YUSU President Kallum Taylor has expressed his concern over recent changes to higher education funding, the 'slashing' of the National Scholarship Programme, and the privatisation of the Students Loans Company.

Membership of the Russell group is costing York eight times as much in fees than it did to be part of the 1994 Group.

The number of EU and home students accepted to the University after failing to match the grade requirements of their offer has doubled in the past year.

Dinner for donations: iTunes purchases and luxury hotels charged to credit cards.

MP for York Outer Julian Sturdy tells Neil Johnston and Amadea Ng why his views on gay marriage, university funding and the drink levy are down to one basic principle.

The University has suffered a huge cut in HEFCE funding, but fared better than many of its peers.

Nouse travels to the front line of the London student protests, bringing you all the action and excitement throughout the day.

Join us for live updates on the YUSU elections results tonight!

Julian Sturdy MP has defended his decision to vote against yesterday’s same sex marriage bill against criticism from YUSU officers. The Conservative MP for York Outer which includes the University and most areas of student housing, was one of 175 MPs to vote against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

The National Union of Students (NUS) has called on university heads to give the windfall they will receive from the reduction in the top rate of tax next year to students. At its National Conference in Sheffield this week, the NUS urged vice-chancellors and businesses to invest in its new programme for student-led outreach giving support for fair access to higher education.

YUSU have joined others across the country in criticising suggested chants sent out by NUS Vice-President for Union Development, Vikki Baars, ahead of Demo 2012. The suggested chants were sent out in an email by Baars yestereday evening and the document was also featured in a post on Facebook by the NUS figure.