan sharks. The NUS (National Union of Students) has received reports of loan sharks approaching students whose support... -
Students tell MPs: ‘come clean on fees’
Posted on 20/11/2009 | No CommentsStudents from Portsmouth descended on London last Wednesday, the 11th, to get the government to ‘come clean on fees’. The recently announced review of the fees has angered many students as it brings the possibility of further increasing the already high sum that students have... -
Student Loans Company rewards bosses
Posted on 20/11/2009 | No CommentsIt has emerged that bosses at the Student Loans Company (SLC) have been rewarded £2m in bonuses, whilst some students are still suffering without funding due to the company’s inability to deal with the backlog of applications for loans. Ten senior executives were rewarded with five-figure... -
Carnage criticised by MPs, NUS and the Police
Posted on 18/11/2009 | No CommentsCarnage has come under fire from the NUS, MPs and police after they label the organised pub crawls ‘degrading’. Unions from 17 universities have banned Carnage from promoting their events with five more soon following. Outrage spread across the country after a drunk student was pictured urinating... -
NUS calls time on Loan chief
Posted on 04/11/2009 | No CommentsThe National Union of Students (NUS) has called for the chief executive (pictured) of the Student Loans Company (SLC) to resign following this year’s loans blunder. It comes after figures reveal that 146,000 students have still not received funds even though their applications have been approved. Another...