Submit an Idea
Make change in your Union
At LUU we’re led by you, our 38,000 members – that means every single one of you can make a change to what we do, how we do it & who represents you.
The ‘Better Forums’ are how policy and key decisions get made, and they’re run by students. They happen three times a year, and there are three groups of students at each one.
Who attends
You: You’ll need be there to tell people why you submitted your idea, and why you’d like the panel to vote yes.
Reps: Each Better Forum is attended by relevant reps. They’ll relay other students’ views and give feedback on ideas.
Student Panel: A randomly selected panel of 16 students will listen, ask questions, and decide whether to approve or reject your idea – like a jury.
75% of them need to say ‘Yes’ to turn your idea into policy. If they can’t agree then ideas can move to a campus-wide referendum to let all students decide.
How to submit your idea
Have you got an idea for how to make the Union, the Uni or Leeds and beyond better? All you need to do is let us know: email our Political Engagement Team with your idea and why you’d like it to be considered, and we can have a chat. You can also join our mailing list to hear more about what’s going on with policy, democracy and campaigns here at LUU.
Our current policy
You can also see which ideas have made it to policy, and the outcomes of previous forums, by checking out our Policy minisite.
Submit Your Idea
We’ve not got a full team at the moment due to lockdown measures, but we’d still love to hear your ideas – our last Forum was held virtually, so we’re not letting COVID getting the way of democracy in our Union. Drop an email to us with your idea and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
