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Representation of your issues

Discover how you can voice your academic concerns and engage with university governance through committees like the Students' Representative Council (SRC). From School Reps to School Councils, learn about your role in addressing course-related issues during staff-student liaison meetings, and how to make your voice heard in Teaching and Learning committees. Explore your opportunities for participation and representation, ensuring your concerns are acknowledged and acted upon by the university. Don't hesitate to reach out to key contacts like your Course Organiser or EUSA staff for support.

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Representation of your issues

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  1. Representation of your issues University Committees (Senate; Senate & College Committees) College Committees Students’ Representative Council - like a Parliament of around 100 students SRC Sub-committees: External Postgrad Forum Teaching & Learning Academic Services Welfare You School Rep ISSUE YOUR SCHOOL ISSUE Student – Staff Liaison committee YOUR COURSE

  2. Committees • Committees you are expected to attend: • Staff Student Liaison Meeting: • Organised by Subject Areas • Class reps and academic staff on a particular course • Range from formal to informal in format • Normally at least once a Semester • Aim: to discuss course related issues • Departmental/School secretary should contact you to invite you. If you do not hear anything within the first few weeks – get in touch with them.

  3. School Reps and School Councils • School Reps: • School Reps in your School may organise School Council meetings, or ask for your participation in online surveys, lunch meetings etc • Aims: • To discuss your issues, share what’s happening in your School/ideas for what to ask for & how to resolve your issues • let School reps know what’s happening so they can take issues up at School level and through the SRC

  4. Committees • Committees you may wish/find it useful to attend: • Teaching and Learning/Academic Services Committees • Academic Committees of the SRC • Any student can attend; students can be co-opted on to the committee to get voting rights • AIM: • to discuss T&L or AS(library, computers etc) issues • to make policy that will go before SRC • To organise and run campaigns • Students’ Representative Council (SRC): accountable to you: • you can attend SRC, although you will not have voting rights - though you can stand for election to SRC in future years! • See how your issues are taken forward!

  5. Key Contacts • Course Organiser • This will be your key academic contact • Some issues you will be able to take directly to them for resolution • Communication should be a two way process – your course organiser may ask you for input as well as listen when you come to them with an issues • School Representative • You should keep in touch with your School Rep • They may be able to help you resolve issues: • if there are wider implications than just for your course • They may know of how similar issues have been resolved elsewhere

  6. Key Contacts • EUSA Staff • EUSA is here to help you! Based in Potterrow, we can advise you if you are not sure how to take an issues forward • We have years of experience working with class reps and know how the University works • Drop in to the EUSA Office, call or email: class.reps@eusa.ed.ac.uk • Stevie Wise, EUSA Vice President Academic Affairs: • Elected Sabbatical student, responsible to you! • Contact her at any point for advice and support • vpaa@eusa.ed.ac.uk

  7. Ongoing Academic Issues

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