A final hello of the 2014 year here folks! Just wanted to say good luck with any exams, coursework or other assessments either recently completed or coming up soon. Your Students’ Union wishes you every bit of success and the marks you are looking for. Until next time: MERRY CHRISTMAS,…
Month: December 2014
Budgeting during Christmas
We all know living on a student budget can be hard at the best of times, but when you throw Christmas into the mix with the parties, family get-togethers and all those presents to buy , it’s easy to see how the spending soon adds up and the budget gets…
Taking the Fight to Stormont
Hello everyone! It’s been too long. In the last two weeks I have been to Stormont twice to lobby the politicians on the Education Cuts. I’ve talked to the DEL Minister Stephen Farry to give the student perspective on the cuts and how they will affect the current student. Hopefully…
Rally against DEL cuts!
Queen’s Students’ Union led a rally on Tuesday outside the Union in protest to the proposed cuts to funding announced on 3 November 2014, by the Finance Minister, Simon Hamilton. The 10.8% cut to the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) budget. This represents one of the largest ever cuts…