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NUS UK officer team stood smiling with UK Minister for Skills, Jacqui Smith, after a meeting in the Department for Education
White text on a black background. The NUS UK logo is at the bottom of the page below a statement. The statement reads: We are heartbroken and outraged by the violence that took place in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where 26 innocent civilians, mostly Indian tourists, lost their lives. We strongly condemn this horrific attack and send our love, solidarity, and support to everyone affected - especially our Kashmiri students and the wider Indian and Pakistani communities grieving at this time. We also strongly condemn the growing Islamophobia and xenophobia being directed at Kashmiri students across India. No one should have to live in fear because of their identity. Reports that Kashmiri students are being intimidated, physically attacked, and forced to leave their homes or go into hiding by far-right Hindu nationalist groups is appalling, and it cannot be allowed to continue without accountability.Today we have written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy to express our concerns and to ask what the British Government are doing to facilitate peace in the region, ensure the safety of Kashmiri students, and dispel rising intercommunity tensions in the UK. We have also reached out to student leaders in the region, as well as impacted student leaders here in the UK to offer our support. As diplomatic tensions escalate we encourage students’ unions to read up on what’s happening so impacted students can be supported.
A group of 16 student leaders stood in front of the London eye, outside of Portcullis House, where they had just spent two hours hearing and investigating expert's ideas for the future of maintenance funding
A group of 75 people in a room in UK Parliament for the meeting of the APPG for Students on Funding. At the front of the room are the conveners of the APPG including Dr Jo Grady, Alex Sobel MP, Abtisam Mohammad MP, NUS VPs Alex Stanley and Saranya Thambirajah
A group of 11 student officers stood smiling at the camera. Behind them is a presentation titled "Fair Deal for Our Future"
A group of 8 student officers smiling at the camera. They are in a room with teal walls, stood in front of a presentation thats titled "Transport: next steps."
A group of 14 student officers smiling and laughing
If you could change on thing about Education what would it be? Have your say at WhatStudentsThink.org.uk
Our asks: 2. Maintenance funding in line with the Living Wage Students are working longer hours because our loans no longer cover basic living costs like rent and bills. We demand that every student is funded in line with the Living Wage - so they can get on with studying.
Our asks: 1. The minimum wage for everyone, regardless of how old you are. The UK Government has said it will abolish the 18-20 wage band, meaning that just under-18s and apprentices will be paid a lower minimum wage. We demand one minimum wage for everyone - regardless of age.
An NUS UK graphic with three prominent campaign slogans reading: Fair Pay, Fair Education and Fair Future.
a photo of people sat around a u shaped table in parliament. the group in the middle is the panel for the APPG for Students on guarantors: Abtisam Mohamed MP, Alex Sobel MP, Amira Campbell, Jess Corrier, and Mihita Parekh
a photo of 50 students in a room in parliament. in front of the group is 4 MPs sat at a table