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    57 voters

    Blackwell's voucher for masters students

    Submitted 5 years ago by Josh Williams
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    Having recently learnt masters students aren't entitled to the £100 Blackwell's voucher, I feel this is unfair as student's doing a master's programme still need books like any other student. This would be a massive help to any student doing their masters and 3rd year students planning on doing a master's. Please any student affected by this problem leave your thoughts in the comments section, thanks all!
Benjamin Wright
12:13pm on 21 Oct 19 Yes
Stevie Hayes
12:48pm on 21 Oct 19 Definitely agree!
Lynne Hill
2:51pm on 21 Oct 19 ...and if this idea gets passed, can it be backdated to include 2019 starts please! :) :)
Sara Slamkova
11am on 22 Oct 19 Awesome idea!!!
Dave Lochtie
2:56pm on 1 Nov 19 Updated from the President for the recent scrutiny panel - • I have been meeting with Dean of Students and SAGE (Student and Graduate Experience) to review the Blackwell’s card. I am in the process of gathering feedback to understand more on how it’s spent, who is eligible to get one, is it catering for our students need and parity of experience. So far I have lots of new and returning students come to me regarding the card which shows a great appetite for it. • Once I have received feedback I will be writing a paper to push the wants and needs of students to make sure the card is reflective of what our student’s needs. The video of the scrutiny panel is available from the union facebook For more info contact president@derbyunion.co.uk
Laura Maher
9:27am on 28 Nov 19 Yesterday this idea was taken to Student Summit and voted on by over 100 students. I am very pleased to say that your idea was passed, with 114 students voting for this idea. Congratulations!!! What this means is that we, the Union of Students, will attempt to action this idea as soon as possible for the remainder of this academic year and a further 3 years. Whilst this doesn’t mean the idea will necessarily become a reality, it means we will do our best to make it happen over this time period, encouraging the University to take action on your idea to make it a reality. We will post updates on our website and our full time officers will give updates at our Scrutiny Panels (which happen 6 times per year – check out our Facebook events to see when the next panel you can attend is.) If you have any questions about any part of this, please contact me at laura.maher@derbyunion.co.uk and thank you again for using your voice to make a change and allowing the Union to represent your interests.