UGM Policy

 Union General Meetings are a way for SOAS students to shape S.U. policy. See below policy that has been decided at UGM in the last three years. Policy is active for three years after it is voted in. See outdated policy from before that at the bottom of the page.

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Title	Lead Officer	Status	Date passed	Lapse date	Progress
Remove non-metal cutlery in the refectory	Inès Rodier	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Install Ecosia as default search engine on all SOAS computers	Sarah Bittner	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Demand big containers in the refectory for sauces and salt/ pepper	Inès Rodier	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Stop the Registry (fees & scholarships team) sanctioning late payment by blocking access to BLE and learning resources	Saly Touré	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Against the library cuts	Gabriel Huland	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Creation of a fund to support PGR to attend conferences	Kira Brenner	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Trans Mental Health Support	Sonja Shah	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Funds for Yarls Wood Demo	Imran Jamal	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
To continue supporting students who have been victimised by SOAS	Imran Jamal	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Reaffirm commitment to Justice for Workers	Malena Antich	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Allow students to access the content of the S. U’s meetings with SOAS management	Valeria Racu	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Introduce a uniform bin system across the school	Inès Rodier	Current	17/01/19	17/01/22	Ongoing
Change the S.U. Women's Officer role title to S.U. Womxn's Officer	Youssra Elmgaboul	Current	10/10/18	10/10/21	Completed
Introduce liberation caucuses	Youssra Elmagboul	Current	10/10/18	10/10/21	Ongoing
Make SOAS a frack-free University	Anna Gretton	Current	10/10/18	10/10/21	Ongoing
Reform Wayfiinding	Isadore Auerbach George	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Ongoing
Preventing Prevent at SOAS and beyond	Imran Jamal	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Ongoing
Support the UCU call for strike action over pension dispute	Tiffany Johnson	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Completed
Support for the SOAS Sanctuary Scholarships	Charlie Lawrence Jones	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Ongoing
Extension of dissertation deadlines for postgraduate taught students	Ebenezer Azamati	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Completed
To get the Students' Union to be inclusively political and hold a democratic consultation (meaning 25% student body will be consulted) on terms of a campaign for tuition fee refunds (henceforth TFR)	Robyn Arthey	Current	23/03/18	23/03/21	Ongoing
SOAS S.U. to call on Keir Starmer MP to support the Divest Parliament campaign	Kate Dyer	Current	24/01/18	24/01/21	Completed
Increase Disposable Hot Drinks Cup Charge at SOAS to 50p	Lizzie Frost	Current	24/01/18	24/01/21	Ongoing
Boycott the NSS 2018 - Stop TEF!	Hamish Anderson	Current	24/01/18	24/01/21	Ongoing
Access to Education	Mohamoud Hassan	Current	16/11/17	16/11/20	Ongoing
Opposing the new School Attendance Policy for Tier 4 Research Students	Kathryn Nash	Current	16/11/17	16/11/20	Completed
Fight for Free Education	Hamish Anderson	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Ongoing
SOAS Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy	Alexandra MacAulay Abdelwahab	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Ongoing
Eliminating Plastic Cutlery at SOAS S.U. Shop & Bar	Sugandha Parmar	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Ongoing
Using SOAS Main Building at weekends	Saly Toure	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Ongoing
Securing and improving student representation during restructuring	Nisha Phillipps	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Completed
In support of the academic senate motion “campus events”	Prema Goet	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Completed
Halt the Changes to Student Spaces in the Doctoral School	dimitri cautain	Current	13/10/17	13/10/20	Completed
Boycott NSS	Mehdi Baraka	Current	29/11/16	29/11/19	Ongoing
24-hour library access	Mirko Yimesghen	Current	29/11/16	29/11/19	Ongoing
Towards Fairer Performance Assessments for Outsourced Workers	dimitri cautain	Current	29/11/16	29/11/19	Completed
£150 Administration Fee: Rescind and Refund	Matthew Gaskin	Current	29/11/16	29/11/19	Ongoing
Does the Union's governance work?	Ali Habib	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Ongoing
Changing the name of Black Officer to People Of Colour Officer and redefining the word "black" in union policy	Ninette Iheke	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Completed
SOAS SU to twin with Al Quds University	Abdulla Saad	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Ongoing
Justice for Cleaners to be a Priority Campaign for SOAS Students Union in the Academic Year 2016/17	Hamish Quinlan Anderson	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Completed
The Right to Sell Food in the JCR	Camilla Rechchad	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Ongoing
Motion to develop the SOAS Refugee Fee Waiver Scheme	Charlie Lawrence Jones	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Completed
SOAS solidarity with Calais camp under threat of eviction	Frances Grahl	Current	13/10/16	13/10/19	Completed
Vote of Confidence in the SU Supporting Students Undergoing Disciplinaries	?	Current	26/04/16	26/04/19	Ongoing
Defend the right to boycott	Tom King	Current	23/02/16	26/04/19	Ongoing
Motion in support of #ShutDownYarlsWood and ALL immigration detention centres	Tessa Qiu	Current	23/02/16	23/02/19	Completed
Cleaners in-house now	Tom King	Current	23/02/16	23/02/19	Completed
Sell Buckfast in the SOAS Bar	Bilal Ahmed	Current	23/02/16	23/02/19	Completed
Support security staff	Hannah Slydel	Current	23/02/16	23/02/19	Completed
Support the Union to look for a candidate who could be nominated in consultation with the workers at SOAS to replace Chair of School's Board of Trustees.	JS	Current	23/02/16	23/02/19	Completed
No Confidence in N.U.S. President Megan Dunn	Tom King	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Completed
No to course and job cuts	Tom King	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
Stand By Me	Aida Balafkan	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
No political disciplinaries	Tom King	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Completed
Pursue disciplinary action against Senior Managers for intimidation of staff and students	Hamish Quinlan Anderson	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
Support our staff	Tom King	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
Recognize and celebrate international workers day on May 1st!	Saul Jones	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
Compulsory Access Breaks for Lectures of Two Hours or Longer	Hamish Anderson	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Ongoing
Support a national strike ballot	Tom King	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Completed
Paint the Bar	Aida Balafkan	Current	18/01/16	18/01/19	Completed

 

Outdated S.U. Policy Book

Click here to view a copy of the Policy Book

All of the passed policy for each academic year can be viewed online:
2011/12 || 2012/13 || 2013/14  || 2014/15 || 2015/16