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When you join the University of Bedfordshire, you don't just join the University - you also become a member of Bedfordshire Students' Union (Beds SU)!

We are here to help every student get the most out of their university experience. We campaign on issues that you care about, as well as provide lots of opportunities for you to meet new people, develop your skills, campaign for change and try something new!

Advice

In order to make sure your voice is heard throughout the year we rely on student representatives.

We have elected student representatives for different communities within the University to make sure we represent everyone.

You can become a student leader for any of the communities you are a part of.

Beds SU has two fantastic venues available – The Metro in Luton and The Hub in Bedford. Both venues were recently refurbished in a modern, rustic style.

Scrutiny Committee

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What is Scrutiny Committee?

Scrutiny Committee is a group that determines the direction the Union takes by questioning the Sabbatical Officers, implementing policy, and overall perform a year-round scrutiny of Union democratic processes.

Following one of our recent Annual Members' Consultation, we were looking to improve the accountability of our democratic procedures, whilst ensuring that a student-led, representative, informed, and fair forum is in place to do so. As such, our previously known Union Parliament is now replaced with a group of student experts recruited at the start of every academic year, known as the Scrutiny Committee, which will ensure that as any of our processes are student-led.

Most importantly, there are key opportunities within this forum to which we want YOUR VOICE to be heard. Specifically, you can:

Question our Sabbaticals on what they have been up to and how they have been busy representing you as discussed in their Officer Reports; and,
Submit a petition to demonstrate your passion for a particular student-led change to happen.

Both of these areas will be ratified by our student experts, to ensure that above all, we’ll be led by you, our students; by your interests, needs, and priorities.

We are now seeking for student volunteers that would like to register their interest to be official members of the Scrutiny Committee! Deadline to register your interest is Friday 24th November.

If you have any questions about these roles, please do reach out to us via help@bedssu.co.uk, and a member of the Student Voice Team will get back to you.

Scrutiny Committee Updates

Have Your Say on What the Sabbatical Officers Have Been Up To (November 2023)

Thu 23 Nov, 2023 · 2 mins read

The SU is run by 4 Sabbatical Officers, find out about what they have been working on to help you as students at UoB and ask your questions to determine what they work on in future.

Have Your Say on What the Sabbatical Officers Have Been Up To (October 2023)

Thu 26 Oct, 2023 · 2 mins read

The SU is run by 4 Sabbatical Officers, find out about what they have been working on to help you as students at UoB and ask your questions to determine what they work on in future.

What Have your Exec Officers Been Working on Lately?

Thu 23 Jun, 2022 · 1 min read

The exec officers have been working hard to support you as students find out what they have been working on and ask them your questions

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