Goodbye from Alessandro and Stella!
This year, Stella and Alessandro have worked hard to represent postgraduate students, and it’s been a busy year! Read on for some highlights from our year as your Sabbatical Officers.
Hearing your Voice: Concerns of Postgrads in Cambridge
Two new reports from the GU on the experiences of postgraduate students at Cambridge.
GU Response: University Financial Situation
We are very concerned by the VC’s announcement today that the University is considering real-terms cuts to staff pay as a response to this crisis.
Student Trustees: Applications now open
We're looking for a mixture of postgraduate and undergraduate students to be trustees of Cambridge SU.
COVID19: Updates on Postgraduate Research Funding (16 Apr 2020)
The Graduate Union is continuing to lobby the university to provide standardised, automatic funding extensions for all postgraduates, regardless of funding body or year...
Sign the open letter to UK funding bodies: Protect PG student funding
Sign our open letter to UKRI and the Research Councils calling on them to take action to tackle funding problems and uncertainty caused to postgraduate researchers by COVID-19.
Update on Coronavirus for PG students
The vice-chancellor has recently sent an email to all students and staff to announce that the University has now moved into the Red phase of its response to Coronavirus. This means that all but essential University work will happen remotely.
GU Statement on Coronavirus
The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is a source of concern for many students and we are keen to ensure that students are able to access the most up-to-date information and guidance in relation to this matter.
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month
February marks LGBT History Month in the UK, a month of events celebrating the achievements of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people across the world and promoting education about the issues which still affect the LGBT community today.
GU Statement in Support of Asiya Islam
The Graduate Union calls upon the UK Government to reverse their decision to refuse our former member and Newnham research fellow, Asiya Islam, indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
Meet Alessandro: Your New GU President
I have now finished my first month as GU President, and I would like to share with you what is going on with your representatives and with the University