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Last week (17 – 21 September)

Monday 17 September

Student Governor Support Programme launch events
Gareth Lindop, policy and development advisor (north) and Katie Shaw, policy and development advisor (south) launched the 2012/13 programme starting with the north east and south east cohorts. Contact steve.coole@nus.org.uk for more info.

London liberation meeting 
Kelley Temple, women’s officer; Hannah Paterson, disabled students’’ officer; and Sky Yarlett, LGBT officer represented different liberation groups and shared their experiences. Contact sky.yarlett@nus.org.uk for more info.

Next week (1 – 5 October)

Monday 1 October

Scottish TUC seminar on governance in HE and FE
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland president and Graeme Kirkpatrick, NUS Scotland deputy president will be providing the student perspective from being involved in the Scottish governance review panels. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Edinburgh College launch
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland president and Graeme Kirkpatrick, NUS Scotland deputy president will be lobbying the Scottish education minister. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Thursday 4 October

Brightside Trust
Debbie McVitty, head of HE and Doug Tomlinson, director of IT and new media will be discussing the creation of a NUS Digital module to support online student mentoring. Contact debbie.mcvitty@nus.org.uk for more info.

Liam McArthur MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland president and NUS Scotland staff will be discussing widening access and college budgets. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Scottish TUC meeting with college trades’ unions
Robin Parker Robin Parker, NUS Scotland president will be discussing campaigning on college budgets. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

SRUC Rural College of Scotland reception
Robin Parker NUS Scotland president will be celebrating the forthcoming launch of SRUC, the result of Scotland’s four land-based colleges merging. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

 

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