• Day in pictures July 29, 2010
    Some of the most striking images from around the world on 29 July, 2010 […]
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    News can happen anywhere at anytime - we want you to be our eyes. If you find yourself in the right place at the right time, if an event is unfolding before your eyes and you capture it on a camera or mobile phone, either as a photograph or video, then please send it to BBC News. […]
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Freedom of Association (voluntary membership)

I have been listening to submissions regarding the compulsory nature of student association membership. It is clear that a minority group of students are not keen to pay for services that they do not use. These students are independent learners with support systems in place and no financial hardship issues. Lucky them.

This group sees no reason [...]

Save our Services

No matter which side of the fence you sit it is irrefutable that EXMSS (and other students associations) delivers services that save students. Save them from hardship, from anguish and from an education system that at times seems less than friendly. Each year EXMSS saves hundreds of students from dropping out of their studies. Even more [...]

National Student Conference

 

Delegates break for a bite to eat and networking time

 

Representatives from Student Associations around the country met at the end of January to discuss issues that will affect all students. The conference is an opportunity to connect students from both polytechnics and universities in order to develop networks and build strategies to promote student support [...]

Brash’s Darkforce 2025 Report

Brash’s Taskforce 2025 Report, which students are calling the Darkforce, calls for higher tertiary education fees, market interest on student loans… [...]

Would you be a member?

If the Freedom of Association Bill is passed next year then in 2011 EXMSS will be faced with having to convince its prospective members that joining is money well spent. “But that is how it is for all other organizations” I hear you shout. True, but EXMSS is not just services, a big part of what [...]