AGENDA Student Assembly Date: Thursday 31st October

1. Attendance and Apologies

2. Minutes of the previous meeting – Thursday 14th March, Venue

3. Matters Arising a) Motions due to lapse (refer to ‘Policies Due to lapse 2019’ document)

4. Elections

5. Motions to change Bye-laws a) Motion to remove the Jury system b) Instant officer report accountability

6. Motions a) Motion to set up a Lennon wall in Brunel campus b) Motion opposing the Halls rent increase c) Motion to reduce stress in halls of residence d) Union to lobby Brunel University London to declare Climate Change as an Emergency

7. Officer Reports

a) President Report b) VP CBASS Report c) VP CHLS Report d) VP CEDPS Report e) Women’s Officer Report f) LGBT+ Officer Report g) Disabled Students Officer Report h) International Students Officer Report i) BME Officer Report j) VP Student Activities

8. Student Matters

9. Urgent Business

Attendance and Apologies Training on Thursday 24th October: Out of those we required to attend the training the following did not attend. No Apologies Received From: Hasib Faisal and Jake Pointer Apologies Received From: Hrithik Ahuja – Unable to attend due to not being able to get someone to cover work shift Phuong Nguyen – No reason given Jihan Ozbek – Was on a STEM trip to Leicester, hoped to attend from 6pm but unfortunately did not get back in time. Popped in to apologise once arrived before going back to work, as they still had to unload the mini bus. Kareem Ali – Had a SKYPE meeting for a group project Haider Syed – Had to take housemate to hospital Adam Osman – No reason given.

Thursday 31st Student Assembly: Apologies received from: Jade Balmer – Will be in Scotland and unable to attend. VP Student Activities George Wardle – is on annual leave and thus cannot attend.

UBS Student Assembly Minutes

Student Assembly Date: Thursday 14th March, Venue

1. Attendance and Apologies

Members in Attendance

President Ranjeet Rathore

Vice President Student Activities George Wardle

Vice President College (CBASS) Anvitha Paruchuri

Vice President College (CEDPS) Peri Sherif

Disabled Students Officer Sean Cullen

LGBT + Officer Finn Grice

International Students Officer Om Sai Jaman Jyothi

Environmental and Ethics Officer Anastasia Walters

Black and Ethnic Minorities Officer Iqbal Miah

Community Campaigns Officer Sohaib Arshad

Chair of Student Assembly Sahil Hamid

Student Assembly Community Members Abir Khan

Student Assembly Community Members Anusha Adil

Student Assembly Community Members Awais Khan

Student Assembly Community Members Garvit Gupta

Student Assembly Community Members Hamza Hamad Arif

Student Assembly Community Members Malik Kamran

Student Assembly Community Members Moin Asghar

Student Assembly Community Members Muhummad Amun Masud

Student Assembly Community Members Pritesh Milan Shah

Student Assembly Community Members Ridhima Malhotra

Student Assembly Community Members Safdar Anvar

Student Assembly Community Members Vasundhara Seth

Student Assembly Community Members Tamanna Miglani

Assembly Rep for LBIC Vaibhav Agarwal

Electronic and Computer Engineering Department Representative

Jason Francis Xavier

Education Department Representative Donna-Marie Holder

Arts and Humanities Department Representative

Jake Pointer

Brunel Business School Department Representative

Kanishq Batra

Life Sciences Department Representative Mohammed Fidow

Team Brunel Committee Sam Johnson

Non-Members in Attendance

Student Juror Danyal Ahmed

Student Juror Ieva Valantiejute

Student Juror Charlotte Dingle

Student Juror Rashmi Rangika Perera Duwage

Student Ayesha Waseem

Student Adiya Jafn

Student Noorulain Auram

Student Mustafa Altaf

Student Caz Grasmeder

Apologies Sent by

Vice President College (CHLS) Maria Valada

Team Brunel Committee Niamh Coyle

Absent

Student Assembly Community Members Manjyot Singh Kalara

Student Assembly Community Members Unaiza Rizwan Kazi

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Representative

Mars Burke

Law Department Representative Priscilla Peralta

Economics & Finance Department Nathaniel Befekadu

Social and Political Sciences Department Amanda Martins Harrison

UBS Staff In Attendance

Student Voice Manager Rebecca Davies

Student Voice Intern Sophie Charlotte

Chair accepts all apologies 2. Minutes of the previous meeting – Thursday 31st January 2019

Passed Indicatively.

3. Matters Arising

No matters arising.

4. Elections

None.

5. Motions to amend bye-laws

a) Motion to Change the name of the Sports Federation Committee

George Wardle, Vice President Student Activities: This will be quite straight forward. Team Brunel was

established a few years ago, and now everything on campus that is sport-related has been rebranded

to Team Brunel. However, the Sports Federation Committee has not yet changed to be consistent with

the other broader changes. This motion is to change ‘Sports Federation Committee’ to ‘Team Brunel

Committee’.

Sahil Hamid, Chair of Student Assembly: Does anybody have a speech against the motion? Or

Questions?

Sean Cullen, Disability Officer: Are there any plans to change the Society’s Guild name, to be

in line with this?

George Wardle, Vice President Student Activities: No, because societies are entirely separate

from sport. Team Brunel rebranding simply applies to sports at Brunel.

Motion Passes

6. Motions a) Motion of No Confidence in the Community Campaigns Officer (Sohaib Arshad)

Sahil Hamid, Chair of Student Assembly: Before we start with this motion, Ranjeet would like to say

something.

Ranjeet Rathore, President: Thank you Chair. There have been some rumours that I am the one who

put this motion of no confidence forward against Sohaib. I would like to make a point of clarification,

I did not put the motion forward. It was Peri Sherif, if I had something against Sohaib I would have

addressed it one-to-one. I am not that kind of person. Just for clarity, that is all.

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS: I have put this motion of no confidence forward because there is no

point having a Community Campaigns Officer who is not doing their job, and has taken this position

to simply put it on their CV. I have spoken to Sohaib at the exec meetings that we have both attended,

and have asked him previously what his plans are. He said that he would commit to campaign

activities, but appeared confused as to what that actually meant. It is now mid-March and he has not

started anything. We are now almost at the end of the year. His first idea was to introduce the students

to our Officers. The students are now obviously familiar with us, given that it is March. He has attended

just two of our executive meetings, so ultimately I believe that is appropriate to submit this motion of

no confidence.

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: I do not feel that your judgement is fair or accurate. I

have participated in campaigns and assisted other officers in their objectives. I was not able to attend

training in the summer for legitimate reasons, it was Ramadan and I was fasting. I was able to attend

a later training session in December. My first manifesto point was to create an anonymous online

blogging platform for students to express issues or complaints. I discussed this first with Ranjeet and

was made aware that a similar platform exists – ‘Report and Support’. Another manifesto point was

to increase engagement with union activities. I believe this has been achieved and reflected in the rise

of participation in this year’s Spring Election. I was also a lead in the Diwali event, and worked on IAM

charity week. This motion is not accurate. The Union has a Campaigns Coordinator, why does the

union necessarily need both this role and a Community Campaigns Officer? I have been involved in

on-campus campaigns, and I believe this vote is unnecessarily and her complaints are unfounded.

Rebecca Davies, Student Voice Manager: Can I please remind everyone that it is not appropriate to

discuss Union staff members. Avoid this, you are here to discuss your leadership as students – not the

role of staff.

Student, Question: Peri, you said that Sohaib had attended just 2 meetings. Out of how many?

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS: This was out of 5 meetings. For exec catch-ups, he has

attended just 3. During a recent meeting I confronted Sohaib about his campaign plans, and

he seemed very confused about his role and was very unclear about his ideas.

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: My current campaign will officially launch

today. It will be to collect money for Ramadan.

Student, Question: What was your contribution to the campaigns you assisted on?

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: I have significantly assisted with One World

Week, Diwali and IAM Month. Honestly, I do think there need to be clarity between my role

and the Campaigns Coordinator.

Rebecca Davies, Student Voice Manager: If you are going to continue talking about staff, it is only fair

that I explain the description of the job so there is no confusion between a ‘Community Campaigns

Officer’ and a ‘Campaigns Coordinator’. They are two different things. I will do so to defend my

member of staff, if they are being discussed in an academic arena. The Campaigns Coordinator’s job

role is to essentially support officers in the delivery of their campaigns. They do not necessarily run

their own campaigns. An Officer will simply tell the Campaigns Coordinator that they wish to run a

campaign and their job is to then help the Officer to create a campaigns plan and deadlines for each

step. The Officer is the person who generates ideas and essentially runs the campaign. I hope that

clarifies the situation.

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS: I would like to add, it is not the primary role of an Officer to help

other Officers with their campaigns. The primary objective is to run their own campaigns. It takes

initiative, and if all you do is assist, you have the same role as any volunteer. An Officer is elected and

has far more responsibilities. If you attended meetings, you would know this. You should have been

more proactive.

Anvitha Paruchuri, Vice President CBASS: I do agree with Peri to a certain extent, although I would like to add that I have found Sohaib to be particularly helpful in his assistance and support. He did help.

Student, Question: Do you feel that you wholly understood your role when you started and what was expected of you?

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: Yes I do feel I understood the role.

Student, Question: All of your activities seem to be simply cultural or religious, exclusively benefiting a particular section of the student community at Brunel. You have had no involvement in LGBT+ History Month, Disability Awareness Week or woman’s events. Could you not have worked with RAG or any other cause? Also, if you understand your role, how come all of the other Officers have successfully run at least a month or a week-long campaign on their own, while you have done nothing?

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: I have been involved in other activities that are not cultural or religious. I participated in a Mill Hall accommodation-based campaign, and lobbied on behalf of students.

Sahil Hamid, Chair of Student Assembly: Collaborative Officer work and teamwork is valued and should

not be diminished.

Finn Grice, LGBT+ Officer: Teamwork is important sure, but I did actually coordinate an entire

Pride month pretty much on my own.

Anastasia Walters, Environmental and Ethics Officer: In reference to teamwork, we have a Union

WhatsApp group chat. I have asked before in this chat if any Officers would be available to help me

on various projects. You have never replied. You say you help people, but you have been actively

ignoring me when I have asked for help.

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: I apologies for this. Honestly, I am generally

not that active on social media or WhatsApp.

Student, Question: You said you sought to set up a blog for students to voice their concerns. What

happened with this?

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS: It never happened, and ‘Report and Support’ exists. It is not

a blog and isn’t actually consistent with his manifesto point. It is not a discussion forum to

discuss problems, ‘Report and Support’ is a platform used to report incidents that have been

experienced or witnessed. It is completely different to what you wanted to achieve.

Student, Question: Why did you just speak to Ranjeet and not research this matter yourself? Did you

actually check for yourself?

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: Do you not think I trust my President? I do.

Student, Question: As others have raised concerns about the quality of your participation, what have

you done to response? Did you try to resolve this?

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: The only time this was brought to light was

when Peri brought it up in an exec meeting. The situation was dealt with poorly. Most of the

exec committee agreed that I had been effective.

Finn Grice, LGBT+ Officer: That is literally not true.

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS: Om Sai (International Officer) was the only Officer that

supported you.

Finn Grice, LGBT+ Officer: I appreciate that you believed Ranjeet and took on board what he said.

However, you could have researched the area broadly and created an alternative project closer to

your manifesto aims.

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer: I was satisfied with Ranjeet’s response and

chose to focus on other campaigns.

Peri Sherif, Vice President CEDPS, summation: Ultimately, I think I have made my points clear. I believe

Sohaib has lied and I do not accept any of his excuses. I believe all the evidence supports my motion,

that Sohaib should receive a vote of no confidence.

Sohaib Arshad, Community Campaigns Officer, summation: My campaign work has been successful, I

have contributed to a demonstrable rise in student engagement, especially in Student Elections. My

work for Diwali and One World Week has been valuable. I am excited with my new Ramadan

fundraiser, and I hope to continue.

Motion does not pass

8. Officer Reports

Chair of Student Assembly, Sahil Hamid: We do not have time for report summaries, so we will simply

allow questions and vote on the reports

a) President Report

Passes

b) Vice President CHLS Officer Report

Passes

c) Vice President CEDPS Officer Report

Does not pass

d) Vice President Student Activities Officer Report

Passes

e) Vice President CBASS Officer Report

Passes

f) LGBT Officer Report

Passes

g) Disability Officer Report

Passes

Close

Motion to change Bye-laws A Title: Motion to remove the Jury system To: Student Assembly Meeting: 01 From: Sam Johnson Date: 31/10/2019

This Union Notes

1. The Jury System was introduced in 2016 to increase student views on student assembly. The system originally worked through us inviting 100 randomly selected students to Student Assembly, of this the first 30 to respond would be invited to come along as voting members for 1 meeting.

2. We later increased the initial invite to 300 randomly selected students, as we did not receive a high response rate from the initial 100.

3. All Jury members would receive on the day training prior to the meeting. 4. Out of the 300 invites Reponses can vary between 1 and 25. Of these less than 50% usually

attend the meeting. 5. Student Assembly is made up of 15 community members, 12 Executive committee members,

14 department members, 1 LBIC member, 2 Mature and Part-time, 2 Societies guild reps and 2 team Brunel representative. Making 48 representatives.

6. Since the introduction of the Jury system Student Assembly has increased in size with societies, sports and mature student representation being added.

7. Students are entitled to attend Student Assembly and participate even if they are not elected, they are just unable to vote.

This Union Believes

1. With 48 members from a diverse range of groups, Student Assembly is already representative of the student body.

2. Community members are already in place to represent the general views of the student population.

3. Often Jury members still do not participate in meeting when they do turn up, as they do not have the time to understand the dynamics of the meeting. Meaning they do not add value to Student Assembly.

4. Student assembly would also become hugely unwieldly as a meeting if all members turned up along with a full jury of 30 people. Membership would reach nearly that required for an AGM at 78 members. Meaning meeting would take more resource to run and would need to run for longer to ensure all business was discussed.

5. The resource used to recruit jurors could be better used to promote assembly meetings to the wider student body.

This Union Resolves

1. To remove the Jury system from Student Assembly, and to instead focus on encouraging the general student population to attend meetings.

Proposer: Sam Johnson (VPCHLS) Seconder: Peri Sherif (VPCEDPS)

Motion to change Bye-laws B

Title: Officer Instant Report Accountability

To: Student Assembly

Meeting: 31/10/2019

From: Sean Cullen, Disability Officer

Date: 22/10/2019

This Union Notes

1. Officers submit progress reports to both Student Assembly and the executive committee as part of their role.

2. These reports are mandatory with clear deadlines and templates. 3. Lack of report submission causes disruption within meetings. 4. Without officer reports the democracy committee cannot effectively hold officers

accountable.

This Union Believes

1. Accountability is core to the unions operations, without such students lose control of their representation.

2. Reports are part of the officer role and should be prioritized as a formal submission. 3. Current reviews take time to process, leading to delayed action against an officer. 4. With the time between student assembly meetings the current rules are not effective.

This Union Resolves

1. The following rules/procedure be put in place to be actioned during the student assembly should a report be not submitted before the close of business on the advertised deadline:

a. The chair will challenge the officer, in the meeting, as to the reason for non-submission.

b. The Officer will then have 1 minute to address the room as to the reason i. Should the officer not be present a message can be sent to the chair in

advance of the meeting start time. c. The room will then vote to accept/deny the officers reasoning as acceptable. d. Following a vote against the officer’s explanation, a second vote for censure will be

automatically triggered and will be voted on straight away. e. The outcome of this voting and the lack of report submission will then be publicized

to the union’s members to keep them informed. 2. To amend any bylaws effected by this motion.

Proposed by: Sean Cullen Seconded by: Laura Albone

Motion A Title: Motion to set up a Lennon wall in Brunel campus To: Student Assembly From: Chan Long Him Date: 31 October 2019

This Union Notes 1. A Lennon Wall symbolizes freedom of speech and non-violent resistance. There are now Lennon

Walls everywhere in Hong Kong, as Hong Kong is now facing serious political problems and there is ongoing Police violence against peaceful protesters. In addition to police violence, police are also actively stopping lifesaving services from reaching protestors. Therefore Hong Kong people use the Lennon Wall to support each other and give out the information of the police violence.

2. The situation in Hong Kong is so serious and every day the news is shocking and heart-breaking, since there are a large number of Hong Kong students in Brunel (over 150 people) and these days are really hard times for them. Moreover, based on the comment of Hong Kong students, students in Brunel are so interested in things happening in Hong Kong and a large group of them want to give a support and cheer to the Hong Kong people, no matter which side just hope them safe.

3. The Lennon Wall will allow people to write some supporting words on memo paper and stick them on the Wall. The wall can also display updates and news about Hong Kong

4. The set-up of Lennon walls in universities or high schools is already a common action in a lot of western countries like UK, USA and Australia. World famous universities like The University of Manchester, The University of Sydney and University of Queensland have all already set up Lennon Walls in their campus to let students to know more about this thing and to show support and care

This Union Believes 1. The set-up of Lennon wall will give a place for students to find out about what is happening in

Hong Kong and give them a way to show support and cheer, as the situation is so complicated in Hong Kong, students may not understand everything from a simple news report.

2. It is mentioned that it is a hard time for our large group of students in Brunel, the set up will give out a message that although they are now at Brunel and their home country is facing serious situation, everyone in Brunel is beside them and supporting them. It is because all they need is other’s care, as their friends and family are in danger and they can do nothing.

3. The Lennon wall symbolises freedom of speech and non-violent resistance. Promoting these two message is another kind of education for every student, separate to that of their academic pursuits.

This Union Resolves 1. The Union will provide a place (e.g. “a wall outside lecture centre or provide a board inside lecture

centre”), and invite Hong Kong students to post news of Hong Kong on it and set up some rules around the content people can write on the memo paper.

2. The rules for the Lennon wall must include not being able to post negative messages or personal attacks. Such messages should be removed as they are not in keeping with the ethos of the wall.

3. The Union will organise the setup of the Lennon Wall, and supply the materials for the wall. 4. After it is set up, the Union should help and make sure the wall is running smoothly and it will not

be destroyed by any students.

Proposed by: Chan Long Him Seconded by: Ranjeet Rathore

Motion B Title: Motion opposing the Halls rent increase To: Student Assembly Meeting: 01 From: Cayla Martin Date: 31 October 2019

This Union Notes

1. In the 2018/19 Academic Year the fee for Standard Accommodation was £4232.06, and for En Suite Accommodation was £5833.38

2. In the 2019/20 Academic Year, the fee for Standard Accommodation is now £4333.14, and for En Suite Accommodation is £5,974.36

3. That the minimum maintenance loan for home students at Brunel University is £5,812, however the instalments given equal only £1747.35 in terms one and two, which is lower than the standard rent instalment amount of £1824.48 for term 1 and two in the 19/20 Academic Year

4. That the maximum maintenance loan for home students at Brunel University is £11,672, working out to around £3890 per term, meaning students are left with around £1000 in term one and term two for food, travel and other living expenses given at maximum loan they are expected to receive little to no financial help from their relatives

5. The NUS in their 2018 Accommodation Costs Survey noted that rent “has consistently risen above inflation and the total maintenance loan amount”, with rent now accounting for 73% of all maintenance finance.

This Union Believes

1. Half of Britain’s students are struggling to pay their rent as prices spiral ever higher 2. Nearly two thirds of Britain’s students are dealing with adverse mental health issues related

to the high costs of rent, and over 33% saying it negatively impacts their studies. 3. University accommodation should not be about making money, but providing a safe and

suitable living environment for students. 4. A lack of reasonably priced accommodation leads to Higher Education being inaccessible 5. Maintenance Loan is provided to help students study full time and dedicate themselves to

their chosen field of study, and should at the bare minimum be able to cover the cheapest halls rent available from the University so students don’t have to choose between their studies and working to make rent payments and put food on their tables.

This Union Resolves

1. To create a campaign against rising halls fees, highlighting the stress and strain it puts students under, and the life/study/work imbalance it creates which leans to poor mental health and academic struggles

2. To open dialogue with the University on this issue with the aim, and hope, of a proactive conversation on this issue

3. To ensure any changes made to not reduce the level of service in halls, and that the accommodation team do not cut corners to reduce costs.

This Union Mandates

1. The Executive Committee to designate an Officer/s to lead on this campaign, and for the Union to open dialogue with the relevant departments at the University

2. For the Union to keep everyone informed of the progress of the campaign.

Proposed by: Cayla Martin Seconded by: Jade Bulmer

MOTION C Title: Motion to reduce stress in halls of residence To: Student Assembly Meeting: Meeting 1 From: Jack Moss (Student Assembly Community Member) Date: Monday 21st October 2019

This Union Notes

1. The way that the cleaning staff and residence team communicates key events to students living in halls is not very helpful. Whether it be moments before something is about to happen e.g. an email about the water being shut off at 9am, when the water is due to be shut off at 9:30am the same day or whether it a heavy knock on the door about the kitchen not being clean. An exception is taken with Maintenance requests as they are more in control of the student themselves.

2. When staff require access to Student’s room in halls the accommodation team give students a week in which the visit may take place, be this for a room inspection, updating posters, light bulb checks etc.

3. Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 landlords must give 24 hours’ notice before they visit, regardless of circumstances, and the visit must occur at reasonable times of the day

4. While halls of residence do not appear to be covered under this act This Union Believes

1. These unhelpful actions lead many students to become stressed in an environment which already had plenty of stress for students; while exasperating already existing mental health conditions such as Anxiety in those students effected.

2. Students rightly feel that their privacy is being violated when they are not told of specific dates the University will be entering their hall’s room, and that the level of respect expected of students towards their halls and accommodation is not returned by the University in respecting their privacy

This Union Resolves

1. The Union should lobby the Brunel Residence Services team to enact these recommended changes to procedure, while creating a dialogue to enable discussion of further problems in the future. These changes would include:

A 24 hour cut off for works to be undertaken, if they are not communicated to the students in Halls within at least 24 hours, work should not be allowed to start.

If a kitchen is in an unclean-able state, this should be left as a notice in the kitchen and followed up with an email, as students may not communicate this fact to the rest of the flat.

2. To highlight the mental health issues caused by the way such inspections and visits are

currently called out, and the impact of the violation of privacy caused when staff have walked in on undressed or asleep students

This Union Mandates

1. That the executive committee works to initiate these discussion, if channels are not already present and push to have these changes enacted as soon as possible.

Proposed by: Jack Moss Seconded by: Jade Balmer

Motion D Title: Union to lobby Brunel University London to declare Climate Change as an Emergency To: Student Assembly Meeting: 01 From: Ranjeet Rathore, President Date: 22/10/2019

This Union Notes

1. This motions aims to draw attention to the continued rise in threatening climatic conditions and the impact this will have on future generation of students.

2. The climate crisis has been pushed to the side and ignored for too long. Scientists say we are at the tipping point; what we do now will determine the future of your students and all life on earth; the time for action is now.

3. Sir David Attenborough has said, ‘We cannot be radical enough' in tackling the climate crisis, and the people are listening. Universities are the bastions of wisdom and knowledge that are urgently needed to combat the climate crisis. Now is the time to increase our efforts”.

4. Many institutions have signed the letter and are working towards this, such as: - Bristol University - Sussex University - Plymouth University - University of Glasgow - The University of Manchester - University of Liverpool - Keele University

5. A paper declaring climate change as an emergency was taken to the student experience and welfare committee, by the Union, and it was agreed and sent to the senate for final approval. It will be good to show that the students are backing this motion and really cares.

This Union Believes

1. The Union should be is lobbying the University to join forces with more than 7,000 colleges and universities around the globe to declare a climate emergency and commit to urgent action to address the crisis. The Union should be urging the University to sign the climate emergency declaration letter by UN that recognizes “the need for a drastic societal shift to combat the growing threat of climate change.”

2. In signing the declaration, Brunel University London will agree to a three-point plan that includes increasing action-oriented climate research; expanding education and outreach on environmental and sustainability issues; and achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

3. There is already a great deal of work which the university has been doing as part of various green accreditation such as the Environmental Management System ISO 14001: 2004 and perhaps using our new 2030 research strategy and its challenge-led approach, we will tackle climate change.

4. We need to more and support this ongoing research and we need to do it fast. We call on the university to join us in declaring a Climate Emergency and to commit to continue to expand its current work and research into Climate Change to help create a better future for both people and our planet.

5. In order to make the biggest impact this option of “Brunel University London declaring Climate Change as an Emergency” is the best way forward. It will send a clear message that Brunel University’s students and staff know that we must take radical action now, firstly by acknowledging the severity of the climate crisis and declaring it as an emergency, and secondly, by committing Brunel’s three world leading Research Institutes that bring together academics

from most of our research areas to collaboratively tackle very specific research and educational challenges regarding climate change.

This Union Resolves

1. Force the university to update the university environment web page with the latest

sustainability statistics: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/environment

2. Ensure the university give a public statement on the progress with the sustainability goals,

providing reasoning and remedial action to meet are targets if not already doing so.

3. To assist the university in finalising the environmental policy so it is no longer a draft,

incorporating a strong sense of sustainability

4. To challenge the university to declare climate change an emergency and that they are

committed to reducing its impact on the environment.

5. To hold the union itself to the same level of accountability, ensuring that SMART targets are

created and achieved.

6. To continue to promote the efforts taken by both the union and the university to reduce its

impact on the environment through a regular updates on a newsletter/website post

7. Continue to push both the university and the union to reduce its climate change impact and

increase its sustainability

This Union Mandates

2. The President to lobby Brunel University London to declare Climate Change as an Emergency and sign the declaration which 7000 other intuitions

Proposed by: Ranjeet Rathore (President) Seconded by: Sam Johnson (VPCHLS)

Officer Reports

a) President Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Lobby to ban use of single use plastic bags (Costcutters)

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

A global population of

more than 7 billion

people produced over

320 million tonnes of

plastic waste

compared with 1.5

million tonnes in 1950

and by 2034, this

figure is estimated to

be double. Plastic has

been part of our daily

use since we gained

our sense.

It is so deeply

engraved that the new

generation of students

coming to the

university will have to

bear the bad and failed

environmental work.

The plan in a nutshell is

to get rid of all the

single use plastic bags

from this university so

we can create more

and more awareness

amongst our students

around things like

global warming and

climate change is

happening due to

these small little things

contributing to the

bigger picture of

Had initial

meeting with

manager of

Costcutters to

trigger the

conversations

about plastic bags

which they give

out to our

students.

Collated data on

how many bags

are given out in

the year?

Got the

conversations

going further with

the head of

Brunel

commercial

manager

regarding the

plastic bags in

their outlets

Had discussion

around

introducing paper

bags but due to

durability and

other reasons did

not go further

with the paper

Looking at a date

to have a pilot

scheme launch of

these corn starch

bags to check the

market response.

Looking at

advertising and

other means to

promote the new

implantation so

there is a sense of

awareness about

this initiative.

Going to have

dialogue with

Brunel grounds

team to request

for some

compostable bins

where these bags

along with food

waste can be

disposed of

safely.

Doing lots of

awareness driven

campaigns to

reduce the use of

single use bags at

all and move to

more like jute or

The average plastic bag you pick

up at the grocery store, or carry

your takeout in, has a lifespan of

about 12 minutes. When

discarded, they clog sewage and

storm drains, entangle and kill an

estimated 100,000 marine

mammals every year, and

degenerate into toxic micro

plastics that fester in our oceans

and landfills for up to 1,000

years. By the year 2050 there will

be more plastic in the sea than

fish. There are lots more

environmental hazardous by the

conduct that we have therefore

the plan is to tackle this

behaviour in our students and

make these the change agents of

tomorrow, starting from Brunel.

Starting with Costcutters and

then going university wide to get

rid of single use plastic bags and

potentially being UK’s first

university to be single use plastic

bags free.

Brunel is actively spreading

awareness amongst the

community, regarding the

harmful use of plastic, creating

custodians for the future!

100%

damaging the

environment.

bags as a viable

option.

Started looking at

other options to

tackle this issue.

Finally came to an

agreement to

proceed further

with corn starch

bags as a viable

method of

replacement of

plastic. As it looks

like plastic, feels

like plastic but is

not plastic. Also, it

has strong

durability

properties in it.

cotton bags (bags

for life).

After some

meaningful

conversation

with the Brunel

commercial team

we have

managed to

move ahead from

plastic and we

have managed to

get compostable

bags in the Brunel

Costcutters.

UPDATE:

Brunel’s’

Costcutters is

the First in the

UK to remove the

5p plastic bag,

replacing it with a

corn-starch bag

which

decomposes in 6

months, as part

of the Green

Carrier Scheme!

Costcutters

around the UK

will introduce this

scheme from

January 2020.

Objective/Manifesto point: Environment - Sustainability Campaign Working Group

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

With UK parliament

declaring an

environmental

and climate change

emergency, the youth

strikes movement, and

So far I have put a

list of activities

together that we

will be working

on. Also in this

working group we

On the 8th of Aug

there is a working

group to

brainstorm some

ideas regarding

the work that we

Environmental awareness

essentially serves as an

educational tool, helping people

around the world understand the

economic, aesthetic and

biological importance of

50%

Extinction Rebellion

creating a storm of

climate change

coverage; never has

environmentalism felt

so high up on the

public and political

agenda, but how can

we turn this into a

meaningful, long term

action staring from our

university and the

union?

To do lots of yearlong

awareness driven to

some real positive

change making

campaigns. We have

set up the working

group which will

discuss things and

implement it under the

environment and

sustainability bracket.

will be discussing

what more we

can do to make an

impact:

. Green Week

. Ted X

. Brunel Bees

. Brunel Bus

. Water fountains

. Plastic on

campus

. Smoking

shelters

. Student Switch

off

. Green impact as

the union

. End of term/year

donations

. Plastic straw –

“The last straw”

. Off campus

students kitchen

facility

. Cycling –

“Timing, cost and

health benefits”

willing be doing

to make a

positive impact in

the next year as

officers.

Getting

individuals

involved in this

from staff to

students and

clubs to societies.

Along with this

get some

charities involved

in this so they can

really provide

some record

breaking and eye

opening

information to

our students

around climate

change.

Meet with

relevant

university

departments

who deal with

this and trying to

make into a real

thing on campus

which students

can live and

breathe and

make use of.

UPDATE: Got 3

different

environmental

societies involved

in the campaign

and one other

potential society

preserving resources and

reducing or eliminating the

harmful impacts of man-made

alterations.

When it comes to making a

difference, environmental

advocates typically champion an

issues that matter to us in our

institution. We have identified

some area of concern, such as

plastic on campus, water

foundations and then begin a

campaign, educating others of

these issues. Along with this to

lobby the university to

implement those changes so they

can be levied from top to bottom

and we as the students will be

thing on the ground level to send

the messages to the top people

on how much they really care

about the environment and what

they are willing to do to change it

and preserve it.

that is going to be

formed soon will

also be a part of

this.

Have started

meaningful work

with them

already such as

doing interactive

boards around

campus where

students can

leave us with

green ideas that

they would like to

see on campus.

So engaging

students and

talking to them

about the

environmental

crisis.

Objective/Manifesto point: Circuit Laundry – fix the laundry on campus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

In the modern era of

2019, we should not

be fighting for our

basic amenity needs

from the university.

We are paying rent

and paying for the

laundry as well. Not

that they are doing us

a favour. But now,

enough is enough!

The Launderette

service provided by

circuit laundry is costly

and has been

increasing drastically.

The current costs at

We have started

the dialogue with

the residence and

accommodation

team of the

university about

the appalling

service which we

are given to use.

I took a motion in

the AGM on

“Motion to

improve the

Circuit Laundry

provisions on

campus”. For

which the motion

The head of the

residence team

has agreed to

speak to the

network team

and first and

foremost fix the

internet

problems in the

laundry rooms

which sometimes

causes the issues

and take money

off our student’s

account.

Will collect some

date once this is

The current state of the laundry

machines in our university is very

poor and below the standards.

Machines are not serviced on

time, they do not function

appropriately.

The cost of living at Brunel is

already considerable, therefore,

high laundry charges put an

additional financial burden on

students who are already

struggling to cope financially.

The laundry charges are in

expensive and not good value for

money, especially as the

University appear to be unable to

directly set the price, it is done

100%

least £4.60 (£3.30 for a

wash and £1.30 for

dryer, excluding the

cost of washing

liquid).

The current state of

the laundry machines

in our university is very

poor and below the

standards. Machines

are not serviced on

time, they do not

function

appropriately.

The coin slots in

laundry machines does

not function

appropriately. They

are known for

swallowing coins and

not even doing the

washing up.

got a 100%

support and vote

to kick start the

work.

Launched a net

promoter survey

to get some

findings from our

on campus

students and their

views on the

circuit laundry.

We got nearly 450

students filling

out the survey

with a response

rate of 98%

students disliking

the laundry

services and 1%

neutral and 1%

liking the service.

Pressured the

university to give

me a meeting

with the service

providers’

regional

manager/director

. I took the

findings to this

meeting where

various other

senior staff were

present and I let

the student’s

comments and

feedback speak

for themselves as

they previously

did not believe

me on how bad

done to take it

back to the

residence team

to keep the work

alive until our

laundrettes are

fixed.

Had meeting with

the regional

manager and

pitched the issues

around the

laundry and how

students are so

sick and tired of

their constant

machine failures.

Got agreement

from the

company to pay

for some circuit

ambassadors

who will be

promoting and

educating

students around

how to use the

machines.

UPDATE: All the

students were

emailed to collect

their credit for

first free wash

and dry. So, that

is marked

completed now.

via third party provider that is

circuit laundry.

It has be done and successfully

delivered as all the laundry

rooms on campus have been re-

ramped with new machines and

the rooms has been cleaned and

new décor has been installed in

it. The university has taken direct

responsibility of the issue and are

working with the company to

address the issues instantly

rather than palming it off to

students to go and fix it on their

own. The service provider has

changed the national helpline

from 5:00PM to 10:00PM

because of Brunel Union raising

the issue on regular basis. New

Wi-Fi trackers has been installed

in all the circuit laundry rooms so

that apps can function properly.

Circuit laundry and the

residences will organise to have

laundry ambassadors for the first

couple of weeks to teach our new

teenage students on how to

properly use the machines as

they might have not use one

before.

Last but not the least, moving

forward from the 30th of

September all the students will

get one free wash and one free

dry credit to use the laundry

service.

their laundry

service was.

An outcome was

agreed in the

meeting to create

a campaign to

spread awareness

amongst the

students to report

the fault in the

machines. Which

we did and will do

more.

Objective/Manifesto point: Get ablution facility on campus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Find out the relevant

contacts from the

University Provost to

initiate the wudu

facility project.

10%

Set up a meeting with

the university Estates

department to look at

the proposal.

20%

Invite the student

body to share their

first-hand experience

of the current wudu

facilities provided by

the university.

30%

Set up a joint meeting

with Union + Students

+ University to take the

project forward.

Met with the Vice

Provost of the

university and

took the contact

of him.

Set up initial

meeting with the

students to

discuss the issue

they are suffering

from and get

statics from them

to back the case.

Had a meeting

with the

university to raise

the issues that

our students are

facing because of

lack of services.

The current Wudu

facility has been

shut by the

university

because of health

The university to

come back with a

drawing proposal

of the building

and where they

can fit the wudu

pods.

Share the

drawing proposal

with the students

and take it from

there.

Meeting with the

estates

department to

propose new

location for the

ablution facilities.

Setting up a

meeting with the

CEO and the

estates

department to

come to an

agreement on

Due to the record levels of

complains and decrease in the

student satisfaction with the

university provided services in

the area of Isambard Amenities

the union took up a stand for the

students to represent them and

get the best level of services

available for them. The university

had previously spent hundreds of

thousands of pounds on services

which were not practical and fit

for the purpose they were built

for so the aim of this project is to

fix the services which revolve

around the daily needs of the

students. This new project plan

will cost less and save more

money and most importantly will

increase the student’s

satisfaction and a good brad

name of the Students Union.

100%

50%

Look at what the

university has to offer

from their end and

negotiate the best

terms for the students.

70%

Agree on the project

initiation dates and

clear up the space for

the work to

commence.

80%

Thank the university

for their work.

90%

Check if everything is

functioning and

students are satisfied

with what the

university has

provided/build for

them and feedback to

the university and

thank all the parties’

involved.

100%

and safety

concerns. So,

there is no wudu

facility now. The

work to have

wudu facility has

been speeded up

now.

the space for

wudu facility in

the Isambard

amenities

building.

Got the funding

agreed from the

estates

department and

thereupon

started the

construction

work and has

nearly been

finished just

waiting for some

final instillations

and hopefully it

should be open

for the students

by end of August.

UPDATE: The

abduction rooms

in Isambard have

recently been

installed with

dryers and the

electrician is due

to come in the

week on the 21st

of October and

thereon they will

be good to use

for all the

students who

wishes to use

that facility on

campus.

Objective/Manifesto point: Brunel Bus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Creating a transport

service that work for

students as per

students’ needs and

demand.

Travelling by bus is a

stress-free,

sustainable and

alternative way to

travel around our busy

city, and giving our

students a break from

the day-to-day bustle

of driving and being

stuck waiting for the

next bus.

We want to create an

enjoyable university

experience for all

students and staff. The

ambition is to make

Brunel university one

of the most accessible

universities in London.

If you are visiting the

University, whether

you're walking, cycling,

using public transport

or driving your electric

vehicle, there are

plenty of sustainable

travel options

available.

With the launch of

cross country rail in

mind where we are

projecting an increase

in the number of

commuter students to

Brunel we want to

make sure we are

ready as an

I initiated this

project plan as

60% of Brunel

students are

commuter

students and the

university was

doing very little to

cater to them.

They were just a

percentage and a

mouthful word

for the university

but our students

are having to go

through the

hustle and bustle

to get to Brunel.

I started my

findings and

started surveying

our off campus

students about

their mode of

travel and what

area needs

improvement.

Got in touch with

Ex-SSP assistant

to gather some

research paper

with stats that the

university had got

on commuter

student along

with the article

that he published

on experience of

a commuter

student travelling

to the university.

Started lobbying

to the senior

We have visited

various sites

where they have

bus operated

transport routes

to understand

the working of

this project.

We have got

professionals

involved who will

help us get

clearance from

the local

authority and

help us with

designing the

project.

A business case is

being prepared

as we speak to

decide the

costing of this

project.

A survey will be

rolled out soon to

get views of

students on how

they want the

new transport

model to look like

and what are the

current

problems.

UPDTAE: in

September we

have an external

consultant

coming in to

review Brunel’s

transport policy

and how we can

With the launch of cross country

rail in mind where we are

projecting an increase in the

number of commuter students to

Brunel we want to make sure we

are ready as an organisation to

deliver the best soRt of service

for them to have the best student

experience they possibly can.

We want to commit to the fact

that the moment our commuter

students put a step in west

London we should be ready to

cater their travel needs. We do

not want our students to be

missing out on their education

because the TFL buses were

running later or were not running

at all. We do not want our

students having to wait for the

second or the third bus during

rush hour because they could not

get on the first bus therefore we

want to create a service that is

tailored around our students

needs and demand and works for

them and with them. Hence, the

creating of BRUNEL BUS.

50%

organisation to deliver

the best sort of service

for them to have the

best student

experience they

possibly can.

We want to commit to

the fact that the

moment our

commuter students

put a step in west

London we should be

ready to cater their

travel needs. We do

not want our students

to be missing out on

their education

because the TFL buses

were running later or

were not running at all.

We do not want our

students having to

wait for the second or

the third bus during

rush hour because

they could not get on

the first bus therefore

we want to create a

service that is tailored

around our students

needs and demand

and works for them

and with them. Hence,

the creating of BRUNEL

BUS.

personals of the

university for

them to notice

the commuter

students. After

nearly 7 months

of me constantly

nudging and

creating noises

they finally

noticed and

acknowledged it. I

did not stop there

I took this matter

to the highest

meeting this

university has and

created noises

about it.

After initial

meetings with the

COO of the

university a

stakeholder

group was

formed.

Various

stakeholder such

as the leader of

the Hillingdon

council, local

residents were

consulted.

Finally a Brunel

Bus Committee

was created to

kick start the

project.

We have had 3

initial meetings

where we have

identified various

set something of

this nature into

place.

The consultant

will be looking in

to the route of

the bus to the

type of buses we

will be providing.

UPDATE: We will

be rolling out

working group

invites to bring

students and

staff along in one

room to get their

views and

recommendation

in for how they

envision the bus

service. So, we

have proper

input by our

stakeholders and

their buy-in the

project.

very important

details for this

project as this is

going to be a

significant project

and a very costly

as well. Since the

meetings we have

got some

professionals

involved in the

project group and

taking the work

forward.

Objective/Manifesto point: New toasters, microwave and kettles in every kitchen on campus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

A new kettle and

toaster and a

microwave might not

be too high on your

university shopping

list, but they are super

important elements of

a student life.

Microwaves, toasters

and kettles were in

fashion 10 years ago.

Brunel university did

not provide these in

any flats across

campus. Students

were asked to their

own set or they had to

chip in with the

flatmates to buy one

for the communal

usage.

Raised the

concern of

university

throwing away

electrical kitchen

appliances if they

fail PAT testing

and having to

donate so many

more to charities

at the end of the

year (not that is a

bad thing). But

this happens

every year and

there are 4,500

students living on

campus so you

can imagine the

volume of

appliances that

has to be

discarded every

year.

Initiated the

conversation with

We raised the

issue of things

being expensive

on campus.

Rent is one of the

biggest of all. We

showed that

there were many

instances where

students were

bringing up to 3

to 4 microwaves,

toasters and lots

of other kitchen

appliances

because there

was no prior

conversation

between them.

We showed this

to the university

that now multiply

this by 4500

students and the

We all know how expensive

payment for tuition fees is and on

top of that students have to pay

for accommodation. Thereafter,

students have to pay for their

amenities which the university

refused to provide.

We as the union since last year

have been trying to make the

university understand that these

small things make a big

difference and they play a vital

role in delivering a good student

experience for students living on

campus. This is one of the most

basic things which the university

should be providing anyway as

part of the expensive rent they

charge.

After almost half a year of hustle

and tussle we managed to finally

get an agreement that from the

coming year they will be finally

putting new essentials in every

100%

the head of

commercial and

accommodation

and residence

team to tackle

this issues along

with things

already being so

expensive.

After almost 4 to

5 months of

conversations we

managed to get a

commitment

from the

university that

they will look into

this.

numbers just

escalates.

So we build and

presented a case

in our residence

meeting that if

the university is

to provide these

electrical

appliances which

are PAT tested

and provided by

certified supplier

in every kitchen

that would make

everyone’s life

easy.

Also this will take

the risk away of

using second

hand and other

half operational

microwaves and

eliminate any

health and safety

risk.

University finally

did some cost

analysis and they

agreed to put

toasters,

microwaves and

kettles in every

single kitchen

across university

residence flats.

single kitchen part of the rent

they are paying.

Objective/Manifesto point: Commuter students kitchens/social spaces across campus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Brunel saw a rise in

commuter’s students

in last 2 years. The

university did the

intake of commuter

students but did not

look into providing

better services to

make their student

experience and

facilities better.

We started this project

in my last term in

office, which focused

on providing better

students experience

for our commuter

students.

By implementing

simple things which

can make a huge

difference to their

university experience.

We decided to lobby

hard to the university

to get commuter

students on their top

priority list and started

off by demanding

kitchen provisions for

the off campus

students. Where they

can bring in food from

home and heat the

food on campus and

eat it between their

breaks and manage

their finances.

Have spoken to

the vice-provost

of the university

and raised the

issues with the

appropriate

department.

The issue has

been

acknowledged

and the work has

started in

summers.

As part of the

universities

annual space

audit the

university

identified places

to put the kitchen

facility.

Identify

centralised

places where this

kitchen facility

can be put in

place.

Raised the

commuter

students issue in

the university

senate meeting

and got a positive

response and

support on the

project.

Waiting for the

university to

come back to the

union with an

update on what

location have

they chosen for

the kitchen

facility?

UPDATE:

The union and

the university

have come to a

mutual

agreement on

where the off

campus students

kitchen facility

needs to be i.e.

Howell building.

They have done

some design

work to

showcase how

will the room

look like and now

we are waiting

To make the time of our

commuters students the best it

can be while they are at Brunel.

Other reason why the kitchen

facility is our centre of focus as

not every student is rich enough

to afford buying food from

outside. It is about us as the

Students Union ensuing that all

the students are looked after in

the best possible manner does

not matter if they are on or off

campus students and their day to

day experience can be made

better.

100%

for a some final

agreements on

the availability of

the space and we

will then have a

date for the

completion of the

project.

UPDATE:

Construction and

remodelling of

the communal

kitchen/social

area has been

completed and

open for students

to use it as we

speak. It has

turned to be

super popular

facility for the

commuter

students to use

the facility and

the response has

been

overwhelmingly

positive.

Objective/Manifesto point: Monthly article on Environmental awareness

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Write articles on

environment and

other climate change

issues as part of the

campaign and publish

it on our Union

website.

Have published 2

articles so far. Will

publish do 1

article a month to

draw awareness

and educate

students about

their surrounding

and things they

can learn which

Pick any of the

relevant issues

and write

awareness/educa

tional article on

it.

Do partnership

with

Environmental

Sciences students

or journalism

As part of the

Environmental/Green Brunel

campaign that I am leading on I

will be publishing one article a

month to spread awareness and

educate students about the

current crisis.

Our Environmental campaign is

based on the following: As David

Attenborough has said, ‘We

cannot be radical enough' in

50%

can make a huge

impact.

students and

even they can

write it and we

can publish their

work upon proof

reading and

approving it.

tackling the climate crisis. Our

institution is a curator of

knowledge and seeks to leads the

way in combating the climate

crisis, as what we do now will

determine our future generation.

This campaign is dedicated for

the Union to be bold and

inspirational in spreading

environmental awareness,

creating a strong lobby and

offering creative practise to look

after our campus and the planet.

Objective/Manifesto point: Wellbeing room in library

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

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COMING SOON

Objective/Manifesto point: Declaring Climate change as emergency

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

MORE INFORMATION

COMING SOON

Objective/Manifesto point: Water fountains across campus

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

MORE INFORMATION

COMING SOON

Have raised the

issue with the

relevant

department in the

university to get

more water

fountains.

We are awaiting

their response.

Have done

several follow ups

as well.

Objective/Manifesto point: Gender Neutral Changing rooms in Dance studio

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COMING SOON

Objective/Manifesto point: Diwali (grand cultural evening – 14 societies) – One Brunel

“Diversity is at the

heart of Brunel” we

pride ourselves on

having students from

over 130 countries.

Diwali at

Brunel demonstrates

the unity of various

diverse societies

working on masses

with the Union of

Brunel Students to

organize an

inspirational and

entertaining student

event

called Diwali, every

year.

Met with all the

societies and

designed the

Diwali event as

per their needs

and preferences.

Mutually decided

the food menu for

the night.

Booked

rehearsals

facilities for the

societies to

practise their

performance for

the grand cultural

evening.

Designed the

show order for

the event by

asking all the

societies who

wants to go in

what order.

Did fire marshal

training with

ESGW staff.

Complete the

event with a

successful

evening followed

by an after party

in The Venue.

Got all the

booking done for

the event.

Negotiated the

food price and

quantity with the

food caterers on

campus for the

evening.

Did final

rehearsals on the

actual stage

before the event.

Decorated the

venue for the

evening.

Do volunteers

briefing.

Do risk

assessment for

the evening.

After three years of a successfully

sold out event where last year

over 11 societies took part in,

which was one of the biggest

events of the year.

We believe that students will

have a much more enjoyable and

impactful university experience,

by making friends from across

the globe and immersing

themselves in other cultures.

We therefore want to bring

students from all backgrounds

together, increase cultural

awareness and encourage cross-

cultural integration throughout

campus under our One Brunel

Banner.

100%

b) VP CBASS Report

Objective/Manifesto point: University Campaign on Drug and alcohol Abuse and trying to educate the

students and raise awareness on the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Investigate need

amongst students

for awareness on

Drug and Alcohol

abuse 10%

Formulate a

budget and a

document

outlining

rationale

20%

Find out who to

contact externally

to help get

involved in

running the

campaign

30%

Contact range of

organisations if

they can get

involved

60%

Reach agreement

with external

organisation on

what they will do

during the

campaign

80%

Campaign

delivered

Investigated

already problems

with drug abuse

on campus as well

as disturbance to

students from

library and hall of

residents with

late night drinking

around campus

Finalised plan for

the whole

campaign

Printed material

has been received

from an external

charity ready for

printing

Run the

campaign

Drug and alcohol abuse is a huge

issue on campus with many

students unaware around the

dangers of drugs and even

misuse of alcohol.

80%

100%

Ted X event under the campaign banner of preparing students for success

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Research protocol

for running Tedx

10%

Formulate a

budget and a

document

outlining

rationale

20%

Find out who to

contact internally

and externally to

help get involved

in running the

campaign

30%

Contact Tedx and

look for speakers

as well as get in

touch with alumni

office

40%

Finalise plan for

the campaign

50%

Make bookings

and

arrangements for

speakers and

location

60%

Research into

protocol for

running Tedx

Plan and budget

being formulated

Internal and

externals

contacted

involved in

running the event

Complete budget

and plan

Finalise and

contact speakers

Finalise campaign

plan

Raise awareness about the

different ways students can excel

and utilize their skills in a way

which that is engaging and

enjoyable

30%

Promote the

event and make

students aware in

days leading up to

the event

80%

Campaign

complete

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Disabled students engagement with careers fairs

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Find out the

issues disabled

students face at

fairs through

liaison with

Disability officer

10%

Formulate a plan

on how to resolve

this

20%

Inform the PDC

about issues

disabled students

face, which is

discouraging

involvement

30%

Liaise with PDC

and disability

officer on the best

solution

50%

Liaised with

disability officer

about issues

disabled’s

students are

facing

Formulated a plan

to resolve these

obstacles faced

by disabled

students

Disability officer

and PDC agreed

on solution

Reach

agreement with

PDC and other

departments on

solution

Disabled students can often feel

out of place especially at large

gatherings as navigation can

become difficult. Looking at ways

to increase participation and

involvement in fairs

50%

Reach agreement

with PDC and

other

departments on

solution

75%

Retired Objectives/Manifesto points

Objective/Manifesto point Date of retirement

Library times for LBIC students during Christmas

and Easter breaks due to different assessment

periods

c) CHLS Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Out of Term Study Space

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Investigate need

amongst students

for more study

space

10%

Meet with LBIC

Reps to discuss

space needed

over summer for

exams

20%

Meet with

required

members of staff

to look at

possibilities

30%

Reach agreement

with library team

for LBIC Students

50%

Speak to UG

students about

what space they

would like access

to during holiday

hours (Is it library

resources or just

space)

60%

Spoke to a wide

range of students

to gather

information

Met with LBIC rep

and attended

student forum to

get opinion

Met with library

team and agreed

access to PG room

for LBIC students

over August

Speak to UG

students about

study space and

what they would

like to see.

I decided to investigate the need

for further study space for all

students after hearing concerns

from current students

throughout my elections.

The main priority was LBIC

students due to upcoming

exams, therefore we were able to

provide additional study space

for them outside of library hours.

50%

Meet with library

team to discuss

potential options

70%

Finalise options

with library team

80%

Inform students

of available

access

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: MSc OT Satisfaction Rates

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Investigate

concerns of

students on course

10%

Meet with Head of

Department to

discuss

20%

Focus group

discussion with

members of course

40%

Report back to

HofD with findings

60%

Arrange a follow up

meeting with OT

students to discuss

The current

progression is at

60%. There has

been multiple

discussions with

both staff and

students about

what is expected

from both sides to

make the course

succeed.

There is active

discussions with

the students to

keep giving

feedback and

report any

positive changes

made.

A follow up

meeting needs to

be made with the

students to

discuss the

feedback from

the HofD on what

is currently being

completed to

increase student

satisfaction.

UPDATE: The

students with the

main concerns

will not be

available until

November

therefore a

summary was

sent to them.

Throughout the summer,

master’s students on the OT

course visited myself to raise

their concerns about the current

state of the course. In the past

year the course has suffered from

major staff departures which has

led to some of the concerns that

students are having. Based on

NSS results, the OT course is

falling severely behind most

courses in CHLS.

70%

feedback from

HofD

80%

Continue to

monitor the course

and students

satisfaction

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma – Sports Clubs

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Contact sports

clubs about interest

10%

Meet with comms

to discuss ideas

20%

Finalise plans for

video

30%

Meet with sports

clubs to discuss the

level of

involvement they

wish to have

40%

Record video

60%

Edit video

80%

Contact had been

made to clubs.

There was a

positive interest

from clubs to be

involved.

Meeting with

comms to discuss

ideas and finalise

the plan for the

video. Clubs that

expressed

interest were

contacted and

given a time and

place to meet

with myself and

Diogo.

The video was

filmed and edited

and then released

for world mental

health day.

Completed Currently in sports teams there is

a stigma surrounding mental

health. It is sometimes viewed as

a weakness and this can alienate

people from getting involved in

sports. The idea behind this

campaign is to show people that

it is okay to not be okay.

100%

Release video on

world mental

health day

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: SHES Student Satisfaction Survey

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Initial meeting

with Dan Bishop

to discuss ideas

20%

Put together a

draft survey

30%

Finalise the

survey

40%

Acquire

timetables from

TPO

60%

Hand survey out

in classes

70%

Analyse results

80%

Make changes

based on results

100%

This was a project

that began at the

end of last year

with myself,

Maria Valada and

Dan Bishop.

Currently the

survey has been

finalised and

formatted so that

is suitable for

physical

handouts.

Timetables have

been acquired

and now a

suitable time has

to be decided for

handing out

surveys.

Hand out the

survey in the

lectures.

A survey is to be conducted by

myself and Dr Dan Bishop that

asks SHES students questions

that focus around their course

and the impact of student life on

their ability to successfully

complete the course.

60%

d) CEDPS Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Women in STEM and Women in Leadership Campaign Part of Preparing students for Success Campaign

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

This year we have taken

a different approach

than the conference

from last year.

We will be putting on

events or material at

least twice a term for

the campaign.

WISE membership AFTER A YEAR OF

LOBBYING! YAY.

WISE launch event Nov 19th.

Encouraging and empowering

women to join, continue and

succeed in STEM and Leadership

courses, careers and positions.

Ongoing

Objective/Manifesto point: Sexpectations Part of Wellbeing Campaign

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Sexual Health

Awareness campaign.

Ordered 2000 condoms Ordered cards Gave out condoms and cards

Give out remaining condoms through the venue events. Give out remaining STI cards. Evaluate if we

would like to run

the campaign

again in second

term.

Sexual Health awareness. Gave out almost 1800 condoms

between Freshers fayre and

events at the venue.

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Bringing drug testing kits to the union

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Bring drug testing kits to

the union.

Contacted

relevant charities

Found a few

different

Finding a way to

safely and

confidentially.

Drug checking through the

testing kits will be a harm

reduction service that helps drug

users avoid ingesting unknown

20%

suppliers for

different drug

testing kits.

Provide them for

the students.

and potentially more dangerous

adulterants found in street drugs.

Joint projects with another Officer/Chair/Liberation officer

Joint with: Awais Khan

Objective/Manifesto point: Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week Part of Wellbeing Campaign

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Only responsible for one activity within the campaign

Activity all planned and materials ordered and would not be revealed till after it takes place.

Awareness about dangers of

drug and alcohol abuse and

knowing what you’re taking.

Joint with: Objective/Manifesto point:

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

OTHER:

Secured 8.5 K for CEDPS Academic Socs with extra departmental funding promise.

Agreed yearly deadlines with mech eng department as there was problems with them last year.

PGR student rep improvement proposal to cabinet with intention to work with that model for the other departments (probably piloted later in the year for CEDPS).

Regular catch ups with Heads of Department and college education manager to be on top of college issues.

e) VP Women’s Officer

Objective/Manifesto point: Womens Focus Group

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Organise hourly

sessions for

women to attend

and discuss their

issues. I will also

personally raise an

issue every session

which I think might

be an issue at

university and how

we can all

collectively work

towards fixing it.

Have booked a

room until the

end of term

where the focus

group will take

place.

Design a poster

and sent out an

email. I will send

the email to all

the people who

signed up to my

mailing list at

fresher’s fayre

and also all clubs

and societies. The

poster will be

publicised on

social media and

a few posters

around campus.

As I was looking at what support

is available to females on campus

I found out that there is nothing

aimed just for them.

During my election campaign I

found out that there was an

increasing need for this and to

initiate this would help a lot of

people.

70%

Objective/Manifesto point: Female Self Defence Classes

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Plan for this

objective is to

organise a female

only self-defence

class also led by a

female. This is to

help raise

awareness against

sexual harassment

and physical abuse

against females on

or off campus. This

class is a step

towards teaching

females how to

fight these

situations and how

to get the help

available.

So far I have

discussed my

plan with Niamh

Coyle and we

have agreed

upon the costs

of this project

coming out of

campaigns

budget and not

Active@Brunel

budget.

Currently, I’m

waiting on a

respond from

Sabiha Barkat

the Wellbeing

Officer as she

has yet to

Once confirmed,

immediately this

campaign will be

launched. Since

this manifesto

point was my

number 1 priority

I want to

publicise this as

much as possible.

This will be

through social

media

campaigning and

posters/leaflets. I

will also send out

emails to

societies, clubs

and individuals.

Harassment on campus is

increasing as time goes on. To

provide a service which will help

women feel confident and look

after themselves was much

needed.

During my election campaign I

spoke to many girls who told me

that they felt scared walking back

to rooms after late night library

hours etc.

This objective will involve holding

a class once every month and if

successful maybe twice a month.

Girls of all backgrounds are

welcome to attend as the

objective is to female power

together.

35%

confirm when

we can hold

these classes.

f) LGBT+ Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Pronoun Badges

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Pass funding

request at Exec

25%

Provide details of

quantity and

where to order

from to the

relevant Union

department

50%

Await shipment

to be ordered and

arrive

75%

Distribute badges

via Union

Reception,

Student Centre,

LGBT Staff

Network and

LGBT events

100%

Passed Funding

Request

Sent details to the

Union

Approved

redesign of

badges

Awaiting badges

to be ordered

Wait for the

badge shipment

to arrive

Distribute the

badges

Last year for the first time we

ordered and gave out pronoun

badges to normalise asking for

people’s pronouns and try to

normalise across campus that

gender identity is not binary and

that many people go by different

pronouns.

We went through our ordered

stock by the end of the Year, and

by far one of the biggest requests

I have received upon taking my

place as LGBT Officer has been

for more Pronoun badges.

50%

Objective/Manifesto point: Panel Discussion on Trade Union involvement in LGBT rights, and how to

protect your rights as an LGBT person in the workplace.

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Contact all local

Trade Unions and

ask to speak to

the relevant LGBT

Officers/Reps

10%

Formulate any

budget

Using my links

with the local

labour movement

I have started to

reach out to local

Trade Unions in

the

Contact the

remaining Trade

Unions

Work with the

Union to secure a

venue for the

Panel, and any

The Trade Union movement has

been fundament in securing

LGBT Rights in Britain, especially

since the 1980s onwards.

In addition it has been Trade

Unionists which have fought for

stronger LGBT workplace rights

and social rights, such as those

10%

requirements for

the speakers and

the space to host

the event

20%

Set out a date and

time that works

for the speakers

and the Union

30%

Promote the

Event

60%

Host the event

80%

Complete an

assessment on

what went well,

and how to

improve for

future events

100%

Hillingdon/West

London area

I have also started

to consider the

capacity needed

to host this event,

and started to

highlight

potential dates in

the new year for

when this could

be held

funding needed

for it

Set a firm date

with the speakers

and the Union

Host the event

Complete the

assessment task

included in the Equalities Act

2010.

With one of the Union’s main

campaigns being preparing

Students for Success I strongly

feel there is no better way that to

invite Trade Unions in to talk to

students about workplace rights,

and what Unions do to protect

and enhance those rights. This

includes LGBT workplace fights

and anti-discrimination laws

Objective/Manifesto point: LGBT History Month

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Hold a meeting of

LGBT students to

gauge interest in

what events the

Brunel LGBT

Community want

to see during

LGBT History

Month in the

I have created an

event for the

LGBT student

discussion to take

place in early

November, I am

waiting on the

poster to be

finished so I can

start to advertise

the event on

Host the meeting

Work with the

LGBT Society and

Staff Network to

start to form the

month, and avoid

any overlap of

events or ideas

and encourage

cooperation

5%

2019/20

Academic Year

20%

Begin working

with the Union

and other Officers

to see which of

these ideas are

possible

40%

Working with the

LGBT Society

Committee as

well as the LGBT

Staff Network

begin to plan out

events for the

month.

80%

Create individual

Objective points

for each events,

including funding

requests for the

Month’s activities

which will be

spearheaded by

the Union /

Myself as the

LGBT Union

Officer

campus to ensure

as many LGBT

students as

possible get to

feed in. I have

also created a

Googles Doc form

so that those who

cannot attend can

still feed in ideas.

between the

three different

LGBT bodies on

campus

Once events are

settled on, create

each individual

event and my

funding proposal,

for no later than

late

November/Dece

mber due.

g) Disabled Students Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Ensuring all disabled drivers have access to a parking space

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

To ensure parking

provisions for

disabled students

this project will be

split into two

sections:

Policing

Fraudulent of

blue badges as

well as parking

without a blue

badge Is more

common at

Brunel than it

should be.

This can be

improved through

security and

Brunel bobby

activity

Provisions

As part of

ensuring parking

is available for

disabled

students, I want

to ensure the

Student Centre

keeps track of

how many

registered drivers

they have and

their most likely

parking space

Policing

Repeated follow

ups with security,

resulting in policy

changes

Provisions

I have spoken to

the student

centre to ask

what data they

hold and how it is

used. They

mentioned that

they were

changing parking

system soon and

they wanted to

wait till the new

system was in

place before

giving me the

details. If you find

the random fruits

in my report,

please ask me

about them

during Exec or SA,

there may even

be a reward.

Parking

applications have

now moved to an

online system

making it easier

for approval.

Policing

Regularly test

security’s

response

Create a platform

for students to

report parking

bay abuse

Provisions

Contact the

student centre

parking team

now that the new

system is in place

For many disabled students

accessible parking is crucial for

allowing them to take part in

university life.

Without accessible parking

people may not be able to get to

their home or to their lessons.

The number of blue badge

parking spaces are limited on

campus and when they are being

abused or poorly distributed it

puts additional barriers in their

way.

The objective is to ensure that

every disabled student has a

place to park and that the bays

are not abused.

This objective has not been

milestone as the work required

will change many times through

the course of the year.

40%

Objective/Manifesto point: Campaigning to stop abuse of accessibility equipment

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

To organise a

series of

information

events as well as

demonstrations

to highlight the

correct use of

accessibility

equipment.

Making the

campus

accessible.

Complete event

plans for

procuring

informational

posters as well as

organising

smaller events.

Investigate H&S

concerns relating

to barricades to

be placed as part

of the campaign.

The university has made great

strides following previous

campaigns to ensure that all

areas of the campus are

accessible, such as electronic

doors/ disabled toilets/ lifts.

The problem with this is

equipment is it often gets

misused and abused leading to

them breaking down. Making

them more difficult for disabled

people to access the university.

The objective of this is to increase

education around accessibility to

stop people misusing the bits.

10%

Objective/Manifesto point: Better mental health awareness

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Work closely with

the wellbeing

team to promote

mental health

awareness as well

as help reduce the

stigmas

associated with it.

Re-Think has

been arranged to

start peer led

support sessions.

I gave a mental

health outreach

talk at my old

school to

promote positive

attitudes towards

mental health.

Run the de-

stigmatise event

on the concourse

for mental health

discussions 40%

Organise regular

coffee mornings

for mental health

discussions, as a

more casual level

of support. 60%

Evaluate

effectiveness of

the Re-Think

sessions 80%

Mental health is a common

challenge faced by students at

Brunel.

The common understanding of

mental health is the negative

effects that it causes.

The purpose of this campaign is

to help reduce this stigma by

showcasing mental health

success stories.

20%

Continue to

promote mental

health through

university and

Union events

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Putting an end to the misuse of disabled bathrooms

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

To create a range

of access

methods to

bathrooms

meaning that all

disabled people

can use the toilets

and hopefully cut

down the amount

of misuse.

- Organise a

meeting with

estates to discuss

options 20%

Ensure a range of

locking methods

are used around

campus 30%

Make sure the

locks have been

fitted 50%

Send round

information to

students

outlining the

changes and

bathroom

locations 70%

Create a better

system for

reporting abuse

of both toilets

and parking

spaces, and allow

reporting of

broken

equipment 90%

Continue to

monitor for any

positive or

Reports of non-disabled students

using the accessible bathrooms

on campus are a regular

occurrence. These toilets fulfil a

critical requirement for disabled

students and when they are not

available it has serious

consequences BANANAS.

0%

negative changes

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Create a disabled students society

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Find a group of

motivated

disabled students

to form the

backbone of the

society.

My role as DSO

should be one of

advising only to

avoid a single

disabled student

holding all the

power of

representation.

Three separate

individuals that

have expressed

interest in

starting the

society have been

found.

ORANGES!

A kick of meeting

was held, and

committee roles

assigned.

The application to

societies guild has

been submitted

and accepted for

the new DACH

society

Continue to help

establish the

society and guide

its growth.

There is no central home for

disabled students at Brunel to get

together and share problems and

solutions to issues they face.

This role used to be taken on by

the DDS but since the recent role

change that is no longer possible.

100%

h) International Students Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Post study work visa

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Create a vague

idea.

10%

Brainstorm,

discuss and plan

with the

campaigns

coordinator.

30%

Make video

50%

Talk to the

immigration

department and

the PDC regarding

the workshop

70%

Organise the

workshop

90%

Delivery

100%

Made a plan

Brainstorm,

discuss and plan

with the

campaigns

coordinator

In light of the reinstatement of

post study work visa policy, a lot

of students are not exactly sure

what this means. Create

awareness through social media

and also organise a workshop to

spread awareness and also

answer questions regarding the

policy and how international

students can benefit.

10%

Objective/Manifesto point: Increase international career options

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Write a proposal

25%

Meet with the

relevant

authorities in PDC

Meet with the

campaigns

coordinator to

discuss and write

the proposal

Work closely with the PDC to

increase the number of

international career

opportunities available to

students after graduation as well

as placements.

0%

50%

Follow up on the

increase in

international

career options

70%

Delivery

80%

Feedback

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: One Brunel fashion show

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Creating a vague

event plan

10%

Create a working

group to work on

the event

20%

Meet with the

working group to

brainstorm the

plan of the event

40%

Recruit Societies

to be involved in

the event

60%

Organise the

event

75%

Promotion

85%

Created a vague

plan

Create a working

group

Fashion show will give an

opportunity for students to

present their cultures after all,

fashion is a strong

representation of culture.

Different societies will display

their cultural fashion by wearing

their ethnic or traditional clothes.

This is to create culture

awareness and integration.

10%

Delivery

100%

Objective/Manifesto point: Enhance international students orientation

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Discuss with

campaigns

coordinator

20%

Meet Nancy from

Brunel volunteers

40%

Create a proposal

with the additions

in the form to

enhance the

buddy system

70%

Implementation

100%

Enhance our international

student’s orientation process by

expanding on our current buddy

system. Further integrating the

communication channels

between fresher and returners

from the same country. They’d

be able to advice Freshers on

setting up bank accounts, a

phone contract and adjusting to

the local culture.

10%

Joint projects with another Officer/Chair/Liberation officer

Joint with: Ranjeet

Objective/Manifesto point: Diwali

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach

%

Planning

20%

Organising

50%

Promoting

Got Societies

involved and

promoting the

event

Delivery of the

event

Diwali is a Hindu festival

celebrated every year in Brunel

through performances from

various societies followed by a

Bollywood night.

75%

75%

Delivery

100%

i) BME Officer Report

Objective/Manifesto point: Deliver a successful Black History Month Campaign

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Review last year’s

Black History

Month Campaign

10%

Work with the

Student Success

Project (SSP) and

Campaigns

Officer to plan the

events

20%

Reach out to black

societies to

collaborate on

campaign

30%

Formulate a

campaign plan

including a

budget

breakdown and

event schedule.

50%

Meet and plan

with the SSP

team, the LGBT+

officer and

Active@Brunel

for respective

events included in

the campaign

70%

2018 Black

History Month

campaign plan,

budget and

evaluation were

reviewed and

used as guidance.

Met with SSP

team to discuss

the events being

carried out for

this month’s

campaign.

Met with black

societies’

presidents who

agreed to partake

in the campaign.

A campaign plan,

budget plan and

event scheduled

was created with

the campaigns

officer.

Met with SSP, the

LGBT+ officer and

Active@Brunel to

discuss the

support needed

for respective

events.

Union comms

produced

promotional

materials and

continue to

Continued

promotion of the

campaign.

Continued

documentation

of the campaign.

Evaluation of the

success of the

campaign at the

end.

Review of previous campaign

reminded us of what was

successful, what could have been

done better and what to avoid in

time around.

As SSP are funding the campaign,

it is important to ensure all

events are approved by them and

fall under the overarching aim of

tackling the black attainment

gap.

Working black societies ensure

we reach a larger number of

students and represent the

diverse range of black students.

Despite having a similar budget

and some repeat events, a

thorough campaign plan will

ensure we carry out a successful

campaign. Cutting back where

possible and spending on more

beneficial items.

SSP, as our funders are given

priority to have events fitting the

projects aim. To ensure

inclusivity, the LGBT+ officer

organised an event which shows

the campaign is open to all, more

specifically LGBT+ Black students

at Brunel. Collaborating with

Active@Brunel promotes more

BAME students getting involved

in sport and advocating for good

mental health.

This is the second year of a full

month of events for Black History

75%

Work with the

union comms

teams to ensure

the month in

promoted and

documented.

80%

Deliver all events

scheduled

throughout the

month of October

2019

100%

document the

events when

possible.

Roughly half of

the scheduled

events have taken

place.

Month. It important to document

the events not only to show the

funders but students so they are

aware of what is happening.

j) VP Student Activities

Objective/Manifesto point: Rainbow Laces 2020

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Rainbow laces to

happen in LGBT

History Month

and involves our

sports team.

Date needs to be

decided.

Rainbow laces

need to be

ordered.

Charity needs to

be contacted to

run a workshop.

Rainbow laces is a national

campaign which invites sports to

get involved with LGBT rights and

awareness.

Having run this campaign last

year, my feeling is that sports

teams at Brunel just want to wear

the laces, but don’t fully

understand the history and

meaning behind it. Therefore this

year, to try something new, I

want to get an external charity to

come in and run a workshop to

educate individuals.

0%

Objective/Manifesto point: Social Sport Areas

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Source out

location options

Discuss funding

options

Determine what

sport areas

students would

most be

interested in

Create overall

business case and

take to University

to gain approval

Work with estates

to get the areas

sorted.

Locations have

been sourced,

with behind the

lecture centre

and by the

outdoor

callisthenic

park/gym primed

as ideal places.

Funding options

have been

discussed. We can

apply for funding

from a NGB and

also Bill Leahy has

said he would put

a ‘few thousand’

I have created a

survey to gain

student feedback.

Send out survey

and analyse

results. Helping

to create a

business case and

being the basis of

the funding

application

Complete

funding

application and

send to NGB.

Brunel are doing a lot of great

work in the space of mental

health and wellbeing and we as

the Union have introduced A@B

to go alongside.

However it would be good if we

could introduce more social sport

areas to help drive more

individuals to getting involved in

recreational sport, for fun with

friends.

20%

This survey will

form the basis of

our funding

application and

will also inform us

of the demand

from students.

Objective/Manifesto point: One Brunel

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Discuss with Bill

Leahy the overall

budget.

Discuss with

Yasmin how this

budget is going to

be broken down

into Union led

and Society led

events.

Educate and

encourage certain

groups to apply

for the funding

and run One

Brunel events.

Determine main

Union led events.

Budget has been

confirmed as

£11,000, a £4,000

drop from last

year.

We have decided

to split the budget

as follows;

Union led = £5,000

Society led = £6,000

Union led events

will be; Culture

Carnival, Fashion

Show and One

World Week.

Email to all

relevant Societies

giving

information

about the One

Brunel funding

and how it can be

accessed.

Continue to seek

out Societies and

discuss potential

events. These

include; Mardi

Gras/Carnival,

Lunar New Year

and so on.

One Brunel focuses on cultural

integration and seeks to create a

community on campus where all

students feel welcomed and at

home.

The aim for this year is to

diversify One Brunel more,

engaging more students from

many different cultures from

around the world.

Not

applic

able

Objective/Manifesto point: Society Storage

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach %

Move Links into

old radio

room/place and

put RAG into

Links’ current

storage place

Work is being

done to make the

radio room/place

fit for purpose.

Once this is done

Links can move

their stuff, freeing

up room for RAG

Waiting for the

go ahead from

people doing

work in the radio

room/place.

Current Society storage is not fit

for purpose.

MAJOR UPDATE: 23/10/2019

Main societies struggling with

storage are; Links and RAG.

75%

Joint projects with another Officer/Chair/Liberation officer

Joint with: Maria VP CHLS

Objective/Manifesto point: Mindfulness Month (29th April 24th May )

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach

%

Joint with:

Objective/Manifesto point:

Project Plan What’s done? What’s next? Context Ach

%

Retired Objectives/Manifesto points

Objective/Manifesto point Date of retirement

Team Brunel Abroad 11/02/19

Movember Campaign 11/02/19

BUCS: This Girl Can 11/02/19

Mental Health and Wellbeing Week 11/02/19

Rainbow Laces 23/10/19

Mindfulness Month 23/10/19

Societies Ball 23/10/19

SPP Revamp 23/10/19