Edinburgh University Students' Association
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| Motto | by students, for students |
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| Institution | University of Edinburgh |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Established | 1884 (SRC) |
| Members | c. 30,000 total |
| Affiliations | National Union of Students, National Union of Students Scotland, Students for Cooperation, National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts, United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council, Association for Managers in Students' Unions, Child Poverty Action Group, Birzeit University Student Council, The Work Foundation, Aldwych Group, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, Abortion Rights UK, Edinburgh Student Forum, Votes at 16 |
| Turnover and Pint Count | £9.8m (2011/12) and 244,993 pints. |
| Website | www.eusa.ed.ac.uk |
Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) is the students' union at the University of Edinburgh.
As a students' union EUSA is an autonomous, student-led, campaigning organisation, which provides services, representation and welfare support on behalf of its members – the University's students.
Edinburgh University Sports Union (EUSU) is not part of EUSA, having its own representative and organisational structure.
An Edinburgh Students' Representative Council (SRC) was founded in 1884 by student Robert Fitzroy Bell. Shortly afterwards, the SRC voted to establish a union (the Edinburgh University Union (EUU)), to be housed in the building now known as Teviot Row House. The Edinburgh University Women's Union was founded in 1906, becoming the Chambers Street Union in 1964. On 1 July 1973 the SRC, the EUU and the Chambers Street Union merged to form Edinburgh University Students' Association. Through the SRC, EUSA is the oldest students' union in the UK. In 1994 the University forced the merger of the King's Buildings Union and EUSA, despite the KB Union voting against the proposal.
In 1976 EUSA disaffiliated from the National Union of Students (NUS), a decision that was reversed in 2004. In 2005 EUSA formally twinned with Birzeit University Student Council, West Bank, with each union annually hosting delegations from the other.
Following a student consultation process and plebiscite a new constitution was established in 2012.
EUSA was criticised in 2013 after acting using the Court of Session to "censor" The Student as it "was due to publish details of the suspension of Max Crema, vice-president of services at the union". President James McAsh defended the action, claiming it was taken "to protect the rights of our employees".
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