Dannie Grufferty is NUS Vice President (Society and Citizenship).
Tue 30 Apr 2013
Posted on Tue 30 Apr 2013 at 16:18
We all know - as we talked about it enough during our 90th year celebrations - that NUS is rooted in internationalism...
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Posted on Tue 19 Feb 2013 at 10:20
Campaigning groups like STAR are amongst the most active groups on our campuses. I mean I am biased, as I...
Mon 10 Dec 2012
Posted on Mon 10 Dec 2012 at 15:05
Warning: This blog verges on the sentimental I started writing this blog before polling day in the Southampton referendum (which...
Wed 28 Nov 2012
Posted on Wed 28 Nov 2012 at 17:01
I think NUS and its officers in the past have shied away from addressing the issue of the Israel-Palestine...
Mon 05 Nov 2012
Posted on Mon 05 Nov 2012 at 09:27
There's something about being called Dave that garners support for a living wage. Cameron called it an idea 'whose...
Fri 19 Oct 2012
Posted on Fri 19 Oct 2012 at 15:17
You wouldn't necessarily be able to tell by my youthful good looks but, I've been around the student...
Mon 15 Oct 2012
Posted on Mon 15 Oct 2012 at 14:50
Guest blog from Jamie Kinlochan, Communities Network Co-convenor, NUS Scotland Executive Committee on one of his inspirations for his...
Fri 24 Aug 2012
Posted on Fri 24 Aug 2012 at 15:45
This blog is in response to the article "Interns: Don't bother uniting, you have no chains to lose" that...
Wed 08 Aug 2012
Posted on Wed 08 Aug 2012 at 14:05
I’m not actually, as team GB are #winning. But as for Morrissey, well what is he playing at? Isn...
Thu 10 May 2012
Posted on Thu 10 May 2012 at 13:12
As part of NUS' Officer Development Programme, we're launching a series of masterclasses. On 30 May, NUS will be...
Wed 04 Apr 2012
Posted on Wed 04 Apr 2012 at 14:29
This week I attended the trial of Alfie Meadows, a student charged with violent disorder on the infamous night he...
Wed 15 Feb 2012
Posted on Wed 15 Feb 2012 at 16:28
I’m really pleased that NUS is working with the TUC, Intern Aware, the NUJ, Hazel Blears and others to...
Tue 07 Feb 2012
Posted on Tue 07 Feb 2012 at 16:23
Who fancies writing to David Willetts? No, this time, I'm not asking for you to write to him about...
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Posted on Mon 16 Jan 2012 at 15:45
Last year I stood for election at NUS Conference. And I stood to win. (Why else would one stand?) But...
Wed 04 Jan 2012
Posted on Wed 04 Jan 2012 at 17:34
The Swazi NUS president may have been granted bail just before Christmas, but the fight is far from over. Last...
Thu 24 Nov 2011
Posted on Thu 24 Nov 2011 at 14:48
When we think about things we'd like to change, I like to think first about things that are changing...
Mon 14 Nov 2011
Posted on Mon 14 Nov 2011 at 15:55
We're interested in what you think about Fairtrade clothing. Why, I hear you ask? Well it's a secret...
Posted on Mon 14 Nov 2011 at 15:54
Suffice to say I am, ahem, proper excited for Activism 2011. It's being billed as the 'biggest student activism...
Wed 12 Oct 2011
Posted on Wed 12 Oct 2011 at 14:18
Apparently I'm posh. Ok, I can't really explain my accent, perhaps it's something to do with my...
Fri 15 Jul 2011
Posted on Fri 15 Jul 2011 at 14:23
Global Justice, International Solidarity, Internationalism… It’s seen as wishy washy or of little relevance by some. Yet many of...