#Winning

what we’ve won for uca students this year

£95,000 of profit from fees and fines being put into the Hardship Fund as a result of lobbying the uni.
Bronze level achieved as part of the Green Impact scheme. Our first time ever trying.
10.6% increase in students’ satisfaction of the Students’ Union, over a period of just four months.
£10,000 fundraised as a result of the Students’ Union facilitating student-run events.
21.4% more students surveyed as part of SUXL than in the same period during 2010/11.
26.4% increase in election turnout compared to the year before, with 800 students voting.
£1,000 secured to build a student-designed smoking shelter on the Canterbury campus.
£50,000 budget gained to improve Student Engagement across all five campuses.
76 students attended our Annual General Meeting in Epsom and Canterbury, giving us quoracy.
1 brand-spanking-new Course Representative system put in place by the SU, to ensure problems are dealt with faster.
£1.2m saved by UCA, following government lobby to allow an opt-out of student number controls for 2012/13.
6 MPs agreed to write to David Willets supporting our calls for the opt-out of student number controls to be continued.
3 new student media outlets have set up as a result of winning cash from the Creative Fund. They’re called Glue.
5,000 - the average estimated circulation of the first issue of Glue, UCA’s student-run magazine.
£5,000 won to improve the experience of students studying at the Maidstone campus.
7000 student interactions have been made with the SU over the last 12 months.
A GAZILLION all-student spam emails have been blocked, following student pressure.
Free bus passes have been given to Rochester students living in Maidstone halls of residence.
1 external supplier has been sourced to polish the glass work of students in Farnham, after their facilities were removed.
All students with outstanding debts to the university will still be able to access online services during summer.
Over 300 students are involved with clubs and socs across all campuses.

Most recent wins

"As a result of our campaigning, UCA Careers have agreed to stop advertising unpaid internships on its jobs portal.

"We've just rewritten and redesigned all our Support literature to make it even easier to understand how to respond when things go wrong.

"E-voting will start from October, allowing UCA students to vote from anywhere in the world.