How does the Union decide what it believes in?

We often take a stance on key issues, both on and off campus. This can be a pledge to change something at the Union or a campaign to lobby for change at UCL or further afield.

Each policy starts with you. You can submit a policy proposal that will be debated at one of our three Policy Zones (Education Zone, Activities Zone, Welfare and Community Zone). Once passed at a Zone meeting, policies are then ratified by Union Executive. Our policies are set democratically, and are binding for two years.

You don’t need to be a member of a Policy Zone to submit an idea, and you don’t need to attend for it to be presented (the Chair can do so on your behalf). If you have an idea for a new policy or feel that we should amend one of our existing policies you should fill out the following form: https://studentsunionucl.org/forms/submit-idea

For more information on decision-making, you can view Amendments to Governing Documents which, when passed, form the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws.
Reference code Title Sort ascending Lead officer Progress Origin Lapses
UP2202 Produce posters detailing emergency helplines and other support services to be put in toilet cubicles Completed Welfare & Community Zone
UP1813 Plastic Free Student Union Venues Ongoing
UP2211 Plant-based Food Policy President Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP1921 Paid Teaching Opportunities for Doctoral Students Ongoing Union Executive
UP2109 Number of committee positions per person Activities & Engagement Officer Completed Activities Zone
UP1919 Non-engagement with UCL Prevent agenda and its leads Ongoing Union Executive
UP2004 No detriment policy Completed Union Executive
UP1902 New Ways to Affiliate Departmental Societies Ongoing Activities Zone
UP1913 Lobby UCL to remove the application processing fee for postgraduate taught courses Ongoing Education Zone
UP2101 Lobby to end UCL's relationship with arms companies Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP2009 Liberation Officers Ongoing Union Executive
UP2102 Industrial Action Completed Union Executive
UP2207 Including the Latino community as part of Enrolment data Education Officer Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP2005 Improvements to the foreign language provision for research students Ongoing Education Zone
UP2012 Improvement to the Muslim student experience Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP2011 Improvement in gender equality through naming of societies Ongoing Activities Zone
UP2302 Good Night Out Training President Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP2104 Face-to-face teaching Completed Education Zone
UP2010 Digital Accessibility Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP1920 Creation of New Feedback Mechanisms Ongoing Union Executive
UP2203 Commitment to Harm Reduction Postgraduate Officer Ongoing Welfare & Community Zone
UP2303 Closing the Taster Membership Electoral Loophole Activities & Engagement Officer Ongoing Activities Zone
UP1911 Clear Policy on Supervision Duties of Research Students Ongoing Education Zone
UP1909 Changes to the university's policy for extenuating circumstances Completed Education Zone
UP2002 Champion Inclusive Education and a Decolonised Curriculum Ongoing Education Zone