ABC 4 Equity: Access, Belonging, Change

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Elected
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

💸 Access Students miss out on extracurriculars because they need to work. I’ll push for paid opportunities in arts, sports + leadership, and expand the hardship fund so income never determines who gets involved.

🤝 Belonging I'll centralise Report + Support so one caseworker stays until resolution. No student should be passed between departments or left without answers. Racism, sexism, ableism + harassment will not go unchecked.

📣 Change Students are silenced for being too political. I'll defend your right to speak and shape policy while making sure that inclusion never means platforming hate.

What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

I'm a student, like you. I know what it's like to want to get involved but have barriers in the way. I’ve spent 4 years in Union leadership fighting to remove them, as your twice-elected People of Colour Officer and now as your Volunteering Officer and Student Trustee. I sit on the Board of Trustees, scrutinising budgets and shaping decisions at the highest level. I know how change happens and where it stalls, and I will use that experience to make the Union fairer, more inclusive, and responsive to all students.

You’re voting for someone already fighting for you in every room where it counts.

Please summarise why students should vote for you.

UCL named me a Face of UCL for building community. That's what I do. 

I’ve delivered:

  • Liberation Month cocktails with profits reinvested into marginalised students
  • Founded 1st pop-up toy giveaway @UCL with Camden Council for low-income families
  • Action to reduce awarding gaps and decolonise the curriculum
  • More funding for intercultural events

Next Steps:

  • 🚌 Commuter-friendly scheduling so students aren’t excluded
  • ♿ Accessible spaces, reliable SoRAs, support for neurodiverse + disabled students
  • 🎭 Paid extracurricular roles so access isn’t a privilege
  • 💼 More bursaries/internships for minoritised students
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ABC 4 Equity: Access, Belonging, Change
UCL is celebrating its 200th birthday in 2026. What do you think UCL will look like in 200 years time?

Being named a face of UCL 200 recognises my leadership in community building, but there’s still a way to go. UCL calls itself a global university, yet:

  • curriculums ignore global perspectives 
  • food options don’t reflect diverse diets
  • leadership roles favour those with networks

My vision for 2226 is a UCL where no student is disadvantaged by race, background, or ability, where awarding gaps are history, and every student belongs from day one.

Students will look back and wonder why we ever needed Equity and Inclusion Officers, because fairness will be built into every system.