EUCUA Vice-Chairman meets David Cameron
1st September 2007
New EUCUA Vice-Chairman Harry Cole met with David Cameron in Conservative Campaign Headquarters and discussed Conservative Future, EUCUA and the importance of engaging students and young professionals in politics.
New Chairman
21st March 2007
Richard Mabey has been appointed Chairman of EUCUA for 2007/2008.
Tour of the Scottish Parliament
21st September 2006
A look around Scotland's most controversial building with David McCletchie MSP.
Boris Stands for Lord Rector of Edinburgh University
16th February 2006
"Life isn't like coursework, baby. It's one damn essay crisis after another" - Boris Johnson
EUCUA supported Boris Johnson, MP, in his campaign to become Rector of the University. Boris is the Conservative MP for Henley and the Shadow Higher Education Minister. He was also formerly the Editor of the Spectator magazine. However, he is more known to the wider public as Have I Got News for You TV Star, author, and journalist.
He would have been the first Conservative MP to become Rector since Winston Churchill in 1929. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Commenting on the campaign, Boris said:
'I salute the student body of Edinburgh and congratulate the new Rector on his success. I am sure he will do the job in tremendous style.
It has been a very enjoyable campaign fought with tact, honesty and discretion. I am sorry the student body came out against me but democracy has triumphed.
Given I am English, a Tory and broadly in favour of top-up fees this was a commendable performance. Though I am of course sad and disappointed that fate has taken a different course and I shall no longer have the chance to represent the students of Edinburgh, the campaign has been extraordinarily good fun and that's the way it goes.
I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who has been involved in the campaign for doing a fantastic job with some pretty unpromising material and I look forward to coming to Edinburgh soon in the course of my duties as Shadow Higher Education spokesman'.
The full details of the campaign on www.boris4rector.com
TV Interview with EUCUA Chairman
27th December 2005
EUCUA Chairman, Ally Rae, was interviewed on Holyrood Live on BBC2 on 27th December to give his verdict on David Cameron's first PMQ's as Leader.
Watch a clip of the inverview (requires RealPlayer).