Campaigns

UBelong

#UBelong – building community, supporting students, and tackling loneliness
With a series of #UBelong events, we will offer spaces for students to come together to have fun and make friends. Our first event is a Céilí series happening on each campus, you can get your free tickets on the UUSU website now!
UUSU is offering the opportunity for student groups to apply for a campaign bursary, with any group being able to bid for up to £500 to run activities which focus on the welfare of your group members – applications go live on Monday the 23rd of January and close 17th February. Download a briefing pack here. We are committed to championing your ideas.

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UOK? We’re here for You

Our student mental health plan features an ongoing mental health and wellbeing campaign for our students. This includes wellbeing events & digital campaigns, mindfulness areas on campus, provision of wellbeing packs for students and a suite of ‘in conversation’ mental health student videos.
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B:M 2020

As part of our #BlackHistoryMonth campaign we researched several topics that are key to #antiracisteducation and combating racism.
These social media posts were brief overviews which you should use to do your own, further research and learning.
The African-Caribbean Society and several of our Black members helped us shape these posts and shape the ways in which we celebrate #blackhistorymonth2020.

Climate Emergency

In 2019, UUSU Student Council passed the 'Climate Emergency' policy which mandated the officer team to:

Become an ambassador of the UN “Sustainable Development Goals” and link our successes to the KPS' used in the SDG’s to measure improvement and success in these areas.
To provide a platform for students to engage with the UN Sustainable Development goals” through societies, campaigns, projects and events in order to create a lasting interest in environmental sustainability.
To work in partnership with the University to ensure the UN Sustainable Development Goals are embedded into the curriculum and that the University also adapts the UN Sustainable Development goals within any of their sustainability-related practices.
To promote and increase awareness the UN Sustainable Development Goals through relevant UUSU campaigns & events (including but not limited to the annual NUS Global Goals Teach-In campaign.

Through this, in February-March 2021, UUSU launched our Sustainability Fortnight which celebrated the work our students in progressing towards a number of the goals with a 'Sustainability Story Callout', coordinated themed society events, and collaborated with UU in the running of the SDG Teach In.

Net Zero Challenge

Off the back of COP26, in partnership with Ulster University, we were pleased to launch the Net Zero Challenge, an initiative that incentives taking action to reduce your carbon footprint, as well as encourage wider sectorial reductions in emissions. To find out more and take part, just follow the link:
do.thenetzerochallenge.org

Period Poverty

In collaboration with @nus_usi and @insidequbsu are our Period Poverty Action Group; a student-led group dedicated to the elimination of period poverty across HE/FE colleges in Northern Ireland.
The aim was to address #periodpoverty through lobbying, a stigma-breaking awareness campaign and supporting our members to achieve Period Care initiatives on all HE/FE campuses in the North.

Veganuary

Campaign involved sharing information (and recipes) on the history of Veganuary, veganism, the movement, how you can go vegan and how you can make a personal difference to #climatechange if #veganism isn't right for you.
We also promoted our #vegansociety @uusuvegangeneration with our stories (and highlights) for resources & information to support you on your personal journey to #veganism, becoming #crueltyfree and, taking #climateaction.

Wellbeing Garden

We’re excited to share this new project with Magee students of all skillsets and backgrounds (not just growers, event-organisers, artists, whatever you’ve got will be a massive help and valued!) to get involved through society membership or going for a committee role to help lead the change.
As this will start off in the coming weeks, post-graduates, internationals, and any other students around over the break are especially encouraged to keep connected to UUSU over the summer break.

Shag Week

At UUSU, we think that everyone deserves access to the education and resources to have safe and healthy relationships, and a safe, healthy, and fun sex life.
We run SHAG week to provide you with a series of fun and educational events, from Sex Toy Bingo to LGBT+ Speed Dating, or our SHAG Fayre with external experts to STI testing on campus, and everything in between!
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Information station

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion has been at the centre of the work carried out at UUSU. We aim to celebrate the rich diversity of the student population at Ulster, while encouraging awareness and understanding of the issues that may be faced by students from such a wide range of backgrounds.
Throughout the semester we will be running alot of EDI based campaigns, make sure you stay updated with our EDI events and campaigns to get involved.

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Cost of Living Crisis

We are facing the worst cost of living crisis in 40 years. Students’ incomes haven’t increased with inflation for over a decade. We’re being expected to shoulder the burden of this crisis while energy companies and big banks make massive profits. We’ve had enough.
Your story will used to personalise to Government the cost of living emergency amongst students. (Your story can be anonymised if you wish). Please fill in this form to tell us your story.
If you wish to get involved in the UUSU cost of living emergency campaign please email Dónall Ó hÉigeartaigh at vp.magee@uusu.org
We are also working with NUS-USI on the cost of survival campaign which you can also support.
We demand:
A Cost of Living Payment
Rent Freeze
Free Transport

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NUS

NUS is your national union representing university and college students across the UK.
Working with other unions they aim to achieve national change for students.
As one of the world’s largest student movements, they fight to make education free and lifelong. They believe that education should be accessible and enjoyable for all – and the community of students, educators, activists and advocates are determined to make it happen.

NUS Website

USI

The student movement on the island of Ireland promotes the interests of students studying in third level colleges and universities.

USI Website

NUS-USI

NUS-USI is your national union representing all university and college students in Northern Ireland.
It's unique. It’s one of the first organisations in Northern Ireland that was set up to work on both an all - Ireland and all – UK basis.
Being part of NUS-USI means that students’ unions here take part in the democracy of the National Union of Students UK (NUS) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), as well as forming their own authentic voice and campaigns through the Northern Ireland based NUS-USI.

NUS-USI Website

Campaigns

UBelong

UOK? We’re here for You

B:M 2020

Climate Emergency

Net Zero Challenge

Period Poverty

Veganuary

Wellbeing Garden

Shag Week

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Cost of Living Crisis

NUS

USI

NUS-USI

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