Representation

When you join the University, you are automatically a member of Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA), an independent student-led organisation that supports, empowers and represents you during your University experience.

There is a range of representation available to you through AUSA. Whether you want to discuss a course issue with your Class Rep or School Convener or raise a University-wide issue with a Liberation/Section Forum or Sabbatical Officer, we are here to represent your voice and interests. 

You can get in touch with our Representation Team via the links above for further information or advice.

• 2018 AGM Agenda

  06 Feb 2018

  2018 AGM Agenda

• 2019 AGM Agenda

  12 Feb 2019

  Agenda for 2019 AGM.

• A Clearer Complaints and Disciplinary Procedure

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014, Lapsed September 2017 AGM

• A Shorter Constitution

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014, lapsed September 2017 AGM *see Procedures and Bye-Laws (replaces Schedules 6, 8, 9, 11, Appendix 1)

• A Sustainable Education

  23 Jul 2020

  Passed in 2020, lapses in 2022

• Aberdeen Green Guide 2018

  29 Aug 2018

  Aberdeen Green Guide 2018

• Aberdeen Student Housing Cooperative

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013, Lapsd 2017 Council

• Access to Museum Collections

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 03/2014, Lapsed September 2017 Council

• Accommodation Fee Increases

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• AGM 2016 Reading Documents

  12 Mar 2016

  The AGM Agenda and reading Documents

• AGM 2018 How to write and submit a motion

  30 Jan 2018

  Guidance on how to write and submit a motion to AGM.

• AGM 2018 Minutes

  12 Feb 2019

  Minutes of 2018 AUSA AGM.

• AGM 2019 Motion submission guidance

  25 Jan 2019

  Motion guidance for 2019 AGM.

• AGM Agenda 2017

  08 Mar 2017

  Agenda for AGM 2017 - 14 March 2017

• AGM Minutes 2017

  05 May 2017

  A draft of AGM 2017 Minutes is available. The AGM 2018 will approve these minutes until which changes may occur.

• AGM Motions 2017

  08 Mar 2017

  A constitutional motion Quorum at General Meetings and motions Statement of Support for EU Students and Removal of Current ‘Non-Militarised Campus’ Policy submitted for AGM in March 2017.

• Alcohol Impact

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed March 2017, lapses September/October 2019

• Alternative to Alcohol

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Amend Election Rules regarding Social Media Groups

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed March 2016, lapses September/October 2018

• Amendment to the motion to reinstate the Societies Officer

  12 Feb 2018

  Amendment to the motion to reinstate the Societies Officer

• AUSA 2017 to 2018 Annual Report

  18 Feb 2019

  Annual Report 2017/18 provides you information on what we have achieved during the previous academic year 2017/18 and how the academic year 2018/2019 began.

• AUSA Advertising Policy on charity fees

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed 2015, lapses September/October 2018

• AUSA Annual Report 2015 2016

  14 Mar 2017

  Annual Report 2015-2016 provides you information on what we have achieved during the previous academic year 2015/2016 and how the academic year 2016/2017 began.

• AUSA Charities to Aberdeen University RAG

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014, Lapsed September 2017

• AUSA Communications and Marketing Committee

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• AUSA Democratic Review Report

  13 Feb 2019

  Results of the democratic review survey.

• AUSA Fairtrade Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed February 2013, Lapses 24 November 2017

• AUSA is Pro Choice

  07 Dec 2017

  Passed November 2017, lapses September/October 2020. This policy is currently suspended and pending adjustments by Student Council. Please find more information here: https://www.ausa.org.uk/representation/activepolicy/faq/

• AUSA No Platform Policy

  20 Feb 2015

  Passed at Student Council February 2015, lapsed September 2017

• AUSA Officer Roles Review

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Ban Lads Mags on Campus

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012, Lapsed 2016 Council

• Bus prices motion

  02 May 2019

  Passed November 2018, lapses September 2021. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Change to Academic Year Structure

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012, LapseD 2015

• Circuit Laundry

  23 Jul 2020

  Passed in 2020, lapses in 2022

• Climate Change and Climate Change Act

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012 Lapsed 2016/17 Council

• Climate Strike

  23 Jul 2020

  Passed in February 2020, lapses in October 2022

• Condemnation of Organisation known as Student Rights

  11 Nov 2014

  Passed November 2014, lapses 24 November 2017

• Declare Climate Emergency

  15 Nov 2019

  Passed in October 2019, lapses in October 2022. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Demilitarised Campus Policy

  27 Oct 2017

  Passed October 2017, lapses September/October 2020

• Democratic and Ethical Institutions

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed October 2015, lapses September/October 2018

• Direct Entry Forum

  20 Feb 2015

  Passed at Student Council December 2014, lapsed September 2017

• Disabled Friendly Documents

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012, Lapsed 2016, Council

• EGM minutes 2016

  08 Mar 2017

  Minutes from the EGM 2016 to be approved in the AGM 2017.

• Elections Rules Social Media

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013 Lapsed 2017 Council

• Emergency Motion Part Time Students Forum

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013 Lapsed 2017 Council

• Emergency Motion Priority Campaign

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed November 2015, lapses September/October 2018

• Employability Committee Amendments

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013 Lapsed 2017 Council

• Environmental Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed December 2013, Lapses 24 November 2017

• Environmental Policy 2017

  07 Dec 2017

  Passed November 2017, lapses September/October 2020. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Equal Weighting of Credits Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Equality and Diversity Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 AGM

• Establishment of Discipline Representatives and School Councils

  15 May 2018

  Passed March 2018, lapses September/October 2020

• Ethical Investments

  02 Jun 2015

  Passed March 2015, lapses 24 November 2017

• Ethics Committee Reform

  02 May 2019

  Passed in January 2019, lapses in September 2021.

• Executive Committee Motion

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed March 2016, lapses September/October 2018

• Expanding Peer Assisted Learning

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014 Lapse 2015 AGM

• Fair Deal For Hospitality Workers

  02 May 2019

  Passed in November 2018, lapses in September 2021. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Fairtrade Policy

  07 Dec 2017

  Passed November 2017, lapses September/October 2020. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Foresterhill Easy Access Motion

  02 Jun 2015

  Passed March 2015, lapses 24 November 2017

• Formally Incorporating Non Binary Students into our Womans Forum

  06 Feb 2018

  Motion for AGM 2018

• Fossil Free Campaign

  02 May 2019

  Passed in November 2018, lapses September 2021. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• General Meeting Agenda

  27 Feb 2019

  Agenda for the General Meeting to be held on the 27th of February 2019.

• Governance Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council *may have been superseded

• Grade Point Average Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council *may have been superseded

• Halal Food on Campus

  20 Feb 2015

  Passed Council December 2014, lapses 24 November 2017

• Higher Education Funding

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Hispanic Society Motion

  06 Feb 2018

  Passed AGM 2018, lapses September/October 2020

• International Student Fees

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed November 2016, lapses September/October 2019

• International Student Fees motion

  06 Dec 2016

  The Student Council passed the motion International Student Fees on November 29. 2016.

• Latin Diploma Reform

  15 Jul 2020

  Passed March 2020, lapses October 2022

• Living Rent Affiliation

  20 Feb 2015

  Passed December 2014, lapses 24 November 2017

• Meat Free Monday Policy

  15 Jul 2020

  Passed June 2020, lapses October 2022

• MIDAS Disability Training

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Military on Campus

  02 Jun 2015

  Passed March 2015, lapsed September 2017

• Minority Voices Representation

  02 May 2019

  Passed in November 2018, lapses September 2021.

• Motion for NUS Referendum

  12 Feb 2019

  AGM 2019 motion.

• Motion for Palestinian Solidarity and to Support BDS

  12 Feb 2019

  AGM 2019 motion.

• Motion Regarding the Minuting of Trustee Meetings

  15 Jul 2020

  Passed February 2020, lapses October 2022

• Motion Societies Officer

  12 Feb 2019

  AGM 2019 motion.

• Motion to amend byelaw 7 9 ii

  12 Feb 2019

  AGM 2019 Motion.

• Motion to no platform Aberdeen Student Left

  06 Feb 2018

  Motion for AGM 2018

• Motion to reinstate the Societies Officer

  06 Feb 2018

  Motion for AGM 2018

• Motion to repeal Pro choice Policy

  12 Feb 2019

  AGM motion 2019.

• Naked Butlers and Bunny Girls

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• National Demo for Free Education

  10 Oct 2014

  Passed 2014, lapsed September 2017

• National Demonstration November 4th

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed October 2015, lapses September/October 2018

• National Front Motion

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 AGM

• Non Directional Pregnancy Advice Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 AGM

• NUS Referendum motion

  15 Nov 2019

  Passed in October 2019, lapses in October 2022.

• NUS Scotland Conference Motion 2012

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015

• Opposing the Teaching Excellence Framework

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed November 2016, lapses September/October 2019

• Opposing the Teaching Excellence Framework motion

  06 Dec 2016

  The Student Council passed the motion Opposing the Teaching Excellence Framework on November 29, 2016.

• Opposition to Quatar Campus

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed March 2017, lapses September/October 2019

• Paid Liberation Officers

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed March 2017, lapses September/October 2019

• Palestinian Scolarship Fund

  11 Nov 2014

  Passed by November Council, 2014, lapsed September 2017

• Peer Mentoring

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• PG Welfare

  02 May 2019

  Passed in February 2019, lapses in September 2021.

• Plan of Work

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Policy Review Pro Choice

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012 Lapse 2016 Council

• Post Study Work Visa Now

  13 Jun 2019

  Passed by Student Council in January 2019. This was the priority campaign in the academic year 2018-19.

• Postgraduate Welfare Motion

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Prayer at Graduation

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2012, Lapsed 2016

• President for Societies Membership

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Preventing the Prevent

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed March 2017, lapses September/October 2019

• Priority Campaign Stop the Job Cuts

  06 Dec 2016

  Stop the Job Cuts was voted by the Student Council on October 25, 2016, to become the AUSA Priority Campaign for the academic year 2016/2017.

• Priority Campaign Student Housing

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed 2015, Lapsed 2017

• Promoting Candidate Accessibility

  02 Jun 2015

  Passed March 2015, lapsed September 2017

• Promotion of Gaelic

  11 Nov 2014

  Passed by Council (November 2014) Due to lapse November 2015

• Qatar Campus Food Prices and Variety

  15 Nov 2019

  Passed October 2019, lapses October 2022.

• Qatar Campus Library motion

  15 Nov 2019

  Passed in October 2019, lapses in October 2022.

• RAG Committee Meeting 11th January 2021

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 11th January 2021.

• RAG Committee Meeting 15th December 2020

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 15th December 2020.

• RAG Committee Meeting 18th January 2021

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 18th January 2021.

• RAG Committee Meeting 18th November 2020

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 18th November 2020.

• RAG Committee Meeting 24th November 2020

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 24th November 2020.

• RAG Committee Meeting 27th January 2021

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 27th January 2021.

• RAG Committee Meeting 3rd November 2020

  03 Feb 2021

  Minutes from the RAG Committee meeting held on the 3rd November 2020.

• Remove 40 days of life material from campus

  17 Oct 2017

  Passed March 2017, lapses September/October 2019

• Repeal Safe Place

  06 Feb 2018

  Motion for AGM 2018

• Requirements of Advisors of Studies

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council *may have been superseded

• Room Bookings Reform

  15 Jul 2020

  Passed March 2020, lapses October 2022

• Safe Name Changes for Trans Students

  27 Oct 2017

  Passed October 2017, lapses September/October 2020

• Safe Space Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013, Lapsed 2017 (now included in AUSA Byelaw 19)

• Societies ByLaw Change

  06 Feb 2018

  Motion for AGM 2018

• Society Maximum

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Sports Clubs access to Butchart Recreation Centre

  15 Jul 2020

  Passed January 2020, lapses October 2022

• Sports Union Committee Roles

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014, Lapsed September 2017 AGM *constitutional amendment, please see Procedures and Bye-Laws

• Staff Redundancies

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Student Union Bar Motion

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2010 Lapse 2014 Council

• Supporting Care Leavers Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013, Lapsed September 2017

• Supporting Equal Opps and Forums

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2013 Lapse 2017 Council

• Suspension of studies and leave of absence policy

  15 May 2018

  Passed March 2018, lapses September/October 2020

• Tackling Barriers

  11 Nov 2014

  Passed by November Council, 2014 Due to lapse November 2015

• Tackling Homophobia

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2014, Lapses 24 November 2017 Council

• Tenancy Deposit Scheme

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Their Jobs Our Education

  02 May 2019

  Passed in November 2018, lapses in September 2021. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• THEIR JOBS OUR EDUCATION lapsed

  21 Jul 2016

  Passed Nov 2015 Lapse Nov 2018

• Transgender Inclusion Motion

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• United for Education Demonstration motion

  06 Dec 2016

  Passed October 2016, lapses September/October 2019

• University Investment Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• University Trustee A view from Student Council

  15 May 2018

  Passed March 2018, lapses September/October 2020

• Volunteering Policy

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Water Fountains and Microwaves

  07 Dec 2017

  Passed November 2017, lapses September/October 2020. This policy is assigned to the Communities Officer, Louise Henrard.

• Workers Rights Consortium

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council

• Zero Tolerance Motion

  14 Aug 2014

  Passed 2011 Lapse 2015 Council