Hi! The two main problems I want to tackle in regards to postgraduate students are common space and lack of desk space. For the first, I will conduct a Union-wide survey to reassess the spaces that we have available to us, what we use them for and how we can better allocate them to identify unused, or ineffectively used space, to create a dedicated common space for Postgraduates to relax and socialise. As for the second, in my consultation with numerous postgraduate students a consistent issue which came up was the fact that Postgraduates are forced to hot-desk, meaning that they do not have their own desks. However, I know that there is a lot of spare desk space in offices, particularly around hand-in periods. I want to set up a scheme whereby tutors log spare desk space for longer periods of time. Students can then find these spare desk spaces and book them. This should will hopefully provide a good interim system, whilst I work with the University to secure a longer-term solution. I have a few other points in regard to postgraduates, such as providing support finding alternative funding channels and a tailored postgraduate Freshers plan, details of which you can find in my manifesto! If you have any other questions or problems concerning postgraduates that you want addressing please let me know! :)
This question was also asked to Mingjie Yu, Chang LianAnswered by Emily on 19/02/18 18:31