• New motions set by the Union Council

    On May 10th, the agenda for the 434th Union Council was held at the Sir Clive Granger building. During the meeting, motions about trade unions, employment rights of PHD students, sustainability, among other motions, were discussed and put to a vote. The Union Council is the democratic policy making...
  • “Officers have a lot more voice than students think they do”: Interview with SU Activities Officer Martin Nguyen

    With the 2018 Students’ Union Elections now finished, Impact sat down to chat with the current Activities Officer, Martin Nguyen. Martin talked about his time in office, biggest achievements, and the challenges that come with representing students. How has your time in office been so far? Martin: “My time...
  • The Students’ Union Officers experience a “life changing” event

    On 18th November, the Students’ Union Officers of the University of Nottingham (UoN) slept outside for a night to raise awareness for homelessness. The event, better known as The Big Sleep Out, was to raise money for Framework, a charity and housing association dedicated to preventing homelessness and improving living...
  • Impact on the Campaign Trail: Day 7

    It is the final day of voting for the Students’ Union elections and the candidates and their campaigners are out bright and early in order to push for final votes. On his way to the Portland Building, Alan Holey (Presidential Candidate) spoke to Impact about how his campaign has...
  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: ACTIVITIES OFFICER – MARTIN NGUYEN

    Martin Nguyen has been announced as the new Activities Officer.  The total number of people that voted for this position was 4,234. After 1 round of voting, Martin Nguyen was declared the winner. Martin Nguyen told Impact that he was “overwhelmed” by his win and said the highlight of his...
  • Impact on the Campaign Trail: Day 3

    Day three of SU Election campaigning for the candidates and the campaigners are looking for new places to spread the word about their manifestos. Outside of Hallward Library on this very sunny morning was Cassie O’Boyle (Education Officer candidate), who was handing out flyers to voters with one of...
  • Activities Candidate Question Time

    On Tuesday 7th March 2016, the candidate running for Activities in this year’s Students’ Union Elections participated in a Question Time.  At the start of the hustings, people were informed that Joe McGeehan had dropped out of the race to become the 2017-18 Activities Officer, leaving Martin Nguyen to...