NUS conference

From Tuesday to Thursday this week I was at NUS conference so I thought it worth doing a little report.

National Conference is the policy-making body of the National Union of Students. This year we discussed a raft of policies on higher education funding, student employment, and the student experience in general. This conference was themed as "Students in the Recession" demonstrating that, this year at least, NUS is relevant to the world that it exists within. There were also a series of elections. Find out all the detail from NUS conference here.

Birmingham was quite well represented this year. Myself and Fabian Neuner (President-elect) took speeches on a policy regarding assessment feedback. Hollie Jones spoke on employment rights, Jen took a speech on something (can't remember what though) as did my successor Brigid Jones.

Although it was technically a secret ballot I am happy to be held accountable for who I voted for in the elections. I voted:
- President: Wes Streeting
- Vice President (Higher Education): Aaron Porter
- Vice President (Welfare): Ben Whitacker
- Vice President (Society and Citizenship): Susan Nash
- Vice President (Union Development): Richard 'Bubble' Budden
Amusingly they all got elected!

I am not really sure what else to write about the conference but I would be happy to answer any questions in the comments section.