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Do you have an idea that can improve the experience for students at BCU? We want to hear it! Submit your idea so other BCU students can vote for or against the thing you want to change....

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When your idea gets 930 votes, it will be acted on by the most relevant team. You will be notified in the comments on how the idea will progress.

 

What makes a good idea?

Idea Appropriate (yes/no) Reason
Changes to the process for applying for the Financial Assistance Fund ✔️ Would require working with the relevant team to streamline a University process. Or could involve implementing a new process which may be a long-term project that required investment and resources
More breaks in engineering lab sessions ❌ This is a course specific idea, which would be best resolved by contacting your Course Rep, who would then add it to the Feedback Hub
Request to have a counsellor with specific remits in University’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Team (such as a Grief counsellor) ✔️ Isn’t something which BCUSU have control over, as the team is managed by the University. This idea getting 930 votes would give our Officer Team a strong argument to give to the University for extra funding for this type of role
Requesting to rearrange their individual timetable ❌ This is a student’s individual academic issue, which would be handled by BCU's Student Support Centre. Our Advice Team could support if they’re struggling with handling the issue
Calling for more social spaces on campus ✔️ This is something that would require involvement from multiple areas across the University and funding. The University may require a high student backing (+930 votes) to invest in a project like this

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  • 5 score
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    Bus pass discounts

    Submitted 2 weeks ago by Astrid Gibara Expires on 12 Jul
    Current
    • Student Community
    2comments
    Lots of students take buses to and from campus but it's getting really expensive. The nxbus company don't currently offer yearly or termly bus passes for students so the most affordable option is a 4 week student pass, which currently costs £53. This comes to more than £200 per term. Is there any way BCU could subsidise students' bus passes? I know a lot of students would benefit from this.
Tom Cowood
2:02pm on 19 Jan 26 Completely agree. They give passes sometimes, but the conditions needed to get them are extremely specific.
Oluwadamilola Iyanda
5:48pm on 22 Jan 26 Hi Astrid, thank you for submitting your idea on Bus pass discounts. I am Oluwadamilola, the Vice President Welfare of BCUSU, this is what myself and other regional Students Union officers have been working on as it is also one of NUS Campaigns. We will be having a regional campaign on it in the month of February. Hopefully, we will have an update soon. For some reasons, I couldn’t sign in with my Union Email address, hence the reason I am using my student email. If you have any other questions, you can send me an email on Union.EquityandInclusion@bcu.ac.uk. Thank you.