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From taking student concerns all the way to Parliament, to making real, physical changes on campus, take a look at what they have been working on.
Megan, Health and Society Officer
Our Health and Society Officer, Megan picked up work a previous Officer had started, following up on a student survey into discrimination on placement. The findings showed it was still very much happening, so she took them to University leadership and helped put together a joint approach between us and the University to respond to what students had raised. A series of articles and videos went live on the website covering what placements involve and how to prepare, and Megan was also invited to speak at a webinar for students in health courses out on placement.
She also sat in with the Disability Society and heard the same barriers coming up time and again. From those conversations, she joined the University's accessibility policy working group, helped draft a set of commitments and guiding principles, and worked on an SU ableism definition proposal that is now being taken forward properly.
She also made sure we showed up properly at MCUK and Frederick Road through pop-ups, so students at those campuses could actually see and feel what the SU is about.
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Being on a different campus should never mean being out of the loop, and this year we made sure it did not.
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Sheba, Arts, Media and Creative Technology Officer
Our SAMCT Officer Sheba held regular drop-ins throughout the year so students always had somewhere to go and someone to talk to. She also connected with staff at MCUK to build better relationships for students based there.
She played a key role in guiding the school's research into how to better support neurodiverse students, pushing for education workshops so staff could properly understand the challenges students face day to day. She also took on improving support for Postgraduate Research students, a group that can often go unnoticed at an institution-wide level.
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Sheba made sure that whether you were a PGR student or studying across town at MediaCity, the SU still had your back.
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Hina, Science, Engineering and Environmental Sciences Officer
Our SEE Officer, Hina took on a project that started with students sharing something that genuinely should not have been happening. Students were skipping meals and limiting their water intake just to avoid using bathrooms on campus because there were no bidets. Hina listened, carried out a research project to document the issue properly, gathered student feedback, and took it all the way to the University board.
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The SEE building will now be working towards incorporating bidets. A real, lasting change on campus because your Officer listened and pushed for it.
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Hina also worked closely with the Islamic Society to help the Grand Iftar come together, alongside the other officers contributing funding to support the event.
Ali, Business and Law Officer
Our Business and Law Officer, Ali brought PwC directly onto campus so students could meet them, hear about early career routes, and network without it feeling like a formal job fair.
He also stepped in when Iranian students raised that they felt unsupported during a difficult period, juggling concerns about fees, visas, and their mental health all at once. Ali made sure those concerns were escalated to University leadership so appropriate support could follow.
When visa delays hit around the January intake, he raised concerns both at University level and nationally, meeting Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey and attending the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Student Loans as part of the Don't Freeze Our Futures campaign.
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Your voice went all the way to Westminster, and Ali made sure Salford was in the room.
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He also championed women-only swimming and fitness sessions, led by women, and is pushing for them to continue into next year.
Don't Freeze Our Futures
Megan, Ali and Hina all backed the NUS Don't Freeze Our Futures campaign, pushing back on the freeze to student loan repayment thresholds and calling for fairer interest rates so balances do not grow faster than students can pay them off.
That meant collecting student views across campus, heading to London to meet Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, and attending the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Student Loans. Student voice, all the way to Westminster.
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Say hello to your new Officers!!
The handover is done and a fresh team is ready to go. Here is who will be representing you from here on out.
Tobenna Ndukwe
SU President |
Zainab Ali
School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology |
Muyiwa Omisakin
School of Science, Engineering and Environmental Sciences |
Ammaria Saadat
School of Business and Law |
Esther Udoh
School of Health and Society |
To this year's Officers: thank you. Your SU is a better place for the year you put in.
Check out what your new officers have to say!
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