Campaigns Archive

Hands Off

'Hands Off LSE' is a week of events to raise awareness of sexual violence on campus and further afield. The campaign ran events from the 2nd to the 5th December to provoke discussions about how sexual violence can be tackled and what can be done.

The campaign will also work with the LSE to improve the provision for survivors for sexual assault. 

Find more information on Facebook and Instagram.

Read the UGM motion here and an article from the Beaver about it here.

Mental Health Action Plan

Over the past two years, your sabbatical officers have been working to improve one of the most important things about LSE: its academic culture. LSE students are bright and hardworking which is one of the things that makes LSE so amazing, but it can also make you feel like you need to compete with your classmates.

The Mental Health Action Plan contains two strands: increasing funding for mental health support, and removing the causes of an overly competitive environment. We’ve been working with the University to make tangible improvements. Contact your Welfare Officer, David, to see how you can get involved with this campaign.

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Climate Emergency Collective

The LSE Climate Emergency Collective is a group of academics, staff and students who care desperately about the climate and ecological crisis.

We call upon our institution to recognise this and declare a climate emergency.

We have promised the LSE community that where the School drags its feet, we will take action to return the Climate and Ecological Emergency to the centre of attention.

Event for the next Town Hall on 11 Dec

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Find more information on Twitter.

Read the UGM motion here and an article from the Beaver about it here.

Drug Safety

Your Activities and Development Officer, Jack wants to campaign on drug safety at LSE.

56% of students use drugs throughout their time at University, and a punitive drugs policy does not guarantee students’ safety. Over the course of the year we will be engaging in some research to find out the drug usage and habits of LSE students in a confidential, safe manner. Using these results we wish to campaign for a review of the university’s drug policy and to create an open, safe dialogue about drug usage at university.

The SU also wishes to provide students with drug testing kits.

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Voter Registration 

With an election due imminently, we will be running a campaign to ensure all students are registered to vote.

We will be demonstrating the benefits of being on the electoral registers, highlighting how easy it is to be registered and what exactly legal documents you will need on the day to vote.

LSESU believes that it’s your democratic right to have your voice heard at any election.

Register to vote here.

Student Alliance for Hong Kong

The campaign was launched in response to Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy protests.

It aims to raise awareness & mobilise LSE’s international student body to:

Take action against the inhumane and violent crackdown of the 2019 protests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Foster understanding of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movements and its underlying complexities (e.g. ‘One Country, Two Systems’, media representation, international relations, colonial history and identity, etc.)

Engage in peaceful, productive and informed dialogue on the issue of Hong Kong across political differences

Lend international solidarity to Hong Kong in the city’s greater movement to safeguard freedoms of speech, press, assembly, education, and democratic reform

Find more information on Facebook.

Study Spaces at LSE

Struggling to find a space to study which fits all your needs? Do you study best in silent study areas? Do you need a space to study with a group? Do you want a change of scenary from LSE for a great study session?

Your Education Officer, Esohe, along with your Postgrad officer, Khadija has worked on reserving spaces for you during the summer term. 

The students' union has put together a guide to make your search for the perfect study spaces just that bit easier this term. 

Come along to the ARC for a copy of the guide. 

Your SU. Your Education.

After the success of our exam resits campaign, we want you to tell us what the next big issue you want us to be working on is. Education is one of the most important things about university and as your students' union it is our job to ensure your feedback is being given to the school on you feel about your education.

Your Education Officer, Esohe asked students to give their feedback on areas which the school should be focusing on, this included questions around: Classroom sizes, Teaching support and Spaces.

The survey recieved very high responses and we are now working on the issues which you selected. To find out more, please contact Esohe.

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What's your degree worth?

The UK Government is currently making a lot of changes to Higher Education.

This includes the introduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework which is supposed to improve standards of teaching at universities.

However it is also an opportunity for universities to raise their fees, which they are allowed to do no matter how they score in the framework

Your Sabbs will be providing information about these changes and want to hear from you about what good teaching looks like, and what you think about rising fees.

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Exam re-sits

LSE is the only university in the UK which doesn’t allow students to take exam resits in the summer or autumn.

This means that students who have missed or failed an exam for whatever reason have to wait a full year to retake, sometimes meaning they are held back a year from progressing with their studies.

This can have lots of reprecussions for students, such as visa problems and negative effects on their wellbeing.

Your Education Officer, Jasmina Bidé,  last year lobbyed LSE to introduce earlier re-sits for students. This year, Esohe will continue to work on this.

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Working on a Tier 4 Visa 

Led by: International Students' Officer

LSESU International Officer, Shamayal Hussain, teamed up with the International Students Visa Advice Team and LSE careers to present an informal talk about the changes to the Tier 4 Visa. The talk also addressed how the changes would impact international students after graduation and what opportunities there are after completion of studies.

Blog: A Working Definition  

Green Week

Led by: Environment and Ethics Officer

LSESU Green Week is run by your Environment and Ethics officer, James Slater.

This is a chance to encourage students to live a greener life, love the planet more and celebrate the ways in which we can better improve the future by being more ecofriendly.

This year's Green Week will be held on Monday 5th February - Friday 9th February. We have a jam-packed schedule to come, so watch this space! 

View Green Week 2018

Working Class Launch Network Event

The Social Mobility and Class officer, Sadia, is really interested in the experiences of working class students (both home and international) at LSE.

She’s organising a launch event on 6 November from 2pm-4.30pm for working class students to meet each other over nibbles. You’ll hear stories from Sadia, talk to others about your experiences and finally work on finding solutions to the barriers working class students face at LSE.

The event is ticketed and you can get your free ticket here:

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