https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/learning-resources/equality-and-diversity/equality-and-diversity-resources-hub/equality-and-diversity-resources/race-and-ethnicity

Race is a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. The definition of race includes colour, and nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins. Although race discrimination is unlawful, black* communities continue to face barriers in education and employment. For examp...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-uk/coronavirus-covid-19-hub/press-lines-and-communications/update-20-march-2020

NUS MEMBERSHIP UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 20 March 2020 Our number one priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of the students and apprentices we represent, so we have been working closely with institutions, trade unions, national sector bodies like Universities UK and the Associati...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-insight/myguide/student-data/membership-numbers

Organisation Name Total Students Aberdeen University Students' Association 14150 Aberystwyth University Students' Union 8455 Abingdon and Witney College Students' Union 3700 Academy of Contemporary Music ...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/trading-support/trade-show-2017/exhibitors-a-z

We've got some great exhibitors joining us this year with more being added every day! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   AB...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-uk/who-we-are/friends-of-nus/friends-of-nus-committee

The work of Friends of NUS is driven and organised by the Friends of NUS committee, supported by staff at NUS. The current committee is listed below. If you would be interested in becoming involved please contact us at friends@nus.org.uk The Committee • Sarah Adams – NEC 1987-88, VP Welfare...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/quality-students-unions/the-framework-and-resources/governance/governance-code/decision-making-risk-and-control

Principle The board makes sure that its decision-making processes are informed, rigorous and timely, and that effective delegation, control and risk-assessment, and management systems are set up and monitored.   Rationale The board is legally responsible for the decisions and actions ...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/resources/staff-mental-health-provision-at-huddersfield-students-union-case-study

Huddersfield Students’ Union employs 45 permanent and approximately 120 student staff and is led by 5 student officers to support 18,000 students at the University of Huddersfield. In 2015 the students’ union set out to create a holistic approach to staff mental health and wellbeing that was b...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/learning-academy/webinars/previous-webinars

Tuesday 13th October FE Area Reviews The College sector is going to change radically in the next 18 months as the Government’s Review of Post-16 Education and Training Institutions kicks in and Area Reviews happen across England. This webinar will give an outline of the policy and proces...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/nus-extra/how-to-guides/how-to-do-the-maths

'How To' do the maths This guide explains the commission rates you’ll receive and how these will be paid to your union. For further financial information, take a look at our useful information guide to finance. How do we work out the commission rates we’ll receive? A card sold at full...

https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/resources/lobbying-act-what-you-need-to-know

Summary: Lobbying is a vital part of our democratic process. It gives students’ associations across Scotland, and membership organisations like NUS Scotland, the ability to influence decision-makers like MSPs and the Scottish Government, and inform the policy-making process. From 12 March 2018 th...