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Meet our University Challenge Team 2024!
From left to right, please meet:
Tom Adamson (he/him), a Medicine student
Cameron Wells (he/him), a Medicine student
Beth Gould (they/them, she/her), studying a PHD in Theoretical Physics
Rachael Beasley (she/they), a Fine Art student
(Not pictured) Thomas Betts.
Best of luck to this team, we can't wait to see how you do!
The last Student Council is on today (07/12) in the History Room at 17:15! Make sure you come down if you want to have your say on how the SU is ran!
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Teach First have opened applications for their graduate programme for 2024.
This is your chance to join a Times Top 100 Employer and become a leader.
Help tackle educational inequality and ensure every child has a fair education.
Find out more and apply online here: https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/training-programme
Sabbs... Its time to BeReal!!
Happy Wednesday everyone! We hope everyone has a great start to the week!
Also, a huge congratulations to our PG officer Chirag, who graduated today!
Slide 1: image shows PG officer Chirag graduating.
Slide 2: image shows our president Yaseen in a meeting with SU staff
Slide 3: image shows Gabbi, picking up a copy of the Courier
Slide 4: image shows Lucy in a meeting with other Sabbs.
Slide 5: image shows Kimiko in Edinburgh with the water polo team
Slide 6: image shows Lulu in a meeting with other Sabbs
Slide 7: shows Alex in a meeting with Sabbs and SU staff
Your Welfare and Equality Officer, Lucy, and Student Media Officer, Gabbi, are working for you this year to ensure your wellbeing is always considered in any form of decision-making.
Find out more at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/priorities
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The Welfare and Equality Officer, Lucy Leeds, is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair. She is wearing a black long sleeve top and jeans and is smiling at the camera.
The student media officer, Gabbi de Boer, is a white woman with blonde hair and glasses. She is wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans, and is smiling at the camera
It's TIIMMMEE…to order the Domino’s Festive pizza 😉🎄
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NU's Race and Equality Network have created a video interview series, with the help of the University's Black History Month Fund. This video and blog series is about the lives and work of local ethnically minoritized people who are making positive changes in the North East.
The Race and Equality Network will be releasing one interview a month over the next few months! This months interview is with Dr Donna Chambers and is about Intersectionality, living in the Northeast and supporting the community.
If you would like to read this blog post or find out more, go to https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/nuren/2023/11/28/dr-donna-chambers-intersectionality-living-in-the-northeast-and-supporting-the-community/
Our B.A.M.E Community Fund has been able to help so many Clubs and Societies achieve events that celebrate and enhance Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority students experiences on campus. A society that were able to use the fund were the Book Club Society, where they were able to learn about B.A.M.E lives.
Go to our website if you would like to learn more about the B.A.M.E Community Fund
Your Sabbs Alex, Activities Officer, and Lucy, Welfare and Equality Officer, are working this year to promote sustainable initiatives on campus.
Find out about our 2023-2024 Campaign Priorities at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/priorities
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The Activities Officer, Alex Theodosiou, is a white woman with brown hair. She is smiling and has her arm around the Welfare and Equality Officer. The Welfare and Equality Officer, Lucy Leeds, is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair and is smiling at the camera with her arm around Alex, the Activities Officer.
CW - Sexual harassment and assault Supporting Survivors of Sexual harassment and assault.
Laura from R**e Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland will be back in the Students’ Union tomorrow, the 6th December. Laura is a specialist Young Women’s Independent Sexual Violence Adviser and within these sessions you can access initial support and discuss any next steps for yourself, or a friend that has been affected by sexual harassment or assault. No question is too small.
Find out more and how to book in here - https://nusu.co.uk/news/article/R**ecrisis
Its not too late to be in with a chance of winning one of our 7 Days of Giveaways! For day 2, you could win a Varsity Newcastle University Hoodie from our merch shop! All you need to do is sign up to the Discover Newcastle mailing list through our website!
Important Announcement regarding Club memberships
From 17:00 on Monday 04 December - Thursday 07 December you will be unable to purchase Club memberships whilst we conduct essential system upgrades. For more info head to nusu.co.uk
Festival of Culture 23-24
Join us for a series of events where we explore cultures from all over the world with facts, food and fun!
Find out more at nusu.co.uk/culture
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Slide 1: Festival of Culture
Slide 2: December: Hanukkah
Slide 3: February: Lunar New Year
Slide 4: March: Holi
Slide 5: March - April: Ramadan
Slide 5: May: Cinco de Mayo
Your Postgraduate Officer and Athletic Union Officer are working for you to help improve inclusion and accessibility for Students by looking to remove barriers to help you feel like you belong, to fully participate in, and to enjoy your time at university
Find out more about the 2023-2024 Campaign Priorities at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/priorities
Accessibility and Inclusion
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The Athletic Union Officer, Kimiko Cheng, is a Chinese woman with long black hair in a white hoodie. She is smiling, arm crossed and standing back to back with the Postgraduate Officer.
The Postgraduate officer, Chirag Kumar, is a brown man with black hair in a white T-shirt. He is standing back to back with Kimiko with arms crossed and smiling.
Remember that Thrifty Chef are outside the SU building in the shipping container on Monday nights! They are selling meal packs which are portioned to reduce food waste as well as being made up from excess food from Grainger Market! Its a great organisation to support and its doing good for students and the environment! Come and see them on Monday afternoons and evenings in front of the SU!
Wellbeing Wednesday Answers!
Thank you to everyone who took part in this weeks wellbeing Wednesday! Hopefully this helps anyone who is feeling restricted and stuck with this cold weather!
Meet your International Students' Officer Albena! (she/her)
The International Students' Officer role is responsible for representing the interests of all international students as Newcastle University. They actively seek feedback from international students and act as their representative voice.
Albena went for this position, as they knew the role offered a very direct way of improving the student experience, especially that of underrepresented groups and they want to improve the communication between international students and the SU and the University!
Did you know you can get involved with sports through our Give it a Go programme? We have a range of sports that you can get involved with, like Mixed Basketball, Mixed Netball, Table Tennis, Volleyball or Squash!
Our social sports programmes are a great way to meet new people who have similar hobbies, and they're a great break from university work!
If you'd like to sign up or find out more, like a timetable for all these great sessions, go to our website!
Happy Spotify Wrapped!
Can you match the Spotify Wrapped to each of our Sabbs?
Sign up for the ncl+ Award, WIN CASH FOR YOUR CLUB/SOCIETY
WIN CASH FOR YOUR CLUB/SOCIETY!
ncl+ award: Did you know, anyone who is in a student club/society can get their participation accredited by the university on their degree transcript? All activities help to make you more employable– you just need to be able to verbalise these well for interviews. Your team is already doing the hours – they might as well get recognition for it! And to sweeten the deal – we’re running a competition.
SIGN UP THE MOST MEMBERS & WIN CASH TO SPEND ON WHATEVER YOUR GROUP NEEDS!
One club/society who signs up the most members (% total members) will win cash! £30 for most sign ups by the end of term 1, £100 for most completions of the award (by Easter).
We promise it won't take you long, but it will make a difference to how you view your own abilities, and make you feel more prepared for the world of work
What's on This Week?
We have so many great events on here at NUSU, plus lots of festive events for the first week of December! We can't wait to see lots of you there!
Remember, Discover Newcastle's 7 Days of Giveaways start on 04 December, where you can win 7 different prizes just by being signed up to the Discover Newcastle Mailing list!
Get signed up from our website, to be in with a chance and receive great offers and discounts for food, drinks and activities across the North East!
So, here's what you can win:
Day 1: 5x Large burrito meal deals at Zapatista
Day 2: 1x Varsity Hoodie from our Merch Shop
Day 3: Churro Maker with extras
Day 4: 4x Ice Skating tickets at the Centre for Life
Day 5: Meal for 2 with drink at Luther's
Day 6: Drinks fountain with extras
Day 7: Co-op Hamper
If you want to be in with a chance of winning one of these amazing prizes, you must be signed up to the Discover Newcastle Mailing list as that's is how we will find our winners!
If you are graduating this winter you can receive 10% off your graduation memorabilia until 22nd December 2023. This is a great opportunity to get some items to remember your time here at Newcastle! You can find out more on our website https://nusuapparel.square.site?cc=Graduation2023
Your NUSU President and Education Officer are working for you to lessen the burden of the Cost of Living Crisis on your Student experience.
Find out how your Sabbs are working for you at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/priorities
On the first day of Christmas Domino’s gave to me… a pizza for buy one get one free 🤩🍕
Order online or on the app tonight! 📲
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T&Cs apply. Minimum delivery spend applies. Expires 31/12/23.
Sabbs... its time to BeReal!
Happy Thursday everyone, its been a busy day for Sabbs with lots of exciting meetings! We hope you've all had a great week!
Next week have our last Student Council for 2023! It will be in History Room at 17:15, on 07 December and we hope to see lots of you there! There's lots of discuss next week, so make sure you come along to share your thoughts on this months motions, submit your own motions or discuss with your elected officers about their work!
Just a reminder, if you haven’t already completed the survey, to tell us what you think and you could win £100 in cash!
Just click the link below to take part in our confidential online survey and enter our prize draw that will take place in December 2023.Click here to take the survey! https://online1.snapsurveys.com/StudentAlcoholDrugSurvey23-24
More about the survey…
This survey will take no more than 15 minutes. In it, we ask about views and experiences of drinking alcohol and using drugs. All responses are strictly confidential and you do not need to be an alcohol or drug user to take part.
The deadline for taking part is Friday 10 December 2023 so make sure you have your say.
[NUSU] Welfare and Equality Officer NUSU Your Voice
We have so many Christmas activities for you to get involved with here at NUSU! We have activities running until the end of term, so here are a few of our festive themed ones, however we also a large variety of activities and opportunities for you to get involved with which you can see on our website!
Your Sabbs are Working for you this Academic Year!
This year your Sabbs are working on four Campaign Priorities:
Cost of Living
Wellbeing and Support
Sustainability
Accessibility and Inclusion
To find out more about your SU's campaign priorities head to nusu.co.uk/priorities
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Slide 1: Yours Sabbs are working for you this academic year! Swipe to find out how
Slide 2: Accessibility and Inclusion
Working to improve inclusion and accessibility for Students by removing barriers to enable them to be fully involved. Led by your Postgraduate Officer and Athletic Union Officer
Slide 3: Cost of Living
Looking for ways to lessen the burden of the Cost of Living crisis on students and create more support for Newcastle Uni students. Led by your President and Education Officer.
Slide 4: Wellbeing and Support
Looking at how we can improve the support available to students and investigating the root causes for the necessity of the support. Led by your Welfare and Equality Officer and Student Media Officer.
Slide 5: Sustainability
Promoting sustainable initiatives and campaigning with the university to implement programmes and policies aligned with the UN sustainable development goals. Led by your Activities Officer and Welfare and Equality Officer.
Slide 6: Find out more
nusu.co.uk/priorities
Which is worse fish or pineapple on pizza? 🤔
Whether you’re a tuna supreme lover or hater order from the Domino’s App tonight! 📲
Use code OFFVNOV30 for £10 off a £30 spend🍕
T&Cs apply. £10 off £30 spend excludes drinks, ice cream and sharing chicken. Expires 30/11/23.
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Meet your Disability Officer Leo! (they/he)
The disability officer represents all Newcastle University students who identify as having a Disability!
Leo wanted to be the Disability Officer 23/24 because they have faced a lot of challenges as a disabled students and they wanted to campaign for and support other disabled students!
CW - Sexual harassment and assault Supporting Survivors of Sexual harassment and assault.
Laura from R**e Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland will be back in the Students’ Union on the 6th December. Laura is a specialist Young Women’s Independent Sexual Violence Adviser and within these sessions you can access initial support and discuss any next steps for yourself, or a friend that has been affected by sexual harassment or assault. No question is too small.
Find out more and how to book in here - https://nusu.co.uk/news/article/R**ecrisis
If you have a job whilst at university, you can apply for the NCL+ Award, and get the recognition you deserve! The NCL+ award shows off your strength and skills that you're getting from these extra curricular activities!
For more information, go to https://nusu.co.uk/skills/nclaward
You can now pick up a Red Ribbon for £1 at the Support and Advice Hub, to show your support and help to raise funds for National AIDS Trust! Remember to look out for more activities on the 1st December!
Wellbeing Wednesdays : What's your favourite form of self care?
Thank you to everyone who got involved with this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday! If you've been neglecting your self care recently, try one of these suggestions that helps your fellow students!
A huge thank you to everyone who came to Student Council last week! We are really enjoying listening to everyone's opinions on ways we can be better for our students. Our last Student Council of 2023 will be on 07 December, and it would be great to see lots of you there!
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In the past week we've had 6 new Clubs and Societies! Go to our website if you're interested in joining any of these groups, or you'd like to have a look at the rest of our Clubs and Societies!
What's on This Week?
There's some great activities to get involved with this week, and we've already started with our Christmas themed activities if you're ready to get into the festive mood!
Go to our website if you're interested in getting involved or if you want more information!
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Kimiko Commentates part 4: Hockey! Huge thanks to @_nulhc for inviting us to their Ladies Day! They all played incredibly and it was great to see such a community within a club! You can easily get down to Longbenton by bus or metro if you’d like to watch and support!! If you’d like to get involved with a club or a society you can follow to our website to see what clubs and societies we have! https://nusu.co.uk/activities Video shows AU Officer, Kimiko, at Longbenton hockey ground. There’s multiple hockey players within the video, as well as Kimiko holding a microphone commentating the hockey match.
Remember to apply to Earn your Stripes, to show other students the steps you’re taking to be more inclusive and welcoming! There’s Bronze, Silver and Gold that you can apply for, and you get a badge on your Club profile so other students can know about your efforts! Go to our website to submit your club! https://nusu.co.uk/activities/eys
Come with our Student Media Officer Gabbi to get her Friday treat! Come to the Student’s Union building to try all the amazing food vendors we have!!
We need your help to keep our Pantry going! There’s many opportunities to get involved with, like branding and promoting the pantry, stocking and coordinating the pantry and collecting the stock! The pantry is a huge part of the SU, and it helps so many students with the current cost of living crisis. If you would like to be involved, go to our website to sign up or find out more information!
Meet Thrifty Chef, an incredible organisation that’s commuter to reducing food waste and teaching essential cooking skills! They portion out surplus food from Grainger market and sell it on campus from the shipping container outside the SU on a Monday afternoon! Come and say hi or find out more!
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Your society can take part in the Earn your Stars initiative that strives to make your Society more inclusive to students! This award can help your society win awards and it shows to other students that you’re actively increasing inclusion in your society! Go to our website to submit your club or society!
Your Education Officer Lulu is showing you guys what she gets for her Friday Treat! Come to the SU building to see all the incredible food vendors we have and treat yourself to a yummy meal!
Kimiko Commentates part 3: Volleyball A huge thank you to all the lovely supporters that helped educate kimiko! It was so great to see so many people watching and supporting!
A huge thank you to everyone who came to our Swap Shop! It was so good to see so many people bring and swap dresses ready for ball season! Thank you to @stoswaldsuk for donating many of these dresses, and to our Activities Officer Alex @nusu_activities for organising this event!
Are you wondering if you're eligible for the B.A.M.E Community Fund? Our B.A.M.E Officer Jonathan is here to tell you who is eligible to get funding for events that are celebrating and enhancing student experience on campus ! For more information, go to https://nusu.co.uk/support/welfare-centre/3/bame-fund
Happy International Students Day from your Postgrad officer and your Education Officer! We hope you’re enjoying your studies here at Newcastle University!
Friday Treats!! Our Postgrad officer is showing you is favourite Friday Treat! Come to the SU building to try all this incredible food!
Kimiko Commentates part 2! These two games were so fun to watch! Thank you @nuncnewcastle @nclbasketball for absolutely smashing these games!!
What can the B.A.M.E Community Fund be used for? Our B.A.M.E Officer Jonathan is here to explain what activities you can organise with the fund! If youre interested in applying, you can go to the NUSU website https://nusu.co.uk/support/welfare-centre/3/bame-fund
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A message from your President, Yaseen, regarding the Housing Shortage. Want to know more about what is going on, what you can do and how you can give us feedback to help us work out the best way to support you and others in your position. Click the Housing link in our bio or go to nusu.co.uk/support/housing-shortage #NUSUSupport #NUSUSupportAndAdviceHub #nusustudentadvicecentre
Friday Treats!! Today Lucy, our Wellbeing Officer is showing you her favourite Friday Treat (we think this may be a popular one!) Come down to the SU building where you can find lots of food vendors and grab yourself a treat this Friday!
Today is National Stress Awareness Day, so here's our top tips for reducing stress! It's important to look after yourself and others as its easy to get stressed and overwhelmed with university life! You can always come to the SAC in the SU building if you need some extra advice!
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Need some extra funds to get you through your first term? Fancy winning 1 of 10 Brighter Futures Grants of £1000 exclusively for Newcastle University students? Apply by 30 November for your chance to win! https://bit.ly/SantanderBrighterFuturesInsta #SanUnisBFGs23
Invisible Disabillity Week is 15 -21 October, and its here to raise awaress and give support to those living with a hidden disability. Leo, one of our wellbeing ambassadors is here to explain more about Invisible Disabilities and why Invisible Disability Week is so important.
Today (10 October) is World Mental Health Day! We want you to look after your mental health today and everyday, so heres a few ways to prioritise yourself and your happiness. If you need to talk to anyone or get any support, you can come to our Support and Advise Centre in the SU building.
Here are some of our favourite food places in Newcastle from our B.A.M.E Welcome Pack! You can find a B.A.M.E Welcome Pack from our Students Union building, and it has so many more great food recommendatios.
One of our wellbeing ambassadors, Leo, is here to tell you all about the Sunflower Lanyards that we have in our Support and Advise Hub. The Sunflower lanyards are to help people with hidden disabilities get the support they need. If you're new to Newcastle, you can come to the Support and Advice Hub to get a Sunflower Lanyard if you need one!
Meet Kimiko, Your SU Athletic Union Officer for 23-24 academic year! Where can you find Kimiko? You can find Kimiko on the Activities Floor on Level 1 of the SU building. As Athletic Union Officer Kimiko leads on overseeing all your Athletic Union Clubs and is involved in overseeing development and participation of active members. Alongside this, they also take part in representing your interests on wider priorities. Find out more about Kimiko’s priorities for the year at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/sabbs #NUSUSabbs #NUSURepresentatives #NUSUStudents
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Meet Gabbi, Your SU Student Media Officer for 23-24 academic year! Where can you find Gabbi? You can find Gabbi in the Student Media Office or on the Activities Floor on Level 1 of the SU building. As Student Media Officer Gabbi leads on overseeing all branches of your student media, which include the student newspaper, radio station and TV & media team. Alongside this, Gabbi also takes part in representing your interests on wider priorities. Find out more about Gabbi’s priorities for the year at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/sabbs #NUSUSabbs #NUSURepresentatives #NUSUStudents
Meet Chirag, Your SU Postgraduate Officer for 23-24 academic year! Where can you find Chirag? You can find Chirag in the Student Voice Office on Level 1 of the SU building. As Postgraduate Officer Chirag leads on the representation of postgraduate students’ interests when in conversation with the University and the wider community, considering both PGTs and PGRs interests. Find out more about Chirag’s priorities for the year at nusu.co.uk/student-voice/sabbs #NUSUSabbs #NUSURepresentatives #NUSUStudents
Welcome to Newcastle University Students’ Union. Since the completion of our Grade II listed building in 1924, we have acted as a social and democratic hub for generations of students. We hope to achieve the same for you.
In 2010 the Student’s Union received a substantial £8 million donation from the University to refurbish the building and create a contemporary, purpose-built student space, integrating historical architecture with modern design. Now complete with a cutting-edge event space, 24-hour computer cluster, two Starbucks cafés, and the recently updated Luther’s Bar (named after the late Martin Luther King Jr, who visited the University in 1967), we are perfectly equipped to support your every need.
In addition to social and study spaces, we are home to a number of departments with the purpose of guiding and enriching your University career. Our Student Advice Centre staff are available to offer financial and academic advice, while Go Volunteer are at hand to boost your CV with a range of voluntary opportunities to get involved with.
Don’t forget that it is NUSU that offers you a voice throughout your academic career. Our Sabbatical Officers are elected by the student body each year in order to represent your interests to the University and across campus. We also have hundreds of Course Reps who can articulate any concerns to your respective schools.
In short, we’re here to offer everything you’ll need going forward, from Freshers’ Week to Graduation, and we hope to support you in making the most of an especially memorable and important time in your student journey.
Best wishes, NUSU
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