It’s here – my first blog post as your Welfare and Rights Officer! I can’t wait to get properly started on an exciting year of campaigning for change, representing students’ voices, and supporting efforts to make Cambridge a better place …
My time at Cambridge wouldn’t have been half as fun without the amazing Disabled Students’ Campaign, and now I’m overjoyed to say I’m leading it as your Disabled Students’ Officer! I’m also a bit of an odd case, it that …
It feels like only yesterday that I was walking into CUSU for the first time as a fresher. Now I’m three years down the line and have just finished my first month as CUSU Education Officer! It’s all been a …
Having finished my first official two weeks as CUSU President, I wanted to take some time to introduce myself properly and tell you about my priorities for the year ahead. The last month has been a bit of a whirlwind, …
The University of Cambridge, announced yesterday that they have adopted a 1.5°C ‘Science Based Target’ for carbon reduction. The target claims to commit the University to reducing their energy emissions to absolute zero by 2048, with the aspiration of being a …
With the Freshers’ Fair fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking of the exciting ways you can get new people involved in your society! However, one group you might not have thought too much about appealing to is disabled students. It’s important that …
On Friday 31st May, the Independent panel report to the government’s Review of Post-18 Education and Funding was released. This report, referred to as the Augar Report, contains the panel’s recommendations for the future of Further and Higher Education funding, …
This is a super easy to digest of the newly released admissions data for the 2018 cycle, that is the makeup of this year’s fresher intake! Under each heading I’ve drawn out some of the key figures as well as some …
Background: Cambridge University is structured around undergraduate students and eight-week terms, and has failed to adapt to steady increases in numbers of postgraduate students. In terms of union representation: the GU was established in 1955, before four postgraduate colleges were …
Thank you to everyone who came along to the sixth annual awards ceremony of CUSU’s Student-Led Teaching Awards. This was now the third year that I have been involved in judging and presenting for the Student-Led Teaching Awards. This year, …