AGENDA Student Assembly Date: Thursday 31st October

1. Attendance and Apologies

2. Minutes of the previous meeting – Thursday 22th February 2018

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 of No Confidence in the Environment and Ethics Officer (Vaibhav Agarwal) b) Motion to set up a Lennon wall in Brunel campus c) Motion opposing the Halls rent increase d) Motion to reduce stress in halls of residence e) 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

Reports not received by: - Environment and Ethics Officer

8. Student Matters 9. Urgent Business

Attendance and Apologies

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 of No Confidence in the Environment and Ethics Officer (Vaibhav Agarwal) To: Student Assembly 31/10/2019 From: Peri Sherif (Vice President CEDPS) Date: 09/10/2019

This Union Notes

1. The Officer did not attend mandatory meetings for training prior to the confirmation of the role.

2. Relevant societies consistently attempted to contact the individual, using both the email address for the officer’s role and their personal student account, however this wasn’t reciprocated.

3. The Officer did not engage and turned up late to the Environmental Campaign meeting on 26/09/2019, this meeting was vital in determining the upcoming plans for the environmental societies.

4. The Officer hasn’t used their initiative to partake in any societies relevant to their role, he also hasn’t previously taken any interest in the topic of which his position represents or events and campaigns around the environment.

5. The Officer hasn’t made any plans, upcoming events or hosted the Environmental Campaign meeting.

6. The Officer hasn’t taken on his responsibility and refuses to run the programme to look after the Brunel Bees, which is stated in the by-laws.

7. The Officer did not have a manifesto or picture when they ran in the elections. 8. The Officer was previously elected to be the Assembly Representative for LBIC and

was unable to fulfil this role. 9. After being elected the Officers’ manifesto claimed that they would do the following:

o Bring in Ted X in relation to the environment to raise awareness about issues that are being faced

o To add on to environmental campaigns on campus to further increase awareness amongst students as well as looking into plantation around campus

o To provide separate bins for cigarette buds outside all accommodation halls and create awareness about it.

This Union Believes

1. The Environment and Ethics Officer has not delivered on any of their manifesto points.

2. Those officers who are not fulfilling their duties in line with the by-laws are liable to be democratically removed from office.

This Union Resolves 1. The Union to re-run by-elections before the end of this academic term. 2. That Student Assembly pass a motion of no confidence in the Environment and

Ethics Officer, removing him from his current position in office, thus banning him from running for any future positions (as outlined in our by-laws).

This Union Mandates

1. The Union to fulfil the requirements of this motion

Proposed by: Peri Sherif Seconded by: Sajni Vekaria

Motion B 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 C 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

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 D 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 ect.

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 E 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. We need a dedicated public facing webpage which outlines all the great work which is done here and it can get the right level of appreciation from the public as well.

2. Brunel needs a strong “sustainability strategy” which basically states that the University remains committed to promoting sustainable development in the natural environment.

3. As an anchor institution, we will take a leading role in promoting the sustainability of our regions. Our commitment to a sustainable environment will be manifested in our academic endeavours, our approach to managing and developing our campus and many more things we do.

4. There is no strategy as we speak and we believe Brunel needs to commit to developing a sustainability strategy as soon as possible.

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

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

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

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,

100%

things like global

warming and

climate change is

happening due to

these small little

things contributing

to the bigger picture

of damaging the

environment.

further with the

paper 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.

driven

campaigns to

reduce the use

of single use

bags at all and

move to more

like jute or

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

creating custodians for the

future!

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

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

So far I have put

a list of

activities

together that

we will be

working on.

Also in this

working group

we 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

On the 8th of

Aug there is a

working group

to brainstorm

some ideas

regarding the

work that we

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

Environmental awareness

essentially serves as an

educational tool, helping

people around the world

understand the economic,

aesthetic and biological

importance of 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

50%

the environment

and sustainability

bracket.

. End of

term/year

donations

. Plastic straw –

“The last straw”

. Off campus

students

kitchen facility

. Cycling –

“Timing, cost

and health

benefits”

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 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

what they are willing to do to

change it and preserve it.

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 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

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 got a

100% support

and vote to kick

start the work.

Launched a net

promoter

survey to get

some findings

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 done to

take it back to

the residence

team to keep

the work alive

until our

laundrettes are

fixed.

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 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

100%

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.

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/direct

or. 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

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.

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

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

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

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

100%

facilities provided by

the university.

30%

Set up a joint

meeting with Union

+ Students +

University to take

the project forward.

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

students are

facing because

of lack of

services.

The current

Wudu facility

has been shut

by the

university

because of

health and

safety concerns.

So, there is no

wudu facility

now. The work

to have wudu

facility has been

speeded up

now.

ablution

facilities.

Setting up a

meeting with

the CEO and

the estates

department to

come to an

agreement on

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

more money and most

importantly will increase the

student’s satisfaction and a

good brad name of the

Students Union.

thank all the parties’

involved.

100%

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

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

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

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

50%

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

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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.

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 very

important

details for this

project as this is

going to be a

significant

project and a

and staff along

in one room to

get their views

and

recommendatio

n in for how

they envision

the bus service.

So, we have

proper input by

our

stakeholders

and their buy-in

the project.

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.

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

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

100%

Initiated the

conversation

with 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.

the 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,

they will be finally putting

new essentials in every single

kitchen part of the rent they

are paying.

microwaves

and kettles in

every single

kitchen across

university

residence flats.

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

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

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%

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.

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 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 can

make a huge

impact.

Pick any of the

relevant issues

and write

awareness/edu

cational article

on it.

Do partnership

with

Environmental

Sciences

students or

journalism

students and

even they can

write it and we

can publish

their work upon

proof reading

and approving

it.

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 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.

50%

Objective/Manifesto point: Wellbeing room in library

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

MORE

INFORMATION

COMING SOON

Objective/Manifesto point: Declaring Climate change as emergency

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

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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

MORE

INFORMATION

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

Met with all the

societies and

designed the

Diwali event as

per their needs

Got all the

booking done

for the event.

Negotiated the

food price and

After three years of a

successfully sold out event

where last year over 11

societies took part in, which

100%

from over 130

countries.

Diwali at

Brunel demonstrate

s 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, ev

ery year.

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.

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.

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.

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

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%

do during the

campaign

80%

Campaign

delivered

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

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%

40%

Finalise plan for

the campaign

50%

Make bookings

and

arrangements

for speakers

and location

60%

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%

Liaised with

disability officer

about issues

disabled’s

students are

facing

Formulated a

plan to resolve

these obstacles

faced by

disabled

students

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%

Inform the PDC

about issues

disabled

students face,

which is

discouraging

involvement

30%

Liaise with PDC

and disability

officer on the

best solution

50%

Reach

agreement with

PDC and other

departments on

solution

75%

Disability officer

and PDC agreed

on solution

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

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%

Found a few

different

suppliers for

different drug

testing kits.

Provide them for

the students.

and potentially more dangerous

adulterants found in street

drugs.

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

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

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

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.

35%

on or off campus.

This class is a

step towards

teaching females

how to fight

these situations

and how to get

the help

available.

Active@Brunel

budget.

Currently, I’m

waiting on a

respond from

Sabiha Barkat

the Wellbeing

Officer as she

has yet to

confirm when

we can hold

these classes.

possible. This

will be through

social media

campaigning

and

posters/leaflets

. I will also send

out emails to

societies, clubs

and individuals.

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.

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

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%

Using my links

with the local

labour

movement I

have started to

reach out to

local Trade

Unions in the

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

Contact the

remaining

Trade Unions

Work with the

Union to secure

a venue for the

Panel, and any

funding needed

for it

Set a firm date

with the

speakers and

the Union

Host the event

Complete the

assessment task

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 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

10%

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 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

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

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.

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

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/Dec

ember due.

5%

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

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

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.

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%

registered

drivers they

have and their

most likely

parking space

Parking

applications

have now

moved to an

online system

making it easier

for approval.

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%

Continue to

promote

mental health

through

university and

Union events

100%

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%

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

- Organise a

meeting with

estates to

discuss options

20%

Ensure a range

of locking

methods are

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%

down the

amount of

misuse.

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

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.

Three separate

individuals that

have expressed

interest in

starting the

society have

been found.

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

100%

My role as DSO

should be one

of advising only

to avoid a single

disabled

student holding

all the power of

representation.

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

recent role change that is no

longer possible.

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

50%

Follow up on

the increase in

international

career options

70%

Delivery

80%

Feedback

100%

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%

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

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%

the plan of the

event

40%

Recruit Societies

to be involved

in the event

60%

Organise the

event

75%

Promotion

85%

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%

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%

Implementation

100%

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

75%

Delivery

100%

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%

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

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

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.

75%

for respective

events included

in the campaign

70%

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%

support needed

for respective

events.

Union comms

produced

promotional

materials and

continue to

document the

events when

possible.

Roughly half of

the scheduled

events have

taken place.

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 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

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

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%

University to

gain approval

Work with

estates to get

the areas

sorted.

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. 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

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

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,

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

appli

cable

One Brunel

events.

Determine main

Union led

events.

Union led

events will be;

Culture

Carnival,

Fashion Show

and One World

Week.

Lunar New Year

and so on.

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