What has it done for me?
LSE Students’ Union is a campaigning Union. We are one of the most political Union’s in the country and are constantly delivering activities our members want and are passionate about.
Achievement headlines
Successful SU Campaigns
Resits
LSE’s Resists policy is unacceptable – students are seeking a fairer policy.
- ACHIEVED! After 834 postcards were signed by students, and elected officers met with 20 Heads of Department, the School have, for the first time, agreed to look at the issue for the coming year.
Wednesday Afternoons Free
In order to take part in extra-curricular activities, it is essential that ALL students have their Wednesday afternoon’s free.
- ACHIEVED! This year we achieved a significant reduction in the number of classes scheduled on a Weds afternoon. There will be increased info for students on how to swap classes. The result is that more post-grad students will be able to take part.
Rent Guarantor Scheme
Before 2010/11, international and home students who could not provide large amounts of money in advance rent were shut out of decent accommodation. This was unfair and forced students into poorer accommodation.
- ACHIEVED! LSE has agreed to implement a rent-guaranteeing scheme to continuing students which means that international students will find it easier to find decent accommodation.
General Election 2010
Students were registered to vote, and we took part in NUS’s Vote For Students campaign which was influential in the national vote. 450 students took part in the all-night General Election Party held in the Quad!
This outlines all of the activities of the Students' Union in the last Academic Year.
Clubs and societies
Freshers’ Fair
This year Clubs and Societies did not have to take their own memberships, and we moved the AU into the main Freshers’ Fair. The Union piloted a system that resulted in: 36,000 individual club and society memberships – more than a 30% increase from 2008/9. AU Membership up by 50% from 2008/9.
new clubs
The Following Clubs were New for 2009/10: Go - Carting (26 members), Garelic (18), Dance (600 attended dance show in Peacock Theatre)
Re-Starting Old Societies
The following groups were re-started this year! Armenian (22 members), Student Action for Refugees (34), Chilean (31), Czech &Slovak (20), Finnish (22), Hungarian (20), Graduate Management (25), Republicans (20).
Private Equity Society
Alternative Investments Conference Turnover of £63,000 including £29,000 of corporate sponsorship from 5 separate companies and £24,000 in ticket sales. The two day conference, of 26 sessions, attracted 49 speakers and over 400 attendees
Polish Business Society Lecture by Acting Polish President
Delegates heard from Bronislaw Komorowski, acting President of Poland and Speaker of the Polish Parliament, the Polish Finance Minister, Mr Jacek Rostowski (an LSE alumnus), Foreign Minister, Mr Radoslaw Sikorski (TBC), and a number of MEPs and MPs
Timeless (Cultural Show)
Now an annual event, Timeless attracted over 1,000 attendees to the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. The event involved 200 participants and generated £10,648.23 for charity