Nesrine Malik delivers 2026 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture
The NUJ Black Members’ Council (BMC) held a successful event to celebrate pioneering journalist Claudia Jones and this year’s George Viner Memorial Fund scholars.
Celebrating Lionel Morrison
On 30 September the NUJ Black Members’ Council celebrated the life and legacy of the union’s first Black president Lionel Morrison.
George Viner Memorial Fund applications open
Black and minority ethnic student journalists should apply before 31 July 2026.
George Viner Memorial Fund 2026-2027 application pack
The deadline for applications is 31 July 2026.
NUJ Branch January 2026
This month's edition contains industrial updates at STV, union wins at Elsevier and PA, the George Viner Scholarship, and upcoming events.
How the George Viner Memorial Fund supports young journalists
Hana Williams, 2025 George Viner Scholar, reflects on pursuing a career in journalism.
Apply for the George Viner Memorial Fund
Black and minority ethnic student journalists should apply before 31 July 2025.
Applications open for the George Viner Memorial Fund
Black and minority ethnic student journalists should apply before 22 July.
George Viner Memorial Fund: Nabil Mehdinejad
It was a George Viner bursary which put Nabil Mehdinejad on the road to making award-winning journalist videos.
Glasgow branch donates £14,000 to NUJ charities
NUJ Extra, the union’s welfare charity, and the George Viner Memorial Fund (GVMF), which provides bursaries to journalism students from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, each received £7,000.
