Working for Students (The Membership Services Show)

Working for Students (The Membership Services Show)

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Advice hubs, careers support, advocacy groups

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia talks to Durham SU about how they're transforming advice. Plus Alan talks to Hallam SU about how they've changed how they support advocacy, and Livia talks to Aber SU about a new partnership approach on student careers support. Registration for the 9th Membership Services Conference is open. Taking place at The Union MMU on Weds 14th and Thurs 15th August, this is the conference for staff working in clubs and societies, advice, student reps, democracy, governance, campaigning – anything within membership services and the delivery and management of those services. The big news is that at the event, OfS’ Director for Fair Access and Participation John Blake will launch the regulator’s new strategy on student engagement. Register now. Durham SU’s ASK service Hallam SU Aberforwards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manifestos, reverse hustings and mobilising the student vote

This week on the membership services show Livia chats to Dan from the Open University Students’ Association about the creation of their Manifesto for Lifelong Learning, and quizzes Tom from Citizens UK about what to do once you’ve registered students to vote. Plus Alan chats to Ben from NUS UK and the National Society of Apprentices about what on earth they mean by a “reverse husting”.  Voter registration qualification  Community Organising Residential for SU Officers & Staff - 2024 (actionnetwork.org) Community organising can make a difference in local action Getting the student vote out with Citizens UK What should SUs do with a summer election?  Apprentice General Election Hustings - National Society of Apprentices OU Students Manifesto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manifesto, Care packages, food bank and pantry

This week on the membership services show Alan talks to Strathclyde SU about its food bank and pantry, and Livia talks to Lincoln SU about its care packages. Plus Alan catches up with Students Union UCL about the Russell Group SUs manifesto. RGSU manifesto Lincoln Advice centre donations Strathclyde Pantry Strathclyde Foodbank society Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Housing accreditation, bystander training, cost of living and the lottery

This week on the membership services show Livia and Alan talk to Lincoln Students’ Union about their housing accreditation scheme, and to UCL Students’ Union to hear about the future of their iconic active bystander program. Plus Alan chats to Salford Students’ Union about how they managed to get their hands on some lottery funding to support their cost of living work. Salford lottery funding UCL Active Bystander Lincoln Housing Accreditation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neurodiversity, medical diets, student networks

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia chats to Bath Spa SU who have been developing their approach to student networks as a means to protecting and developing some of their student groups.  Plus Alan hears from Aber SU about how they have spent the last few years working on their approach to engaging neurodiversity across the union, particularly within their own recruitment - and Livia catches up with UCLAN SU to learn about supporting students who need to follow medical diets while at university.  Aber SU Neurodiversity Celebration Week Bath Spa Student Networks UCLAN SU Is it coeliac disease? CoL report from Coeliac UK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essay mills, marketing approaches and postgrads

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia chats to Sunderland SU about how they went all Wagatha Christie to combat essay mills. Plus Alan hears from Rhul SU about their regular research into the postgraduate taught student experience, and asks Manchester SU what they mean by marketing led membership services.  Royal Holloway PGT Student Experience Policy Inquiry It is time for real and positive change in the PGT student experience Sunderland Do(ugh)not Cheat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Double socs, reducing costs, student researchers

This week on the Membership Services Show it’s the tenth episode, so at this important milestone Livia and Alan take a bit of time to reflect on some of the themes that have come from the guests of the show so far.  Plus Livia talks to Brighton SU about how they’ve managed to double the number of student societies and learns about how York SU has been empowering student researchers to shape the union’s direction.  Brighton SU Starting a society Why activities matter YUSU student researchers BAME LGBTQ+ lived experience research report SU explainer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day events, sensory spaces, credit for activities

With the deadline for session proposals drawing nearer, this week on the Membership Services Show Livia chats to Amy at Beds SU about how they have shifted their events offer to respond to changes in taste, after finding students were not attending night time activities.  Plus Alan catches up with Limerick SU, live in Vienna, to learn about their campaign to create more sensory spaces, and Livia catches up with the Union at Man Met to discuss how their partnership with the university allows them to award academic credit for extracurricular activities.  Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal) Manchester Met Rise project Beds SU Events programme Limerick SU Sensory Room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NSS hacking, new students, promoting officer work

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia talks to the University of Manchester SU about how they've managed to hack the NSS through detailed research. Plus Alan talks to Salford SU about their radical approach to promoting the work of officers, and Livia find out about how Durham SU is reinventing Freshers Week. Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal) Durham High time to refresh our approach to Freshers Manchester The secrets to improving your NSS score finally revealed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Urban advocacy, contract cheating, students in teams

This week on the Membership Services Show as we inch closer to a set of elections in May, Livia catches up with the Greater Manchester Student Partnership to see how it's advocating for students on key urban issues. Plus Alan catches up with Aber SU to see how it promotes students working in teams to build belonging, and Livia catches up with City, University of London SU to discuss their work on academic integrity. Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal) Manchester Greater Manchester Student Partnership Mayoral Election Manifesto This is Greater Manchester we do elections differently here Aber SU Superteam project City SU Academic integrity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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