Stronger together. More powerful as a movement. Vote to remain affiliated to NUS UK.
As one of the world’s largest student movements, NUS UK is the bridge between Keele students and national policy change. We focus on high-impact, priority campaigns that fight for the future of education.
Your contribution ensures that the unique voices of Keele students are amplified where decisions are made – from Westminster to Europe.
Why does NUS matter for Keele students?
Defending the graduate route
We successfully saved the Graduate Route Visa, protecting the future of 1000+ international students at Keele who rely on it to start their careers.
Leading the fight on student loans
On April 7th, the Universities’ Minister announced that we had won one of our key asks on Plan 2 student loans, and that the interest rate will now be capped. We have drawn over £4M of positive media coverage onto the plight of Plan 2 borrowers, dominated the headlines and mobilised over 2000 people to write to their MPs, and 50 SUs to join us at our lobby day.
We are the loud national voice achieving wins such as a 3.1% maintenance loan increase, totalling at least an extra £131M in students’ pockets, and £745k uplift in student support for Keele students in 2025. In 2026, we will win again thanks to collective action.
Protecting students’ rights
We have shaped the Renters’ Rights Bill to limit rent up front and early sign on, directly lowering the financial barriers for Keele students in the private rental market.
Direct access to power
We provide the secretariat for the APPG on Students. This allowed sabbatical officers from across the UK to step into Parliament and speak directly to MPs about the student loan crisis; an opportunity unique to NUS UK members.
Why your contribution matters
When we lobby on issues like Plan 2 loans, or the Renters’ Rights Bill, our power comes from representing a united front of millions. Every union that steps away not only reduces the budget; it also thins the mandate we have to hold the government to account.
While national policy shifts benefit everyone, membership provides Keele sabbatical officers and their NUS reps with direct, exclusive access to power. This includes attending National Lobby Days, meeting local MPs in Westminster, and participating in the APPG for Students to voice Keele-specific concerns to national decision makers.
Your investment powers specialised research and legal analysis required to secure wins like the £131M uplift in student support that has led to £745k directly into Keele students’ pockets, and the protection of the Graduate Route Visa.
In short: we can only win at the volume Keele students deserve if we have the collective weight of an entire movement behind us. The stronger we are, the more we win.