Hello! Samuel Dedman here – your neighbourhood VP Education for 2017/18. Recently the Education Zone (the Union committee which I chair) opened up some consultation about study space provision across the University. Spaces such as these are the cornerstone of academic study while at University, and therefore it is an important element of the Zone’s representation work to ensure that they are as good as they can be. I’m pleased to say that the results are in and we’ve already been hard at work putting some of your suggestions into action. Our consultation work included a couple of different activities, … Read the rest

The brand review discussion started back in June last year. To ensure follow the right process and have the right expertise, we decided in December to appoint Holdens’ branding agency to carry out a review of the SUSU brand.

Holdens’ is one of Manchester’s leading creative agencies and brings a wealth of experience to the project, having previously rebranded Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union and worked with a variety of companies such as Kellogg’s, Manchester United, SWI and The Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

We carried out a detailed consultation process which involved students, staff and University partners. We ran surveys … Read the rest

Since December we have been working on a review and now a rebrand of SUSU.

It’s been quite a journey! We’ve completed surveys and workshops involving both staff members and yourselves and we’ve made visits to Holdens’ branding agency in Manchester to discuss some interesting concepts discussed along the way.

Since our last update, Holdens’ have been working on getting together a set of branding guidelines to help us implement the new brand. This includes how to use the brand in order to reinforce who we are based on everything we learned during our consultation process, which saw 10% … Read the rest

The last couple of weeks have been a great step forward in rebranding the Union.

We would like to thank you all for filling out the survey and coming to our various rebrand workshops last month. 2,500 (10%) of you got involved to tell us what you thought and a further 150 of you came to the Ted’s Talk events hosted by Holdens’ in January.

As you may know from our last update, some of the Students’ Union team including our in-house designers, spent two days in Manchester visiting Holdens’ HQ at the end of last month to come up … Read the rest

We are currently working on a Communications Strategy to review the way we communicate both internally within SUSU and externally to you. This involves looking at how we use our social media channels and emails to keep you informed. But, as a student-led organisation, we want to give you the chance to let us know what you think. Do you get the information you need when you need it? Tell us at one of our FREE Comms Workshops…

By taking part, you will be actively involved in improving the way you receive information from us, both in terms of content … Read the rest

If you filled out our Grad Ball survey, you’re probably wondering what we’re doing with your comments. We want to keep you in the loop every step of the way…so here’s a quick update!

Based on those of you who nominated yourselves, we have now formed a Grad Ball Committee to get you involved in the whole process and ensure that you get the uni send off you want!

The Committee are busy working away collating your survey results into ideas for the ball…so watch this space and keep your eye out for more details on our social media pages.… Read the rest

SUSU Brand Review Update

We have had an overwhelming response with the Brand Review survey. Over 2,000 of you have told us what you think about the SUSU brand. Today is the final day of the survey, so if you haven’t filled it out yet, make sure you do! Your views on this are vital. Our brand is about how you as our audience see, talk about and experience the Students’ Union.

Fill out the survey here.

So what now?

The brand review is not just asking you what you think about our logo. We want to get enough … Read the rest

We hope you enjoyed our recent Branding Day: Ted’s Talk, where you had the opportunity to have your say about the SUSU brand as part of our Brand Review consultation and get an insight into the agency we have appointed to carry our review.

The brand review is a thorough process, so you will have plenty more chances to get your voice heard.

If you weren’t able to make the Ted’s Talk, you can still tell us what you think by completing our survey here.… Read the rest

Recently we told you that we were reviewing different areas of the Students’ Union in line with our Vision 2020, a strategic plan designed to position us as one of the top students’ unions in the UK by 2020. Here is a key update on the SUSU brand review…

Why do we need a brand review?

The decision to review the SUSU brand is a logical and important part of the change process as we commit to gaining a deeper understanding of our 23,000 strong membership, which includes a large population of mature and international students.

The objectives of … Read the rest