SOAS Students' Union holds 1 UGM per term. The dates for our UGMs this academic year are:

It is also possible to call for an Emergency UGM. Please refer to the Union Constitution for more information on how to call this type of meeting.

Any SOAS student can propose a new SU policy, to be discussed at our next UGM. 

All proposals must be submitted through the UGM Motion Submission Form before the appropriate meeting deadline (above).

All proposals must adhere to a specific format. You can get support on writing and formatting your proposal on our 'How to Write a UGM Proposal' webpage or by contacting our Democracy & Education Co-President or our Governance, Communication & Sustainability Coordinator.

You can also view previously passed UGM policy in out UGM Policy Library, to see what students have proposed previously.

Before every UGM we will host a Discussion Space (dates above), providing you an opportunity to meet with other interested students and learn more about the policies to be debated in our upcoming meeting, and to start formulating your opinion on the proposals.

You will need to attend a UGM to officially have your say!

During meetings we will open the floor for opportunities to ask Questions, suggest Amendments, and provide Arguments For and Against proposals.

We will explain how meetings run in full at the start of each meeting, however please refer to our UGM Guide for Students and UGM Ground Rules to learn more ahead of our next meeting. You can also find out more about How to Use Zoom for online UGMs.

Voting on proposals takes place on our UGM Voting webpage for 24 hours after each meeting.

You can vote 'For' or 'Against' each proposal, or choose to 'Abstain' and so not provide a vote.