Ideas Forum

Welcome to the Ideas Forum! This is a place where you can submit any idea for change about your university experience or vote and comment on existing ideas.

If you can get at least 25 other students to vote for your idea, the Union officers are then able to consider it. Don't stop at 25 though - the more votes and comments an idea gets, the more power it gives us to try to action it!

Once an Idea has reached at least 25 up-votes, it will be sent to Executive Committee and/or Student Summit which are meetings where Union staff and students discuss, vote on and potentially action your idea. So don't hold back, let us know what you want us to do! (You can even post anonymously if you prefer to)

The Ideas Forum is such a direct and effective way to get your voice heard and you can use it as many times as you like during your studies - we know that your needs and wants change year on year, so use the Ideas Forum to reflect the current issues you are facing and let us know what it is you care about.

Before you post please consider the following

  • Make sure your idea clearly states what you want to change and why – things like how it would be funded, who it would apply to – give as much detail as possible. If you don’t, we may have to delete your idea or it could be rejected by students for being too vague.
  • Check to see if the idea has already been passed under the ‘ view passed ideas’ tab – we might already be working on your idea!
  • Check to see if your idea has already been posted by someone else – if so, don’t post the idea again, but vote and comment on the existing idea
  • Check to see if your idea has been rejected and why under the ‘view rejected ideas’ tab – it might mean slight changes to your post, or it might give you an insight in to how students felt about this topic.

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  • 13 score
    13 votes

    Hot drinking water facility

    Current
    • Wellbeing
    • Facilities
    • Resources
    • Food and Drink
    • Accessibility
    A hot drinking water facility on campus. Currently, we have access to cold drinking water, which is greatly appreciated. However, having access to hot drinking water would be beneficial for students and staff, especially during colder months or for those who prefer hot beverages.
Jack McGuinness
2:59pm on 13 Sep 24 Hi. Is there a specific site you are thinking of? The Heat and Eat at Kedleston Road has an instant hot tap, makes it a lot quicker to grab a cup of tea (personally, I'd go for a triple mint tea).
Lucas Langley
8:57am on 15 Oct 24 Hi, I am aware there is one at Markeaton as well. However, there is no availability for students at Brittania Mill (one of the sites where I currently have lectures) as far as I know with the options being 30p from the canteen or £1 from the hot drinks machine. I am unsure as to whether One Friar Gate has one either.
Mo Duncan
6:26pm on 28 Nov 24 The one on Kedleston Road campus offers hot water from the machines for free, but there's a sign above the machine warning students that they will start charging for hot water, which is a bit tight-fisted of the uni to charge students for water...