Thu 03 Apr 2025

Easter Break: What’s On

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Wed 26 Feb 2025

Cambridge SU Opposes University Injunction Proceedings

"The right to protest is not a privilege—it is a fundamental right, and it must be defended"

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Thu 06 Feb 2025

It's Time To Talk

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Tue 21 Jan 2025

SU-permarket Launch

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Tue 17 Dec 2024

Sarah's Six Month Summary

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Women's Officer By-Elections Result
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SU Student Led Teaching Awards winners announced
Fri 14 Jun 2024

Student Led Teaching Awards 2024

See who the winners are from this year's Student Led Teaching Awards

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Thu 09 May 2024

Leadership By-Elections Result

See who will be the next Welfare & Community Officer of your SU

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Thu 18 Apr 2024

Student-Led Teaching Awards 2024: Shortlist

We’re proud to release our shortlist for the 2024 Student-Led Teaching Awards!

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Thu 29 Feb 2024

Leadership Elections Results

See who will be the next leaders of your SU

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Disorientation Guide. Staying well, breaking out of the university bubble and finding community in C
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Tue 12 Sep 2023

Reflecting on Student Activism and DRAG

‘Students carry on organising because they care: because the cause is important, because they understand that feminist and anti-racist work is justice work and therefore a necessity’ (Lola Olufemi, SU Women’s Officer 2017-18, 2019:p232)

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Fri 14 Jul 2023

A Year In Review!

Tue 30 May 2023

Unable to sit an exam?

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SU Student-Led Teaching Awards. Winners announced
Tue 16 May 2023

SLTA: Winners announced!

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Easter By-Elections
Thu 11 May 2023

Everything you need to know about the Easter By-Election

Get to know the roles, why voting is important and breaking down self identification.

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SU Student-Led Teaching Awards: Shortlist Announced
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SU Lent Elections. Meet the Candidates.
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Thu 16 Feb 2023

Tips For Completing Your Lent Election Nomination

The Lent Elections nomination process may seem daunting, but it is actually pretty simple! Follow these quick steps to help you complete it.

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A day in the life with Daisy. Daisy, Welfare & Community officer.
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Kefeshe Bernard Stepping Down As BME Officer
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Cambridge SU Statement on the NUS Antisemitism Report.
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Mon 09 Jan 2023

What to expect at Refreshers Fair

Less than one week to go until this year's Refreshers Fair, here is what you can expect...

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Michaelmas Term Wins
Fri 02 Dec 2022

Michaelmas Term Wins

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Wed 30 Nov 2022

Winter Holiday Activities Guide

Check out the range of activities and events which are happening throughout the winter break in Cambridge.

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Tue 22 Nov 2022

Access-a-Ball Update

What is Access-a-Ball? Why does it exist? Who has signed up? These are all answered in this blog post!

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Fri 18 Nov 2022

Michaelmas Elections: The Results

Find out who's been elected in this year's Michaelmas Elections.

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An Update From Neve: Our Educational Priorities
Thu 17 Nov 2022

Our Educational Priorities

This blog post chats about my aims for educational practice in the University, focusing on inclusivity and diversifying assessment!

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A day in the life with Kefeshe. Kefeshe, BME Officer.
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Fri 28 Oct 2022

Response to Varsity coverage of transphobia

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An update from Amelia. Postgraduate Funding.
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Tue 18 Oct 2022

Guidance on Study Skills

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Tue 18 Oct 2022

Guidance on saving money

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

Come along to Welfare Forums!

All students are welcome to come and discuss issues relating to student welfare in the University and Colleges.

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

Black Joy is History

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Fri 14 Oct 2022

Having issues accessing lecture recordings?

Some Faculties and Departments have made the decision to stop recording lectures, which may be having an impact on some disabled students’ ability to access lectures.

Thu 13 Oct 2022

Sign up to be a Mentor

Applications to be a mentor on the 2023 Shadowing Scheme are open! We're looking for current undergrads to volunteer as mentors on the UK's largest student-led residential access scheme.

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Thu 13 Oct 2022

A h-U-ge Win For Students

The U-bus will finally extend to Homerton and Girton colleges.

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SU Priority. Cost of living campaign.
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Mon 26 Sep 2022

Stipend Increase Update

A lot of you have been in touch with me or other members of the Cambridge SU sabbatical team with concerns about the cost of living crisis and how this will affect you

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Fri 15 Jul 2022

This year's SU wins!

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Mon 11 Jul 2022

Our Response to Recent Student Deaths

Content Note: This article contains discussion of suicide and student deaths

AEP (PG) Results Announcement!
Thu 30 Jun 2022

Results of the AEP (PG) Officer By-Election

Find out who your Access Education & Participation Officer (PG) for 2022-23 will be!

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Wed 15 Jun 2022

An update from your Disabled Students' Officer: Access-A-Ball

May Balls have often been considered to be an integral part of the Cambridge student experience, yet they are not accessible to all.

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Tue 14 Jun 2022

Exam Support

Were you unable to sit an exam due to sudden illness or other unexpected circumstances? Despite all the planning and preparation that goes into exams, there are some circumstances you might not be prepared for.

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Wed 11 May 2022

SLTAs Winners Announced!

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Wed 30 Mar 2022

Cambridge SU is moving!

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Mon 14 Mar 2022

SLTAs Shortlist Announced

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Thu 24 Feb 2022

Statement on the Student Occupation

As a sabbatical officer team opposed to the marketisation of higher education, we stand with the occupiers’ demands. While we have had no involvement in the occupation, we will try our best to ensure that the welfare and safety needs of the students are met within the occupation by monitoring the situation and intervening where we can.

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Thu 03 Feb 2022

Your New Women's Officer

Congratulations to Heidi Chen, who has been elected as Cambridge SU's next Women's Officer.

Tue 11 Jan 2022

Could you be the next Women's Officer?

Nominations are now open to be the next Women's Officer

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Thu 23 Dec 2021

Cambridge SU Winter closure

Cambridge SU will be closed from Saturday 23rd December until Monday 1st January.

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Wed 22 Dec 2021

Refreshers Fair 2022

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Thu 09 Dec 2021

Solidarity with Seun Twins and Durham SU

We stand in solidarity with Seun Twins and Durham SU in the face of reprehensible attacks and abuse from national newspapers.

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Tue 30 Nov 2021

UCU Strikes

See more info about UCU strikes, how to get involved and how the SU is supporting students.

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Thu 25 Nov 2021

Nominate for the SLTAs

Nominations are open until 11th February for the Student-Led Teaching Awards

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Fri 19 Nov 2021

Michaelmas 2021 Academic Rep Elections Results

The results are in!

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Wed 17 Nov 2021

Improving Doctoral Supervison

Improving doctoral supervision here at the University has been a longstanding goal of postgraduate sabbatical officers at Cambridge SU, and its predecessor institution, the Cambridge Graduate Union.

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Fri 12 Nov 2021

An update on Strikes

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Tue 19 Oct 2021

Statement on anti-Asian hate and violence

Following the attack on Mr Zhang Yuan Zhao last month, several of our societies, in partnership with the SU’s BME Officer, have come together to put out a statement condemning this horrific violent attack and call for action and solidarity.

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Mon 11 Oct 2021

Meet your President (PG), Anjum!

I’ve recently stepped into my role as the new Postgraduate President of the SU after finishing an MPhil in English at Murray Edwards College. Alongside Zak Coleman, my Undergraduate counterpart, I lead the sabbatical officer team, attend University committees where I represent the interests of students, and work on campaigns that improve the student experience.

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Mon 20 Sep 2021

Get Your Free Freshers' Fair Ticket Today

Tickets are available now for the 2021 Freshers Fair, which takes place on October 5th and 6th on Parker's Piece.

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Fri 30 Jul 2021

Update On Plans For Michaelmas 2021

This morning, the University provided continuing students and offer-holders an update on plans for Michaelmas Term 2021.

Thu 15 Jul 2021

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: Postgraduate Wins

This year was only the first year postgraduates and undergraduates have been represented by a combined union, Cambridge SU, but we’ve already managed to achieve some amazing wins.

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Thu 08 Jul 2021

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: The Student Voice

The pandemic has had a profound impact upon the lives of Cambridge students, but this hasn’t put a stop to the wins we’ve achieved via students mobilising for change.

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Tue 06 Jul 2021

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: Undergrad Wins

Despite our intense focus on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on students, Cambridge SU has managed to achieve some immense victories for undergraduates this year.

Fri 02 Jul 2021

SU Win: £1 million for COVID-19 doctoral funding extensions!

We are delighted that after months of campaigning for increased financial support for postgraduates, the University has now launched a new PGR COVID-19 Assistance Scheme (PGR CAS) to provide a total of £1 million extension funding for final-year doctoral students in financial hardship.

Thu 01 Jul 2021

Cambridge SU's Annual Wins: Dealing with the Pandemic

COVID-19 has unfortunately been a defining feature of this academic year, but together with students, we changed University policy to work in the interests of students.

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Wed 09 Jun 2021

Reading week progress update

We are delighted to announce that Cambridge University has established a working group to look into the practicalities of implementing a reading week for Michaelmas and Lent Terms.

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Tue 08 Jun 2021

BEST Night Out: Support for Event Organisers

Cambridge SU believes that every student has a right to be safe, supported and empowered to have the BEST night out possible. We've put together a series of recommendations with expanded tips for organisers.

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Tue 08 Jun 2021

SU Wins: May

What have we all been up to in May? Here’s a little update on some of our successes over the last month!

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Wed 26 May 2021

Cambridge SU demand £2.1 million for funding extensions

Cambridge SU’s Postgraduate Officers, Aastha Dahal and Siyang Wei, have called for the University to urgently provide £2.1 million for a scheme to grant funding extensions for doctoral students whose work has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wed 19 May 2021

Statement on ongoing violence in Palestine

Cambridge SU joins the Arab Society, Palestine Solidarity Society, and other student groups in condemning the recent escalation of violence in Occupied Palestine and Gaza.

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Thu 13 May 2021

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Winners announced!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this years virtual awards ceremony of Cambridge SU’s Student-Led Teaching Awards!

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Fri 07 May 2021

Welfare & Community Officer Update

Hello everyone, I hope the beginning of term has been going well despite the terrible weather! While a lot has been happening, I’ve been terrible at updating you all on what I’ve been up to, so here’s a roundup of all my updates from the past few months.

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Tue 04 May 2021

SU Wins: April

Your Sabbatical Officers have been busy working on lots of different projects this past month, here's a look at some of Cambridge SU's wins during April...

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Wed 28 Apr 2021

Campaign Elections Lent 2021: Meet your Winners

Well done to all the candidates who ran in the elections and a huge congratulations to our winners.

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Tue 27 Apr 2021

Student Grievance Project

We are conducting a survey to understand students' experiences when they have or have had a complaint or grievance with a provision of the University. Find out more about what the project entails in this article.

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Thu 22 Apr 2021

Preventing Prevent Toolkit

The Preventing Prevent Toolkit is a set of resources designed to both educate students on why we should oppose Prevent, and to offer concrete ways in which students can oppose the policy. For the educational side, you’ll be able to find a briefing on major developments in the legislation, criticisms and its local history in Cambridge.

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Wed 31 Mar 2021

Reforming the Term: Update

I was absolutely delighted that two weeks ago our All Members’ Meeting passed a motion mandating us to lobby for changes to the Cambridge term, including a reading week and a full welcome/freshers’ week.

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Thu 25 Mar 2021

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Shortlist announced!

We’re proud to release our shortlist for the 2021 Student-Led Teaching Awards!

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Mon 08 Mar 2021

SU Campaign Elections: Nominations Open!

Nominations are now open in the Cambridge SU Campaign Elections!

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Fri 05 Mar 2021

SU wins: February

In February the SU has worked on a number of issues from exams mitigation, postgraduate access to divestment. Here are our wins for the month.

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SU Lent Elections. Meet your winners!
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Wed 03 Mar 2021

Student Advice Service Update: February

The Advisors at the Student Advice Service are not only a team of professionals specializing in providing support on academic and personal concerns – they also work on projects and this year our focus has been on developing student resources.

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Wed 24 Feb 2021

Postgraduate Funding Survey

The SU’s Postgraduate officers are doing a survey about postgraduate students’ funding needs!

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Wed 24 Feb 2021

Calling all Phd Students

We are running a research project focused on understanding the relationships between PhD students and their supervisors within the University of Cambridge.

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Tue 16 Feb 2021

Exams and Assessment Announcement

Cambridge University has now announced a package of exam mitigation measures, after publicly stating at the beginning of term that they would not be offering a no detriment policy for students taking exams this year.

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Mon 15 Feb 2021

Day in the Life of the President (PG)

As the Postgrad president, I work on a variety of issues that affect students. I also work in internal organisational aspects of the SU. Most of my work days are slightly varied but here is an example of an average day at work for me.

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Mon 15 Feb 2021

Day in the Life of the Women's Officer

Woweee! It’s hard to believe that it has been almost an entire year since I decided to run to be the SU Women’s Officer. I remember how intimidating the role seemed because of the incredible history of the Women’s Campaign and the amazing work of feminist organising at Cambridge. However, I have found that the support provided by the amazing staff at the SU, members of my campaign and the other sabbatical officers have made my working days enjoyable and fulfilling.

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Wed 10 Feb 2021

A day in the life of the AEP (PG) Officer

I’m Siyang, the Postgraduate Access, Education, and Participation Officer - a bit of a mouthful, but I like to think it reflects the exciting variety this job has to offer. As does this peek behind the PG AEP curtain, which has ended up quite long, so without further ado...

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Mon 08 Feb 2021

Strategy Update

Let us know what is important to you. We’re in the process making the first ever strategy for Cambridge SU. Tell us what matters to you as a student and help shape your SU!

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Mon 08 Feb 2021

A day in the life of the BME Officer

My year so far has been quite challenging (as it has been for everyone!) due to the pandemic but I’ve really enjoyed representing BME students and bringing my vision for this role to life. Here’s a brief snapshot of what I might get up to on an average day.

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Fri 05 Feb 2021

A day in the Life of the AEP Officer (UG)

I can’t believe that it’s now been a year since I was agonising about whether to run for this role! My plans for exploring the possibilities of this relatively new sabbatical officer position which combines the access and education portfolios have been slightly derailed by the pandemic but I love the endless variety of the job. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the UG AEP’s future, but here’s an insight into what happens behind the (virtual) scenes of my day in this role.

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Fri 05 Feb 2021

SU Wins: January

Although this term will look different in many ways, the SU team has been continuing our work to ensure that the student voice is heard at all levels of University decision-making. We wanted to update students on some of the material gains that we have made since the beginning of this calendar year, and remind you that your safety and wellbeing will remain our top priority in the coming weeks.

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Wed 03 Feb 2021

Student Workloads: A New Approach

The truth is the Cambridge Undergraduate education doesn’t work for everyone. Students have long known this, and senior figures in the University have admitted this at various points over the last decade. The evidence given ranges from the exacerbation of students’ loneliness; to students’ inability to explore areas of interest in depth; to students not being able to engage with extracurricular activities due to worries about academic work.

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Thu 28 Jan 2021

A day in the life of the President (UG)

As an SU Co-President, I take on a variety of different tasks in my day-to-day from leading the sabb team, to sitting on committees, to working on my own projects. Obviously outside of COVID-19 times you can expect a bit more variety in locations, but for now most of this takes place from my office at home!

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Wed 27 Jan 2021

Student Advice Service Update: January

Lent term started last week under lockdown measures which means the Student Advice Service continues to be extremely busy with students getting in touch with an array of issues as a result of this.

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Tue 26 Jan 2021

A day in the Life of the Welfare & Community Officer

The role of Welfare and Community officer is incredibly varied, so while this may be a day in my life, none of our work days seem to ever be the same! There’s always something new to be working on, new challenges coming up and exciting projects beginning which makes it really interesting, but often quite hard to get into a routine around.

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Mon 18 Jan 2021

Visit Your Virtual Refreshers today!

Check out our Virtual Refreshers for the chance to connect with different groups and gain an opportunity to build new friendships and discover new hobbies.

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Wed 13 Jan 2021

Demanding a No Detriment Policy

Sign our open letter to the University calling for ‘no detriment’ measures produced in collaboration with students for this year’s exams.

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Fri 08 Jan 2021

SU wins: December

The SU closed for the winter vacation period starting from the week of the 21st, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t busy in the days and weeks leading up to it coordinating support for students staying in Cambridge over the winter vacation period

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Thu 07 Jan 2021

National Lockdown: What this means for students

Following the government’s recent announcement of another lockdown, you will have received a bulletin from the University confirming their plans for Lent Term to be conducted remotely.

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Wed 02 Dec 2020

An update from your Student Advice Service

With less than a week until the end of Michaelmas term, you might be planning for your return home to spend the winter break with loved ones. While this would usually be an easy and joyful task, for some students, this year planning to return home might pose some questions and uncertainty.

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Mon 30 Nov 2020

SU Win on Remote Working for Research Students

After extensive lobbying, the University has decided to give postgraduate research students (PGRs) the option of remote working in Lent Term if they have limited access to in-person University facilities.

Tue 03 Nov 2020

COVID-19 Update

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Fri 30 Oct 2020

SU Wins: October

Your SU has been working every day to make the University better and safer to study and live in for all students, and we're really pleased to be able to present you with some of our wins for students over the past month.

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Wed 28 Oct 2020

Student Advice Service Update

Michaelmas term is now underway and it has been a busy start for us at the Student Advice Service.

Tue 27 Oct 2020

SU to campaign for opt-in system for face-to-face teaching

The democratic SU body has mandated the SU to campaign for an opt-in system for in-person teaching, with all education available online.

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Thu 15 Oct 2020

Sign Our Face-to-Face Teaching Pledge

We have released a pledge for students to ask for all non-essential in-person teaching to be moved online.

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Mon 12 Oct 2020

Womcam Byelections

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Thu 01 Oct 2020

Statement on Divestment

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Thu 03 Sep 2020

Demand Safe Cambridge Campaign

Today Cambridge SU is launching our #DemandSafeCambridge campaign.

Tue 18 Aug 2020

Response to Post-U-Turn Uni Statement

Your Cambridge SU sabbatical officers respond to the University's statement on the government U-Turn on A-Level results.

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Fri 14 Aug 2020

Statement on A Level Results Day

We are deeply concerned that the students who have been unjustifiably downgraded so as to miss their offers by a large margin are not being fairly considered.

Fri 07 Aug 2020

An important message from your sabbatical officers

It’s now been almost a month since we took over as your students’ union officers and we decided it was time for an update.

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Fri 10 Jul 2020

Goodbye from Cambridge University Students' Union

With your new students’ union, Cambridge SU having launched, the time has come to say goodbye to CUSU.

Fri 10 Jul 2020

Operational Update

Thu 09 Jul 2020

Online Teaching Statement

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Wed 03 Jun 2020

Statement on Antiracism: Black Lives Matter

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