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Students' unions are regulated under the Education Act 1994, an Act of Parliament which states that student unions must be run in a democratic manner. Edinburgh University Students' Association is the oldest students' union in the United Kingdom and Liverpool Guild of Students is England's oldest students' union. [2]
The first students' union in the UK was the Student Representative Council formed at the University of Edinburgh in 1884. The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 secured the existence of students' representative councils (SRCs) at the four Scottish universities then in existence and their right to make representations to the university courts.
This article lists some of the students' unions in the United Kingdom that are not affiliated with the National Union of Students.Around five per cent of student unions in the UK are not affiliated with the NUS, [1] including 21% of student unions who represent Russell Group Universities (the Aldwych Group).
Approximately 600 student unions are affiliated, accounting for more than 95% of all higher and further education unions in the UK. Although the National Union of Students is the central organization for all affiliated unions in the UK, there are also the devolved national sub-bodies: NUS Scotland in Scotland, NUS Wales (UCM Cymru) in Wales and ...
Students' unions at UK universities. Across Europe, it is not common for universities to have students' unions, and they are more a phenomenon of English-speaking countries. The NUS broadly represents students' unions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The University of Manchester Students' Union is the representative body of students at the University of Manchester, England, and is the UK's largest students' union with over 40,000 members. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formed out of the merger between UMIST Students' Association (USA) and University of Manchester Union (UMU) when the parent ...
Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF; also UCCF: The Christian Unions) is an evangelical Christian student movement with affiliate groups on university campuses in the United Kingdom. It is a member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students .
Pages in category "Students' unions in England" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.