Twice in the last year, democracy has shown its unpredictability. Whatever your politics are, I think it’s safe to say that millions of people across the world were on the edge of their seats watching the recent American election, and the same can be said for the Brexit referendum.

With nominations now closed, we are excited to give formal notice of the candidates for the forthcoming Presidential election:

This guest blog also appeared in the Jewish News.

When I first ran for election as National Women's Officer in April this year, I never anticipated that the political landscape would evolve into what it is today.

Disappointment that City SU choose to turn away from productive dialogue

UJS are disappointed that City Students’ Union chose to support a motion raising awareness of BDS rather than seeking positive dialogue and practical solutions to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

On Tuesday, representatives from students’ unions across the country and the National Union of Students went on a day-trip to Poland where they joined the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons From Auschwitz project.

Today Josh Seitler, the UJS President, addressed the European Parliament's Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS) at a meeting titled 'Youth Voices: Challenges, Opportunities and an Uncertain Future.'

A tweet poorly misrepresenting a recent meeting between UJS and NUS as "secret" was recently shared by a reporter. The fact that a meeting was to take place between UJS and the current NUS president had been in the public domain for weeks prior to it.

Roast beef and Yorkshire puddings. Fish and chips. Tea and crumpets. These three are all quintessentially British foods, yet the national dish of the UK is chicken tikka masala, which is a clear indication of the multicultural society in which we live.

120 students celebrated British and Israeli artistic culture together at Tel Aviv London: Dancefloor Fusion on Thursday night. The evening opened with a canape reception, during which guests enjoyed an exhibition of British and Israeli student photographers’ works on the theme of ‘Urban Dance’.

This article first appeared in the Jewish News.

In the past week I’ve heard a lot about what it’s like to be a Jewish student.