Liam Burns is the President of the National Union of Students (NUS).
Wed 08 May 2013
Posted on Wed 08 May 2013 at 16:04
In the past I’ve spoken about the complexities of a national organisation taking a simple position on a complicated...
Sun 07 Apr 2013
Posted on Sun 07 Apr 2013 at 01:35
At conference this week, we’ll be debating an issue that I’ve come to believe is one of the...
Thu 04 Apr 2013
Posted on Thu 04 Apr 2013 at 18:23
Last week Edd Bauer (one of our Trustees) and Peter Smallwood (VP Education at Brunel and candidate for National President...
Thu 15 Nov 2012
Posted on Thu 15 Nov 2012 at 15:10
The escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine is of concern to many people in the UK and this includes...
Mon 29 Oct 2012
Posted on Mon 29 Oct 2012 at 20:54
As well as being a confederation of students’ unions NUS represents a range of different interest groups, and our structures...
Wed 24 Oct 2012
Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012 at 14:25
In November last year, NUS launched a groundbreaking project called I Am The Change. We invited students let us know...
Wed 19 Sep 2012
Posted on Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 19:15
Nick Clegg should be apologising to voters for breaking his pledge, not for making it in the first place. The...
Thu 30 Aug 2012
Posted on Thu 30 Aug 2012 at 17:11
Hello all, The Home Office’s recent decision on London Met means that over 2000 international students studying there will...
Mon 20 Aug 2012
Posted on Mon 20 Aug 2012 at 15:41
NUS has long campaigned for a future in which tertiary education is open to all, not just to those who...
Mon 13 Aug 2012
Posted on Mon 13 Aug 2012 at 10:36
In May this year, the New Zealand government raised the percentage of a graduate’s salary to be taken as...
Wed 27 Jun 2012
Posted on Wed 27 Jun 2012 at 19:26
In a video message to delegates at the NUS Further Education Leadership training event for newly elected officers in colleges...
Wed 02 May 2012
Posted on Wed 02 May 2012 at 16:17
NUS President Liam Burns opens NUS National Conference 2012.
Thu 22 Mar 2012
Posted on Thu 22 Mar 2012 at 11:06
Clearly the decisions the coalition Government have made have had serious implications for students. Nick Clegg will not be surprised...
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Posted on Tue 21 Feb 2012 at 10:04
Today we host the first of our 90th Anniversary celebrations, a reception in Parliament for old Friends of NUS - including...
Mon 13 Feb 2012
Posted on Mon 13 Feb 2012 at 15:05
We are at our most powerful, most successful when our democratic structures are truly reflective of our membership and yet...
Tue 24 Jan 2012
Posted on Tue 24 Jan 2012 at 12:37
As many of you already know, around 11.30pm last night the HE twittersphere went into overdrive over news that...
Mon 09 Jan 2012
Posted on Mon 09 Jan 2012 at 17:33
Happy New Year, all the best for 2012. I just wanted to start off by highlighting an article that shows...
Mon 28 Nov 2011
Posted on Mon 28 Nov 2011 at 14:30
A version of this blog was first published on The Huffington Post and is available to read here. It's...
Fri 04 Nov 2011
Posted on Fri 04 Nov 2011 at 17:53
On his return to work, Liam Burns asks to draw a line under the past few weeks but thanks the...
Mon 10 Oct 2011
Posted on Mon 10 Oct 2011 at 16:50
There is no doubt that there has in many ways been a sea-change in the nature of campaigning over...