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Election
The Welfare & Community Officer is a full time Sabbatical Officer of the Students’ Union working full time to provide leadership to the Students’ Union’s services; and representing the interests of students to UCL, including participating in UCL committees and regular meetings with senior staff. They will lead on all issues relating to welfare, wellbeing and housing for Members ensuring that the Union promotes their mental, physical and social wellbeing.
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i hope to achieve welfare for all
- 🌍 Global Student Support: Pre-arrival sessions & guidebook for international students covering visas, renting rights and wellbeing navigation.
- ♨️ More Hot Water Points: Not just in SC— expand free hot water refill stations across teaching buildings!
- 🚌 Campus Shuttle Pilot: Tired of travelling between campuses? Explore a peak-time shuttle between UCL East and Bloomsbury.
- 🏠 Housing Advice & Renting Support: Stronger SU advice for renting issues, accommodation complaints and cost-of-living support.
- 🧠 Multilingual Mental Health Support: Introduce multilingual wellbeing guides and support for all!!
- 🤝 Welfare leadership: Current Welfare Officer at UCL CSSA, supporting students facing housing, wellbeing and academic pressures.
- 📢Student representation: IOE DLL Academic Rep experienced in raising student concerns and working with staff to improve support.
- 🌍 International student support: Collaboration with UCL Student Support & Wellbeing teams to expand multilingual support, such as developing Mandarin versions of student concern forms.
- 🫶🏻Lived experience: As an international student -- I understand the challenges of visas, housing contracts and rising living costs.
Through my roles as Welfare Officer and Student Rep, I've already been working with students and university teams to improve wellbeing support. If elected, I will push for practical changes that make everyday student life easier!! I focus on change you can actually feel — not just promises.
🗳️Vote for Whitney if you want:
- Better housing advice
- More visible cost-of-living support
- Stronger representation for international students
- Transparent communication about what the Union is doing for you
I don’t need to start from scratch — I am already working to improve how student wellbeing systems function!
Make student life more affordable
🍻 £2 Campus Drinks Day – beer, cider, bubble tea...
🏠 Accommodation inspections—say goodbye to dampness, cold, and pests.
💷 Lower laundry price ➕ offer free tailoring services
🎓 Lower graduation gown rentals
♻️ Charity thrift pop-ups on campus—in collaboration with Camden Council
Your Home, Your Rights
💛 Offer free workshops—fitness sessions, first aid courses...
🚌 Provide transport support for large SU events
📢 Launch a biannual, fully anonymous Student Needs Survey
(tell us what you're worried about)
🎉 Close the information gap—no more missing out!
🤝 Proven Welfare Experience: Led 40 volunteers providing 6 months of academic & emotional support for 30+ left-behind children.
💬 Expert Negotiator: With foreign trade experience, I have the professional bargaining skills to challenge high laundry and rent costs, turning student concerns into real results.
📣 Former Head of Publicity & "Outstanding Contributor." I have the proven ability to manage large-scale campaigns and ensure that no student is left behind due to information gaps.
💜 ESFJ Listener: Action-oriented. I listen, I act, I deliver.
Comprehensive Mental Health & Wellbeing: I will bridge the gap between students and support services, ensuring instant, barrier-free access to counseling.
Tackling the Cost of Living & Housing: My priority is your wallet and your home—ensuring no student has to endure sub-standard living conditions or unfair rent disputes.
Building an Inclusive, Safe Community: I will foster a UCL where no one feels isolated.
Effective Advocacy & Total Transparency: I will turn your real concerns into action and eliminate the information gap so every student knows exactly what support they are entitled to.
- Make student loans FAIR & push for 'Alternative Student Finance' to be in place
- Support interrupting students
- Know your housing & accommodation rights workshop. No more exploitation!
- SU App with reward system, discounts, UCL community recommendation pages & more
- Rebuild Report & Support via a large-scale formal student consultation
- Cheaper laundry
- UCL Accommodation Rent Freeze
- First aid & medical emergency training open to all students
- Grace period for assessments
- Push for UCL Accommodation profits to go back into UCL Accommodation
- Improve UCL Safety App
- Lockers for commuters
As your current WCO, I've:
- Pushed for a 'Quiet Space' for the upcoming term
- Helped improve MyCampus system, with Hall Community Officers, so that your halls are maintained properly & quickly
- Supported students affected by genocide & been building sustainable systems for refugee students
- Worked on divestment from & cutting ties with unethical and unsustainable institutions
- Established Housing and HCO Forums where actions are taken directly and feedback into SU
reports - Secured Undergraduate Guarantee for students applying for UCL Accommodation (& working on securing Postgraduate Guarantee t
As your officer, I will keep advocating for your voices, rights and experiences in every room again & again, even if things get difficult, because students are what make up UCL and I want that to be recognised more than ever. Having been in this role, I have learnt all the ins & outs, challenges and where real change happens. University and life in London can be exciting yet challenging and isolating; I want every student to feel safe, supported and that they belong whether that is through supporting your mental or financial wellbeing, safety, housing or creating a genuine sense of community.
YAP AND NAP
(Sleeping pods, sleeping pods, more sleeping pods, asmr and guided meditations broadcasted across Science Library and Student Center after 11pm, promoting disruptive thinking over disrupted circadian rhythms, finally giving an explanation for plushies becoming the main product in UCL SU shop)
A great yapper and a great napper.
UCL has always been about getting students giga-schmoozing and mega-snoozing 🤪
YAP & NAP
(I will commit to putting up notes on campus with exciting topics for yap-versation. Disruptive yapping! People who don’t talk enough will be violently encouraged to yap it up. Obligatory five minutes of stream of consciousness slam poetry for everyone to produce every week. Outyap King’s - we yap purple)
A great yapper and a great napper.
UCL has always been about getting students giga-schmoozing and mega-snoozing 🤪
I hope to increase awareness and accessibility of volunteering opportunities across UCL, especially for students who may not know where to start. I would like to build strong links with charities and local organisations, promote inclusive and flexible roles, and create a supportive space where students feel encouraged to give back. I also hope to highlight the impact of volunteering and celebrate student contributions.
As Welfare Officer for UCL MPS and former Vice President of UCL Diverse PALS, I have experience organising events, supporting students and working within committees. I am organised, proactive and confident communicating with different groups. My tutoring and charity work with Mind show my commitment to inclusion and community impact. I also bring strong administrative and digital skills to promote opportunities effectively.
Students should vote for me because I genuinely care about creating accessible, meaningful opportunities for everyone. I have experience in leadership, welfare and community roles at UCL, and I understand how to turn ideas into action. I am organised, approachable and committed to making volunteering visible, inclusive and impactful for all students
- Create financial aid opportunities + Increase paid opportunities for students to work on campus
- Lobby for rent freeze (private and UCL accommodation)
- Lower evidentiary thresholds for ECs
- Protect student rights on and off campus (renter rights + right to peacefully protest + worker rights)
- Make UCL accommodation habitable (faster response to maintenance complaints + no more threatening emails!)
- Decrease wait times for UCL counselling services
- Better support + scholarships for conflict affected students: put your money where your mouth is
As your Women’s Officer this year, I’ve
- lobbied to recognise period pain as grounds for an EC without a formal medical diagnosis
- partnered with community groups to secure legal support + career opportunities for international students
- reached out to hear your voice through regular events and surveys- my policies reflect your priorities
Plus…
- as an EDI Board Rep in the SHS faculty I’ve campaigned for bursaries + mentoring for international students
I’ve worked in the SU for three years- I understand how UCL bureaucracy works, what’s actionable and most importantly, how to get things done
As an international student, I know how isolating university can be, and how empowering it is to find people who truly understand the problems you face. I’m committed to getting your feedback and ensuring you understand Union procedures so you can hold me accountable. UCL celebrates diversity but doesn't always support it- I can make that change.
Students deserve to have their basic needs fulfilled and rights protected. No more unpaid student labour. No more uninhabitable accommodation. No more waiting to be heard.
- Subsidised access to the UCL gym for students referred by the wellbeing team.
- Free laundry in halls.
- Free menstrual products and condoms from accommodation reception.
- Same-day wellbeing appointments increased to 30 minutes, longer appointments offered no later than 10 days after enquiry.
- Pressure UCL to justify rent increases by publishing spending reports.
- Establish a wellbeing café: relaxed social space with advisors, trained students and free refreshments.
- Increased support for international students affected by conflict in obtaining visas.
- Drop-ins with me - tell me what's important to you
As an Access UCL Student and a former young carer, I will bring empathy and a deep commitment to your wellbeing. Through my roles as a Transition Mentor and Senior Transition Mentor, I’ve helped students to settle in, aiding them in navigating academic, social, and personal challenges. I’m ready to expand this to the entire student body – to you. If elected, you will be my priority. I will be your voice. I will listen, act, and make sure every student feels supported, safe, and heard.
You belong here. Most of you have taken out an extortionate loan to be here. You deserve mould free accommodation that feels worth the price you’re paying. You deserve proper support. It is your right to have a Welfare & Community Officer that listens and, if I am elected, I want to be your voice. I want to bring your ideas and worries to the table and do something about them. We are all fed up with UCL stating that they recognise how hard students have it as they push up costs and offer inadequate wellbeing support – it’s time for change.