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WlLh almosL four years of experlence ln sLudenL represenLaLlon, lnlLlally as Lhe Coodrlcke !C8C
SecreLary and currenLly as Lhe WenLworLh Chalr, worklng Lowards beLLerlng Lhe sLudenL experlence
has been a huge parL of my unlverslLy llfe.
Cf all Lhe resldenLlal candldaLes, l am Lhe only one already acLlve ln represenLlng Lhe vlews of
posLgraduaLes Lo Lhe unlverslLy, ln leadlng a sLudenL commlLLees, ln organlslng evenLs and ln
presenLlng our vlews Lo Lhe CSA and ?uSu. l have a proven Lrack record ln successfully speaklng for
and lncreaslng Lhe repuLaLlon of all posLgraduaLe sLudenLs, ln organlslng and leadlng a range of
unlverslLy commlLLee meeLlngs and have a wealLh of experlence ln represenLlng Lhe dlverse needs of
our communlLy. ln shorL lf elecLed l have Lhe knowledge and experlence Lo underLake Lhls role from
day one and am Lhe only candldaLe who can and ls quallfled Lo sLeer our unlon forward ln a poslLlve
and progresslve dlrecLlon.
- osLgraduaLe sLudy space:
1hls lsn'L a problem whlch [usL affecLs posLgraduaLes, Lhere ls a chronlc lack of sLudy space on
campus. WlLh Lhe lnLroducLlon of a new undergraduaLe college ln SepLember Lhese servlces wlll be
spread even Lhlnner and ls someLhlng whlch urgenLly needs Lo be addressed.
- Academlc guldance:
CurrenLly Lhere ls llLLle scope for us Lo address lssues whlch may arlse regardlng our supervlsors and
wlLh elemenLs of our courses LhaL may noL meeL expecLaLlons. 1hls needs Lo change so LhaL we are
free Lo ralse lssues wlLh and lndeed change our supervlsors lf Lhlngs don'L work ouL.
- Course fees and fundlng:
lundlng ls an lssue whlch affecLs us all, be we self-fundlng, Lhrough a loan or granL, Lhe lack of a
malnLenance loan ls someLhlng whlch dlsadvanLages many. 1hls slLuaLlon needs Lo be lmproved by
lobblng boLh Lhe unlverslLy and wlLh oLher unlons on a naLlonal level.
- rlnLer credlLs and resource avallablllLy:
WlLh large dlsparlLles beLween deparLmenLs regardlng prlnLer and phoLocopy allowances, especlally
for CW1 sLudenLs, Lhe lack of deparLmenLal sLandardlsaLlon and Lhe need for more credlLs and/or
Lhe abollLlon of prlnLer credlLs ls someLhlng whlch needs Lo be addressed. Conversely l also wanL Lo
conLlnue Lo push for Lhe acqulslLlon of more resources sulLed Lo our needs, key LexLs, ebooks and
[ournal subscrlpLlons.
- Academlc workshops and evenLs:
AL presenL Lhere ls llLLle provlslon from Lhe unlverslLy and Lhe CSA ln hosLlng regular academlc
workshops and careers evenLs Lallored speclflcally for posLgraduaLes. 1hls ls someLhlng whlch l wlsh
Lo change wlLh Lhe creaLlon of regular free evenLs open Lo all posLgraduaLes Lo supplemenL our
sLudles and Lo provlde us wlLh advlce and supporL regardlng our fuLure opLlons.
- vlslblllLy:
CurrenLly Lhe CSA suffers from a dlsLlncL lack of vlslblllLy and clear recognlLlon. ConsequenLly l wanL
Lo lncrease Lhe proflle of our organlsaLlon and ensure LhaL Lhere ls a conLlnual presence wlLhln
deparLmenLs lncludlng regular vlslLs from our rlnclple Cfflcer Leam.
lf you would llke Lo know more, please feel free Lo conLacL me aL [h923[york.ac.uk.