Officer Blogs

Student President

Lawson is the elected representative for the entire student body to the University, local community and on a national level.

President’s Welcome

Posted on Mon 23 Oct 2017 at 11:54 by Chris Duguid

I heartily welcome both our new and returning students back to Campus. You have all left homes and loved ones to come here for different academic degrees. No one can obviously replace them. But if at any time you feel the need for any assistance or even a chat whilst here in University of Aberdeen, do not hesitate to contact us at AUSA because we want you to have the best of student experience. Study hard, enjoy very well, rest adequately and explore the city. Yes, do not forget we have Foresterhill Campus for medical/Nutrition students. Hop into Bus Service 9U (time schedule can be downloaded from Google), with your student ID free of charge and it takes you straight to the Foresterhill Campus. Once more you are welcome to school!

Welfare Officer

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Last post 14 May 2018

Communities Officer

Lewis Macleod is your full-time Communities Officer, running campaigns on community issues such as housing and transport, building links between AUSA and local community groups, as well as co-ordinating student initiatives on issues around environment and ethics. Lewis chairs the AUSA Communities committee and AUSA Environment and Ethics committee and sits on a range of University committees on issues realting to sustainability and local community isseus.

Each year, sabbatical officers are elected on a platform of what they want to achieve for the year. You can find Lewis' manifesto below:

Housing
Cut the Rent campaign for cheaper accommodation.
Lobby against HMO limits in Aberdeen City
Tackle illegal letting agency fees

Resources and Services
More bike stands
Change 9U bus times to Foresterhill
More student space

Ethical University
Continue to support University staff and fight job cuts
Oppose PREVENT
Campaign for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Local Community & Safety
New volunteering database and more opportunites available
Introduce affordable drug purity testing kits
Schools outreach liberation programme

If you have any questions, or wish to get involved - please get in touch on ausacommunities@abdn.ac.uk or find Lewis on Facebook at www.facebook.org/AusaCommunities, or on Twitter at @ausacommunities