National Union of Students Wales

National Union of Students Wales (NUS Wales)

President	Beth Button
Founded	1973, NUS UK founded 1922
Headquarters	2nd Floor, Cambrian Buildings, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5FL.
International affiliation	European Students' Union

National Union of Students Wales (Welsh: Undeb Cenedlaethol y Myfyrwyr Cymru) is the Welsh section of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom.^[1] NUS Wales was established in 1973 and is the largest democratic organisation in Wales, representing over a quarter of a million students from both the Higher and Further Education sectors. NUS Wales is an open organisation that works in partnership with students’ unions in Wales. Local and national governments, the media, industry, trade unions, pressure groups and voluntary organisations all recognise and respect NUS Wales as the collective voice of students in Wales. NUS Wales is an autonomous 'special region' of NUS UK, setting its own policy, electing its own executive committee, and campaigning on the issues that affect students studying in Wales. NUS Wales officers and activists are supported by staff based in Cardiff Bay.

Founding of NUS Wales

The first autonomous NUS Wales Conference was held in Aberystwyth on the 3–4 November 1973 under the title “National Welsh Colleges Conference”. The conference was a mixture of briefings, workshops and policy discussion. Delegates agreed to draft a new constitution establishing a greater level of autonomy to be presented to NUS Conference in 1974.

The last meeting of what had been the Welsh Region of NUS took place in October 1973.

Sabbatical Officers

President: Beth Button ^[2]

In March 2014, Beth Button was elected as NUS Wales President. At that time, she was the incumbent NUS Wales Deputy President and had previously served for a year as Academic and University Affairs Officer at Cardiff University Students' Union. Her remit covers all higher education policy, union development and housing policy.

Deputy President: Ebbi Ferguson ^[3]

Ebbi Ferguson was elected at the same time as Beth Button at NUS Wales Conference in March 2014. She was a student at Coleg Sir Gâr and is the first Further Education student to hold the position. She holds the record of being the youngest ever sabbatical officer throughout NUS. Ebbi's remits include further education policy and union development, apprentices and mental health.

Women's Officer: Rosie Inman ^[4]

Rosie Inman was elected as NUS Wales Women's Officer during the NUS Wales Women's Conference in March 2014 and leads the NUS Wales Women's Campaign. She joined NUS Wales from Swansea University Students' Union where she was the full-time Women's Officer.

Welsh National Executive Committee 2014-15

NUS Wales National Executive Committee consists of the President and Deputy President, elected at NUS Wales Conference, the Liberation Officers, elected at their campaign conferences, and the Block of Seven, some of whom are elected at NUS Wales Zone Conference held in the Autumn, and others at NUS Wales Conference in the Spring.^[5]

President and Deputy President:

Beth Button, President

Ebbi Ferguson, Deputy President

Liberation Officers:

Rosie Inman, Women's Officer

Saint Owubokiri, Black Students' Officer^[6]

Tori-Ilana Evans, Students with Disabilities Officer^[7]

Sarah Lynn, LGBT Officer^[8]

Jacob Ellis, Welsh Language Officer^[9]

Block of Seven:^[10]

Siôn Davies, Coleg Sir Gâr

Adam Smith, Coleg Gwent

Amy Prior, Coleg Sir Gâr

Cari Davies, Cardiff University

Carmen Smith, Grwp Llandrillo Menai

Flora McNerney, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

Robiu Salisu, Swansea University

References

National Union of Students (United Kingdom)

President	Toni Pearce List of Previous Presidents

Structure	LGBT Disabled Black Women Scotland Northern Ireland Wales Governance

Members	Non-affiliated unions

Groupings	Labour Students (NOLS) NCAFC SWSS Student Broad Left Organised Independents Conservative Future Young Independence (UKIP)