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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 ...
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 ...
– Best Higher Education Students' Union in the country at the first ever NUS awards ceremony in 2008 [29] – Top UK Student Union: in the 2001 Virgin Alternative Guide to Universities – #1 Students' Union in the UK in the Times Higher Education annual awards, every year from 2009 until the SU category was removed. [30]
In 2006, the Society won the Institute of Physics' Best Student Group. [citation needed] In 2003 and 2005, the Society won the best website of a student society. Past Chair of the Society Samuel George won the 2007 Guild Awards Ross Barlow Memorial for most outstanding individual student for his work with AstroSoc.
The main Royal Holloway Students' Union building houses the Insanity Radio station, which was established in 1998. [10] The station has twice won the Silver Award for Best Student Radio Station at BBC Radio 1's Student Radio Awards, [10] and has also won the Best Marketing and Promotions Award three times since 1999. [11]