The Membership Services Show

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia chats to Sunderland SU about how they went all Wagatha Christie to combat essay mills. Plus Alan hears from Rhul SU about their regular research into the postgraduate taught student experience, and asks Manchester SU what they mean by marketing led membership services. Royal HollowayPGT Student Experience Policy InquiryIt is time for real and positive change in the PGT student experienceSunderlandDo(ugh)not Cheat!

This week on the Membership Services Show it’s the tenth episode, so at this important milestone Livia and Alan take a bit of time to reflect on some of the themes that have come from the guests of the show so far. Plus Livia talks to Brighton SU about how they’ve managed to double the number of student societies and learns about how York SU has been empowering student researchers to shape the union’s direction. Brighton SUStarting a societyWhy activities matterYUSU student researchersBAME LGBTQ+ lived experience research reportSU explainer

This week on the Membership Services Show Livia talks to the University of Manchester SU about how they've managed to hack the NSS through detailed research.Plus Alan talks to Salford SU about their radical approach to promoting the work of officers, and Livia find out about how Durham SU is reinventing Freshers Week.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal)DurhamHigh time to refresh our approach to FreshersManchesterThe secrets to improving your NSS score finally revealed

This week on the Membership Services Show as we inch closer to a set of elections in May, Livia catches up with the Greater Manchester Student Partnership to see how it's advocating for students on key urban issues.Plus Alan catches up with Aber SU to see how it promotes students working in teams to build belonging, and Livia catches up with City, University of London SU to discuss their work on academic integrity.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal)ManchesterGreater Manchester Student Partnership Mayoral Election ManifestoThis is Greater Manchester we do elections differently hereAber SUSuperteam projectCity SUAcademic integrity

This week on the Membership Services Show as concerns grow over student housing, food insecurity and health Alan interrogates a fascinating US initiative on student basic needs.Plus Livia rounds off our look at election season by chatting to Hull University SU about their candidate training initiative, and Alan chats to South Bank SU about an approach to supporting students to make events happen.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (plus how to submit a session proposal)London South Bank SU eventsRutgersBasic needs homepageAdditional resources, links to original research and survey when they set up the centreHullElections

This week on the membership services show Alan talks to the Students’ Union Bath University where peer support is helping to build belonging and improve student outcomes.Plus Livia chats to the University of Manchester Students Union on their approach to elections and candidate quality, and Alan finds out how a student union in the USA is driving learning outcomes derived from the student staff experience.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024 (with link to session proposals)Bath Peer support at Bath Setting up a new schemePeer support detailsThe problem-solving peer support programme (ProSperS)West ChesterRISE: A Comprehensive Student Staff Evaluation ExperienceBlog: How to make being a student staff member educationalManchesterManchester’s election results

This week on the membership services show Livia talks to Exeter Students' Guild where cost of living concerns have led to fascinating and impactful new research on what students need. Plus Alan catches up with Imperial College Union on their student experience fund, and Livia finds out how Lancaster approached their elections this year.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024Money week at Exeter Students’ GuildStudents and jobsStudents and foodElections at LancasterCandidate InterviewsICU student experience fund

This week on the Membership Services Show, Alan talks to LSE students' union about how they use an interesting form of democracy for determining their policies. Plus Livia speaks to Lincoln SU about their record breaking election turnout, and Alan chats to Tampere SU (in Finland) about academic community building.Here’s how we’re switching up Membership Services for 2024LSE Student panels: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/student-panels/ Lincoln/elections 2024: https://lincolnsu.com/news/article/electionresults2024 https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/sabb-elections-are-almost-over-for-2024-what-happened/ Tampere/tutoring blogs https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/heres-six-headlines-for-sus-from-this-years-secret-life-of-students/ Students need to feel more connected: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-need-to-feel-more-connected-to-both-the-campus-and-eachother/When students are tutors belonging is built: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/when-students-are-tutors-belonging-is-built/ Study Tour Finland: https://wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/study-tours-2024-finland/