Your Big Ideas

Your Big Ideas

 

 

Do you have an Idea about how to make the Students’ Union, University or the wider community better for students?

Your Big Ideas are a great way to make meaningful change on campus. Submit your Idea online and share with your friends and course mates. If your Big Idea achieves 50 or more votes in favour after 28 days, it will be taken forward; either to an appropriate meeting such as Students’ Council or by meeting with the appropriate person(s) to help make your idea a reality. If a Big Idea gets approval at Students’ Council, it will become Students’ Union policy and we will work with you on making it happen!

To submit an Idea or vote on any of the current Big Ideas below, you must be logged in using your UCLan student login. Once logged in, the option to submit will appear and to vote, just click the thumbs up or down button - depending on your opinion! 

Previous Big Ideas-turned reality have included free period provisions on campus, an extension to the academic calendar and free disability screening.

Anyone can submit a Big Idea. It’s an easy way to change the lives of students!

Big Ideas Top Tips

  1. Identify the issue you want to solve.
  2. Do your research and talk to others. Staff and Elected Officers can help you prepare to launch or promote your Big Idea.
  3. Plan what you think should be done to solve the issue and decide how you'll know when it’s fixed.
  4. Submit a Big Idea! Go change Students’ lives.

 

Need some help submitting Your Big Idea? Follow the steps on our how-to video here

Click here to view all  current policies passed by Students' Council 2023 / 2024

Got a question? Get in touch at yourunion@uclan.ac.uk.

 

 

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  • 177 score
    177 Voters

    Introduce a Free Breakfast Club to help with the Cost of Living

    Current

      We, the students, are facing a cost of living crisis, with the Maintenance Loan failing to keep up with inflation. Many are working long hours alongside their study to make ends meet. International students from some countries face particular hardship because of a currency crisis in their home country. Without access to funding, some struggle to put food on the table. 

      My Idea
      Introduce a Free Breakfast Club, providing students with healthy food (such as porridge and fruit) before they head to lecture. 

      Other Students' Unions, such as Warwick, Lancaster and Teesside, have introduced similar initiatives to support students in the cost of living crisis. 

      Bonus Reason
      You can hang out with friends or meet other students from different backgrounds in the Free Breakfast Club. This would bring our university community together and combat loneliness!

    Avery Greatorex
    2:41am on 2 Dec 24 An amazing idea, so happy to support this!
    Alexander Lilley
    7:20pm on 3 Dec 24 Good idea
    Tyson Donnelly
    9:28pm on 3 Dec 24 Like the idea mate
    Selenga Sarpkaya Yavuz
    8:15am on 9 Dec 24 Great idea.
    Isabelle Titley
    9:04am on 9 Dec 24 100% great idea
    Andrew Hunnisett
    9:04am on 9 Dec 24 Sounds a great idea. Would welcome this.
    Meshwa Jaymin Shah
    9:28am on 9 Dec 24 Sounds great! I'll support this idea
    Manish Manish
    9:38am on 9 Dec 24 Amazing
    Shannon Walmsley
    9:44am on 9 Dec 24 I 100% agree
    Aaron King
    9:55am on 9 Dec 24 I agree; it helps students' brains function much better, making lectures much more smoother.
    Aravind Boddana
    9:55am on 9 Dec 24 Yes great idea even uclan burnley campus do offer some free basic snacks and refreshing and not the the main preston campus??
    Manav Jitesh Desai
    9:59am on 9 Dec 24 Yes , 100% markable all points
    Billie Taylor
    11:08am on 9 Dec 24 That is an incredible idea. Even grab and go kind of things for students in a rush would be a great introduction.
    Caleb Maylam
    11:12am on 9 Dec 24 Fully agree mate
    Abdulsamad Afolabi
    12:36pm on 9 Dec 24 This is a fantastic idea :)
    Rachel McMurdo
    2:24pm on 9 Dec 24 100% yes to this. Food prices at UCLAN are too high sadly, and not realistic on a student budget.
    Fahmeed Nazr Padiyath Puthen Kattil Abdul G
    2:25pm on 9 Dec 24 I agree
    Alyamama Issa
    2:54pm on 9 Dec 24 Love thisss
    Marlene Clarke
    3:23pm on 9 Dec 24 Yep. I agree. Student productivity is sure to improve when students can avail themselves of a hearty breakfast.
    Dylan Lockyer
    6:20pm on 9 Dec 24 Sounds like a great idea.
    Maisie Riley
    6:25pm on 9 Dec 24 Sounds a great idea
    Jasmine Scott
    6:34pm on 9 Dec 24 Love this !
    Rebecca Colton
    6:52pm on 9 Dec 24 This is a great idea
    Mandika Gajmer
    12:09am on 10 Dec 24 Yes certainly !
    Kirby Mendes
    9:06am on 10 Dec 24 Yes absolutely!

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