NUS Scotland

Our Student Hopes for the Future series continues with Flora from City of Glasgow College. She is calling on the Scottish Parliament to better monitor and reduce the long waiting times students face when trying to access vital mental health counselling. 🧠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Our Student Hopes for the Future series continues with Christina from Aberdeen University Students' Association. She is calling on the Scottish Parliament to fix university underfunding, which has led to an overreliance on tuition fees for international students. We need a fair system. ✊

In another edition of Student Hopes for the Future, Adam from Edinburgh College SA shares his vision for a more progressive Scotland. He's calling on the new parliament to empower the student body so their voices are even more powerful in this next government! ✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In the second edition of our Student Hopes for the Future series, Jon from Glasgow Kelvin College calls on the Scottish Parliament to support student healthcare workers by raising the Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary.

What are students' hopes for the future now that the Scottish elections are over? Rebecca from City of Glasgow College wants to see free bus travel for ALL students, not just under 22s. 🚌 This would tear down a financial barrier that holds back too many from education.

Your vote shapes your rent, bus routes, and grocery prices. 🛒🚌 If you’re a student in Scotland aged 16+, don’t lose your say in the Scottish Parliament election. 🗳️✨ Register by midnight, 20 April: www.gov.uk/register-to-...

If you’re 16+ and a student in Scotland, you have a say in the May 7th election. Registering takes 5 minutes - less time than it takes to wait for the kettle to boil. ☕️🗳️ Deadline: April 20th Register here: www.gov.uk/register-to-... #ScotlandVotes #StudentVoice

Sai appeared on ITV Border last week, advocating for greater support for students and the education sector in Scotland. She highlighted the challenges facing college and university students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Student campaigning is paying off! The Housing Committee has voted for positive amendments to the housing bill to regulate student housing. Let's keep up the momentum and end exploitative practices like guarantor requirements. Write to your MSP today: www.nus-scotland.org.uk/write-to-msp...

'You're trying to drill a hole in your own ceiling when your neighbour's roof is leaking' 👏 Our president Sai was on the radio last week, defending students and publicly funded education. Bringing in tuition fees in Scotland to address a crisis happening across the UK makes no sense.

Educational exchange programs need to be more accessible to students. Last week Sai gave evidence to the Scottish parliament's external affairs and culture committee on how well the UK Turing scheme and SEEP (Scottish Education Exchange Programme) have ran since the UK left the Erasmus+ scheme.

Students & apprentices need rent controls that bring rents down to affordable levels! Last week Sai spoke to the Scottish Parliament's housing committee about the formula the government is proposing that will only slow rent rises. Support the campaign, write to your MSPs: https://buff.ly/3EpggaJ