My Manifesto

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Unfortunately, I couldn't fit a lot of text onto my Guild regulation-size manifesto. Therefore, I have expanded a little bit on each of the points below.

1. The Guild

I will raise awareness of the Guild in the Postgraduate & Mature student community, so they can benefit from the services and opportunities that we provide.

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2. The Postgraduate Space

The Guild Build should ensure that Postgraduate students have a space in which to work and network.

3. Funding

Without student loans and considering the high fees charged to overseas students, Postgraduates face much financial hardship. I will therefore promote opportunities for income amongst the Postgraduate community such as part-time jobs, funding councils and the ALF. Our membership should also be aware of the Higher Education Funding Debate.

4. Going National

Our Postgraduate & Mature student community should be represented nationally through regional networking events and at the National Conferences for both the Postgraduates & the Mature Students.

5. Development

I will liaise with the College Research Skills module convenors to ensure that Postgraduates realise the opportunities for development offered by the Guild when completing their Training & Needs Analysis documentation.

6. Networking

The Postgraduate & Mature student community should become just that: a community. I will liaise with the Graduate School to ensure that there are regular opportunities to bring students together for social events and for campaigns that they care about.

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More projects will no doubt appear throughout the year and I will always have to respond to the needs of our membership. However, for now, I think it is a manageable and realistic starting point.

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If you have any specific issues that you would like me to address then please email me at pmso@guild.bham.ac.uk.

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