University of Birmingham Guild of Students
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The University of Birmingham Guild of Students (previously Birmingham University Guild of Students; BUGS) is the officially recognised body which represents around 28,000 students at the University of Birmingham
. The Guild functions as a Student Union as per the 1994 Education Act. It is an independent organisation and not legally connected to the University. While it does enjoy a huge degree of autonomy, in practice the University has a large degree of financial and operational influence.
The Institution had its first foundations in the Mason Science College
in the centre of Birmingham around 1876. The University itself formally received its Royal Charter in 1900 with the Guild of Students being provided for as a Student Representative Council. As a consequence both the Guild and the University officially celebrated their centenaries in the year 2000. Mason College had had a union of sorts with a club house opening in Great Charles Street in 1905. The Guild of Students having been provided for in the 1900 Charter was formed in 1909 as the Guild of Undergraduates, being based at Edgbaston.
The Guild possesses archives which go back to the First World War
, establishing a very long tradition of what is referred to as "modern Students' Unionism". Alongside Liverpool Guild of Students, the Guild was a founding member of the National Union of Students.
The Guild of Students occupies the Union Building (often referred to as the Guild itself), situated at the edge of campus by the East Gate, for a peppercorn rent from the University. The building itself, by Holland W. Hobbiss
, dates back to 1928 and has been added to and amended, most significantly in the 1950s adding a south wing and again in the 1960s building a much larger west wing. At 10,000 square metres is one of the largest Student Union buildings in the UK.
It is not known for certain why the organisation is named a Guild of Students as opposed to being named a Union of Students, in line with the vast majority of its English peers. It shares its name with five other student unions, including Liverpool Guild of Students, Exeter Guild of Students, and Aston Students' Guild.
The Guild introduced new branding as of 2007, intended to replace the previous "BUGS" brand adopted in 2000.
The Guild's vision is:
The Core Message is:
"The University of Birmingham Guild of Students is the recognised students' union for over 28,000 students. The Guild represents and involves all students, under or postgraduate, home or international, on all campuses. The Guild brings students together on issues they care about to create positive change and achieve equality for and within its membership, through taking collective action."
campaign against the introduction of £3000 top-up fees (a campaign which continues, despite the measure being approved by Parliament in January 2004).
The Guild boasts 24/7 welfare support channels for its members. The Advice and Representation Centre (ARC) provides professional and impartial advice on all manner of student issues, from academic problems, financial woes, immigration and other international troubles, housing worries, and employment rights.It also arranges individual representation for students facing academic appeals, disciplinary hearings, or other measures. All students in halls of residence can seek similar advice from their team of Student Mentors, who are on hand day or night for emergency issues, while Niteline provides a confidential listening and information service through telephone and email overnight. The Guild's welfare services are complemented by the Job Zone, which seeks and promotes part time student vacancies, and the liberation associations.
With one of its three constitutional objects being to promote "social intercourse" the Guild maintains social space, bars and event nights, all of which provide an income without which initiatives including campaigns, the ARC, Job Zone, Niteline, and many student groups would struggle to exist. The major weekly night is Saturday's "Fab 'N' Fresh", with other popular events including "Very Important Tuesdays" (VIT)which hosted acts such as samatha mumba, wheatus and cindi lauper, society-themed evenings such as "The Mix", student group events and irregular gigs and comedy evenings. Further commercial revenue is generated through marketing and retail activities, including a supermarket, and the Guild acts as the official retailer of University branded merchandise for this purpose.
The Guild also supports around 160 student groups and societies, actively promoting student involvement, volunteering and social participation. Its oldest society is Carnival, the Guild's charitable RAG (Raising And Giving) society, while one of its newest is Pirate Soc, with all manner of groups such as Paintball, Rock music, Circus, InterVol (International Volunteers),Mountaineering and Jazz and Blues in between.
The Guild of Students publishes a weekly newspaper called Redbrick
, has a radio station, BURNFM.COM which broadcasts on 87.7FM twice-yearly and all year round online, and Guild Television, the university's student TV station. All three media outlets are editorially independent and encouraged to hold the Guild Executive to account. However as the groups and the Executive are all part of the same organisation, the trustees reserve the right to edit content that poses legal or other risks to the Guild, which at times has caused friction amid claims of political censorship.
The Guild has finished a £4 million redevelopment in July 2010 completely overhauling the ground floor of the Guild building creating for the first time a dedicated membership area with all the key Guild services all in one place. In addition the brand new bar started serving food and the Guild opened its very own letting agent; the SHAC.
The Society meets weekly for general meetings, these include observing nights, talks and presentations.
In 2006 the Society won the Institute of Physics' Best Student Group. In 2005 and 2003 the Society won the best website of a student society. Past Chair of the Society, Samuel George, won the Guild of Students Awards 2007 Ross Barlow Memorial for most outstanding individual student for his work with Astrosoc. In 2009 was awarded 'Best Event' at the University of Birmingham at the annual 'Guild Awards'.
The Astronomical Society runs programmes to improve the public understanding of astronomy
, a key part of this is a series of public talks known as the 'Patrick Moore Lecture Series, Tea, Talk and Telescope'.
InterVol is an international volunteering charity that was founded at the Guild of Students, notable for being the first Guild volunteering project or society to become a registered charity in the United Kingdom.
InterVol was set up as a society in 2003 by a group of students brought together by Andrew Bartley and Graham Allcott
from the Involve (now Student Development) department at the University of Birmingham Guild of Students.
InterVol focuses on student-led sustainable development
projects in seven developing countries that aim to make a long term difference to children, communities and the environment. InterVol works in close partnership with local NGOs
in each country.
InterVol became a registered charity in England and Wales in May 2010. InterVol's charitable objects are to act as a resource for international volunteers at universities in the United Kingdom while promoting development projects that focus on education, health, conservation and the relief of poverty.
as do other University debating societies, such as Oxford Union
, Cambridge Union and Durham Union Society
.
The society runs weekly workshops and holds regular public debates, where anyone at the University of Birmingham
can see guest speakers debate.
The society holds an annual Inter-Varsity competition and regularly competes in national and international Inter-Varsity debating competitions, such as the World Debating Championships. In 2009 the society was ranked 11th in the UK according to Britishdebate.com. The society is currently ranked 96th in the World based on the last 5 World Debating Competitions.
for the purposes of the Education Act 1994
. Under section 67 of the Act, all students of the University are by law automatically members of the Guild unless they deliberately opt out, and the role of the Guild is to democratically represent this body of membership. However, the University of Birmingham does not disclose any details of its students to the Guild, which natually makes the Guild's job of democratically representing its membership something of a challenge.
The Guild's Constitution sets out in detail how the organisation should be run.
The Guild's sovereign body and Union Council
is Guild Council, made up of elected councillors representing academic, student group and hall of residence constituencies, as well as 12 who have a cross-campus mandate. There are 80 seats on Guild Council. The role of Guild Council is legislative
: it hears, debates and votes on policy proposals to guide the Guild Executive; it holds the Executive to account over their actions in pursuit of approved policy and their duties generally; and it has a role in setting the Guild's priorities by hearing and voting on the Guild budget.
Like many student unions in the UK the Guild is an unincorporated association: it has no legal identity itself. A group of trustees legally represent the Guild, and it is they who enter into contracts and represent the organisation in court. These trustees are legally responsible for the Guild's activities: they ensure the Guild is compliant with legislation, they oversee its financial management, and they prioritise its resources on behalf of all the members. In the past, when it had far fewer members than today, this group of trustees was Guild Council. Board of Trustees today meets as the Guild's Resources Committee, and is constituted out of fourteen of the eighteen Executive Officers, plus two members of University Staff (one academic, one administrative). The Guild's future legal status is currently under review in preparation for the forthcoming Charities Bill that will place regulation of students unions under the remit of the Charity Commission.
There are eighteen Executive officers, seven of which are full time Sabbatical Officers
, the remaining eleven being student "non-sabbatical" officers. Seven of the non-sabbaticals and all of the sabbaticals are also trustees of the organisation. The non-sabbatical trustees are termed Executive Officers as are the remaining four Liberation Officers, whose remits focus on the liberation of certain groups which are perceived as being socially oppressed.
. As of September 2010, they replace the previous system of three Independent Chairs.
A large portion of that money is the block grant, an annual sum of money from the University. In 2004/05 this was £1.2 million, equivalent to approximately £50 per student. The Guild also receives money for the performance of several service contracts. One of the most significant of those is the £350,000 for the Student Mentor Scheme, equivalent to £75 per hall resident. The Residence Associations also receive grants from the University equal to £100 per hall resident.
Most of the rest of the Guild's turnover is through its venues trading activity.
The year started with President Richard Angell banning the National Blood Service
from the Guild's popular Freshers Fair (an important opportunity to recruit blood donors) over the service's policies of banning most gay and bisexual men (those with sexual experience regarded as dangerous) from giving blood, for life. This policy remained in effect until it was overturned at the start of the 2009/2010 academic year.
In January 2006 a row erupted as the Guild became aware of and subsequently took issue with some of the policies sought by its Evangelical Christian Union society. The Union sought to not allow non-Christian members, have the outgoing leaders appoint new leaders (rather than have the members elect them), and require members to sign an evangelical
doctrinal basis. Although the Union later agreed to hold elections, the Union felt their religious beliefs prevented them from being able to make any more concessions. The Guild stated that they believed the law prevented them from accommodating the society, as student unions are required to make all their activities available to all students. The Christian Union stated that they believed they were being deprived of their legal rights. Guild Council ultimately derecognised the society.
At Guild Council in June 2006, President Richard Angell proposed a motion titled 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' that the Guild should "have a party" on the occasion of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
's death, which was met with widespread criticism, even making The Times
national newspaper.
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
. The Guild functions as a Student Union as per the 1994 Education Act. It is an independent organisation and not legally connected to the University. While it does enjoy a huge degree of autonomy, in practice the University has a large degree of financial and operational influence.
The Institution had its first foundations in the Mason Science College
Mason Science College
Mason Science College was founded by Josiah Mason in 1875, the buildings of which were opened in Edmund Street, Birmingham, England on 1 October 1880 by Thomas Henry Huxley...
in the centre of Birmingham around 1876. The University itself formally received its Royal Charter in 1900 with the Guild of Students being provided for as a Student Representative Council. As a consequence both the Guild and the University officially celebrated their centenaries in the year 2000. Mason College had had a union of sorts with a club house opening in Great Charles Street in 1905. The Guild of Students having been provided for in the 1900 Charter was formed in 1909 as the Guild of Undergraduates, being based at Edgbaston.
The Guild possesses archives which go back to the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, establishing a very long tradition of what is referred to as "modern Students' Unionism". Alongside Liverpool Guild of Students, the Guild was a founding member of the National Union of Students.
Holland W. Hobbiss
Holland W. Hobbiss was an architect in the Birmingham area of England. He also traded under the name Holland W. Hobbiss and Partners, and Holland W. Hobbiss and M. A. H. Hobbiss...
, dates back to 1928 and has been added to and amended, most significantly in the 1950s adding a south wing and again in the 1960s building a much larger west wing. At 10,000 square metres is one of the largest Student Union buildings in the UK.
It is not known for certain why the organisation is named a Guild of Students as opposed to being named a Union of Students, in line with the vast majority of its English peers. It shares its name with five other student unions, including Liverpool Guild of Students, Exeter Guild of Students, and Aston Students' Guild.
The Guild introduced new branding as of 2007, intended to replace the previous "BUGS" brand adopted in 2000.
Vision
- To lead the student experience and be at the heart of student life;
- To work within the student movement to create positive change in the student community;
- We will act with and for our students in all that we do.
The Core Message is:
"The University of Birmingham Guild of Students is the recognised students' union for over 28,000 students. The Guild represents and involves all students, under or postgraduate, home or international, on all campuses. The Guild brings students together on issues they care about to create positive change and achieve equality for and within its membership, through taking collective action."
Purpose and activities
The Guild provides representation to all students at the University and campaigns to create change on issues affecting students at a local and national level. This is achieved through regular meetings with University Senior Officers and Senior Managers, as well as through lobbying Birmingham City Council, the Government and other bodies. The Guild also runs campaigns focused on particular issues; recent campaigns have included a drive to see wheelie bins across the city, an initiative to improve campus security and have the University install CCTV across all halls of residence, and strong participation in the NUSNUS
NUS may refer to:* Nu Skin Enterprises* Neglected and Underutilized Species, or Neglected and Underutilized Crops* National Union of Students * National Union of Students * National Union of Students...
campaign against the introduction of £3000 top-up fees (a campaign which continues, despite the measure being approved by Parliament in January 2004).
The Guild boasts 24/7 welfare support channels for its members. The Advice and Representation Centre (ARC) provides professional and impartial advice on all manner of student issues, from academic problems, financial woes, immigration and other international troubles, housing worries, and employment rights.It also arranges individual representation for students facing academic appeals, disciplinary hearings, or other measures. All students in halls of residence can seek similar advice from their team of Student Mentors, who are on hand day or night for emergency issues, while Niteline provides a confidential listening and information service through telephone and email overnight. The Guild's welfare services are complemented by the Job Zone, which seeks and promotes part time student vacancies, and the liberation associations.
With one of its three constitutional objects being to promote "social intercourse" the Guild maintains social space, bars and event nights, all of which provide an income without which initiatives including campaigns, the ARC, Job Zone, Niteline, and many student groups would struggle to exist. The major weekly night is Saturday's "Fab 'N' Fresh", with other popular events including "Very Important Tuesdays" (VIT)which hosted acts such as samatha mumba, wheatus and cindi lauper, society-themed evenings such as "The Mix", student group events and irregular gigs and comedy evenings. Further commercial revenue is generated through marketing and retail activities, including a supermarket, and the Guild acts as the official retailer of University branded merchandise for this purpose.
The Guild also supports around 160 student groups and societies, actively promoting student involvement, volunteering and social participation. Its oldest society is Carnival, the Guild's charitable RAG (Raising And Giving) society, while one of its newest is Pirate Soc, with all manner of groups such as Paintball, Rock music, Circus, InterVol (International Volunteers),Mountaineering and Jazz and Blues in between.
The Guild of Students publishes a weekly newspaper called Redbrick
Redbrick (newspaper)
Redbrick is the student newspaper of the University of Birmingham. Originally titled Guild News, the newspaper was renamed Redbrick in 1962...
, has a radio station, BURNFM.COM which broadcasts on 87.7FM twice-yearly and all year round online, and Guild Television, the university's student TV station. All three media outlets are editorially independent and encouraged to hold the Guild Executive to account. However as the groups and the Executive are all part of the same organisation, the trustees reserve the right to edit content that poses legal or other risks to the Guild, which at times has caused friction amid claims of political censorship.
The Guild has finished a £4 million redevelopment in July 2010 completely overhauling the ground floor of the Guild building creating for the first time a dedicated membership area with all the key Guild services all in one place. In addition the brand new bar started serving food and the Guild opened its very own letting agent; the SHAC.
Societies & Volunteering Projects
The Guild of Students has a Student Development department which hosts and supports a large variety of student-led societies and volunteering projects. Notable societies and projects include:The Astronomical Society
The University of Birmingham Astronomical Society, generally known as AstroSoc, is the official astronomical society of Birmingham University, and was formed in the 1920s.The Society meets weekly for general meetings, these include observing nights, talks and presentations.
In 2006 the Society won the Institute of Physics' Best Student Group. In 2005 and 2003 the Society won the best website of a student society. Past Chair of the Society, Samuel George, won the Guild of Students Awards 2007 Ross Barlow Memorial for most outstanding individual student for his work with Astrosoc. In 2009 was awarded 'Best Event' at the University of Birmingham at the annual 'Guild Awards'.
The Astronomical Society runs programmes to improve the public understanding of astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, a key part of this is a series of public talks known as the 'Patrick Moore Lecture Series, Tea, Talk and Telescope'.
InterVol
InterVol was set up as a society in 2003 by a group of students brought together by Andrew Bartley and Graham Allcott
Graham Allcott
Graham Allcott is a former CEO of Student Volunteering England, co-founder of the international volunteering charity InterVol and is currently a productivity consultant at his company, Think Productive...
from the Involve (now Student Development) department at the University of Birmingham Guild of Students.
InterVol focuses on student-led sustainable development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
projects in seven developing countries that aim to make a long term difference to children, communities and the environment. InterVol works in close partnership with local NGOs
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
in each country.
InterVol became a registered charity in England and Wales in May 2010. InterVol's charitable objects are to act as a resource for international volunteers at universities in the United Kingdom while promoting development projects that focus on education, health, conservation and the relief of poverty.
Debating Society
The University of Birmingham Debating Society is the only student run Debating Society on campus which practices debating in the British Parliamentary StyleBritish Parliamentary Style
British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European...
as do other University debating societies, such as Oxford Union
Oxford Union
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, Britain, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford...
, Cambridge Union and Durham Union Society
Durham Union Society
The Durham Union Society is a debating society founded in 1842 by the students of the Durham University. Commonly referred to as the "DUS" or "The Durham Union", it is the university's largest society with over 3,000 members...
.
The society runs weekly workshops and holds regular public debates, where anyone at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
can see guest speakers debate.
The society holds an annual Inter-Varsity competition and regularly competes in national and international Inter-Varsity debating competitions, such as the World Debating Championships. In 2009 the society was ranked 11th in the UK according to Britishdebate.com. The society is currently ranked 96th in the World based on the last 5 World Debating Competitions.
Government
The Guild is a students' unionStudents' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
for the purposes of the Education Act 1994
Education Act 1994
The Education Act 1994 is an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom under John Major's government.Part I relates to Teacher Training....
. Under section 67 of the Act, all students of the University are by law automatically members of the Guild unless they deliberately opt out, and the role of the Guild is to democratically represent this body of membership. However, the University of Birmingham does not disclose any details of its students to the Guild, which natually makes the Guild's job of democratically representing its membership something of a challenge.
The Guild's Constitution sets out in detail how the organisation should be run.
The Guild's sovereign body and Union Council
Union Council (students' union)
A Union Council is a body of elected or appointed representatives who represent students who are members of a students' union. Union Council's often have the power to hold the Union's Officers to account and to create new Union policies. The Council is usually not responsible for implementing...
is Guild Council, made up of elected councillors representing academic, student group and hall of residence constituencies, as well as 12 who have a cross-campus mandate. There are 80 seats on Guild Council. The role of Guild Council is legislative
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
: it hears, debates and votes on policy proposals to guide the Guild Executive; it holds the Executive to account over their actions in pursuit of approved policy and their duties generally; and it has a role in setting the Guild's priorities by hearing and voting on the Guild budget.
Like many student unions in the UK the Guild is an unincorporated association: it has no legal identity itself. A group of trustees legally represent the Guild, and it is they who enter into contracts and represent the organisation in court. These trustees are legally responsible for the Guild's activities: they ensure the Guild is compliant with legislation, they oversee its financial management, and they prioritise its resources on behalf of all the members. In the past, when it had far fewer members than today, this group of trustees was Guild Council. Board of Trustees today meets as the Guild's Resources Committee, and is constituted out of fourteen of the eighteen Executive Officers, plus two members of University Staff (one academic, one administrative). The Guild's future legal status is currently under review in preparation for the forthcoming Charities Bill that will place regulation of students unions under the remit of the Charity Commission.
Executive
On a day to day basis and in the absence of Guild Council over University vacations, the Guild is run by a Committee of Executive Officers. The makeup of the committee changed for the 2006/07 adademic session as Guild Council adopted the outcomes of an executive review, albeit with numerous amendments.There are eighteen Executive officers, seven of which are full time Sabbatical Officers
Sabbatical officer
A sabbatical officer is a full-time officer elected by the members of a students' union , commonly at a higher education establishment such as a university...
, the remaining eleven being student "non-sabbatical" officers. Seven of the non-sabbaticals and all of the sabbaticals are also trustees of the organisation. The non-sabbatical trustees are termed Executive Officers as are the remaining four Liberation Officers, whose remits focus on the liberation of certain groups which are perceived as being socially oppressed.
Chair of Guild Council
There is a Chair of Guild Council (with one Deputy), whose principal function is to chair and facilitate Guild Council meetings independently of the Executive. In this regard they are often compared to a Speaker of the House role. They also fulfil a number of investigative and disciplinary functions which could be described as judicialJudiciary
The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...
. As of September 2010, they replace the previous system of three Independent Chairs.
Warden
The Warden's role is to act as a safety net and make sure the Guild is always in the right hands. Unlike other officers the Warden cannot be a student, and holds a three year term of office. They have an advisory role and some disciplinary duties, but their main task is to step in and administer the Guild in the unlikely event that all of the Executive Officer posts become vacant. (Without the Warden it is likely under English Law that under this circumstance, administration would pass to the University). While seemingly unlikely there has been an occasion in the Guild's history when Guild Council saw fit to dismiss the entire Executive, at which point the Warden of the day stepped in and immediately held fresh elections.Provision and finances
The Guild has an annual turnover of approximately £5.5 million.A large portion of that money is the block grant, an annual sum of money from the University. In 2004/05 this was £1.2 million, equivalent to approximately £50 per student. The Guild also receives money for the performance of several service contracts. One of the most significant of those is the £350,000 for the Student Mentor Scheme, equivalent to £75 per hall resident. The Residence Associations also receive grants from the University equal to £100 per hall resident.
Most of the rest of the Guild's turnover is through its venues trading activity.
Media controversy
Over the 2005/06 academic session, the Guild made national and international press over several controversial issues.The year started with President Richard Angell banning the National Blood Service
National Blood Service
The National Blood Service is the organisation for England and North Wales which collects blood and other tissues, tests, processes, and supplies all the hospitals in England and North Wales...
from the Guild's popular Freshers Fair (an important opportunity to recruit blood donors) over the service's policies of banning most gay and bisexual men (those with sexual experience regarded as dangerous) from giving blood, for life. This policy remained in effect until it was overturned at the start of the 2009/2010 academic year.
In January 2006 a row erupted as the Guild became aware of and subsequently took issue with some of the policies sought by its Evangelical Christian Union society. The Union sought to not allow non-Christian members, have the outgoing leaders appoint new leaders (rather than have the members elect them), and require members to sign an evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
doctrinal basis. Although the Union later agreed to hold elections, the Union felt their religious beliefs prevented them from being able to make any more concessions. The Guild stated that they believed the law prevented them from accommodating the society, as student unions are required to make all their activities available to all students. The Christian Union stated that they believed they were being deprived of their legal rights. Guild Council ultimately derecognised the society.
At Guild Council in June 2006, President Richard Angell proposed a motion titled 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' that the Guild should "have a party" on the occasion of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
's death, which was met with widespread criticism, even making The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
national newspaper.
Affiliations
- Aldwych GroupAldwych GroupThe Aldwych Group is the group of students' unions of the members of the Russell Group of Universities in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1994, as a watchdog in response to the creation of the Russell Group....
- British Universities Sports AssociationBritish Universities Sports AssociationBritish Universities & Colleges Sport is the governing body for university sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of the British Universities Sports Association and University College Sport organisations...
- National Postgraduate CommitteeNational Postgraduate CommitteeThe National Postgraduate Committee of the United Kingdom represents postgraduates at UK universities. Since 2002 it has held charitable status...
- National Union of Students (NUS)
- West Midlands Area National Union of Students (WMANUS)
External links
- Guild of Students Website
- University of Birmingham Student Society Hub
- University of Birmingham International Volunteering Project Homepage
- University of Birmingham Jazz & Blues Society Website