If you want the chance to influence the way your course is run and make a big difference to your educational experience during the coming year, nominate yourself to be an Academic Representative here before 12pm on Thursday 15th October (Those in PGT medicine have slightly different elections period, make sure you nominate yourself earlier as your […]
For years, students have highlighted that feedback on assessment as the major issue they have with the quality of their University experience, and has always been a major focus for Sabbatical Officers past and present. I want your help in addressing this, by giving your thoughts on feedback. In the past year, the University has […]
Next Monday sees the “start” of the NUS Referendum trail, as we will be bringing all interested students together to find out more about the process. Next Monday also sees the opening of nominations for our Student Leader and Union Councillor by-elections. We’ll be publishing more details about those later and you can get involved […]
As your Officer, you’re all my boss – and at Union Council, you’re able to ask me any questions about anything I’m doing. That process maybe isn’t as transparent as it should be, so we’ve all been thinking about how to improve that – and I’ve decided to post my last Council report as a […]
There have been lots of exciting elections this year; in the last couple of months you’ve chosen your new Sabbatical team and Student Leaders for 2012-13, and currently there are elections to choose who will be your lead student representative for your course, in the Academic President Elections. However, there’s another important set of roles […]
With details of the Grad Ball slowly being released over the next weeks, dissertations being written, and summer plans and beyond being decided – the one final question that most people have been asking on various social media is – when will you sit your final exam? Well, I am glad to reveal that the […]
Student representation is a core element of your University experience; without the student voice influencing University decisions, many of the decisions made would not be with the students’ best interests at heart – meaning a lot of what the University provided would not be relevant to you. Overall, the University here at Southampton is very […]
Academic Presidents facilitate the means by which the student voice is heard. Without an Academic President, communication between the University and student body would not be possible, and many of the initiatives introduced by the University would lack vital student-led guidance. Your Academic President is the lead student representative for your Academic Unit, and are […]
Looking back, being 4 weeks into post feels about right – but being 1/12th of the way through my term feels very weird! It certainly puts into perspective how little time we all have to influence the Student Experience, how hard we need to hit the ground running, and how quickly it all flies by. […]
