Ondrej Kucerak VP for Education
Representing and keeping you updated with matters regarding education at the Aberdeen University
Nominations in AUSA Awards are now open! 🥳
Do you know someone who has been a sustainability champion? Someone who has achieved amazing things for the Old Aberdeen community? Someone who has been advocating for mental health? Head over here 👉 https://ausa2.typeform.com/to/RQDtr8pk to fill in your nomination.
These and more awards are up for grabs! We have 8 awards this year:
- Above and Beyond Awards
- AUSA Green Awards
- Mental Health Advocate of the Year
- Most Engaged Award
- Outstanding forum award
- Old Aberdeen Community Award
- Student Leader of the Year
- Team of the Year Award
The nominations are now open and will close on the 4th of May. Results will be announced during the AUSA AGM on the 12th of May.
King's Pitches hosts first ever American Football game Hot on the heels of the real-life Super Bowl, the Aberdeen University Bulls played their own historic game
Come have a look at our President and Welfare Debates!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1A3F7HWUWY
Candidate Q&A - Tuesday Watch our Candidates answer your questions. Today we have candidates for the Student President and candidates for VP for Welfare. Find out more about the can...
The University of Aberdeen Student Helpline for in the moment counselling or advice has a new UK telephone number. The Helpline is available to students when the University support services are closed
• from 5pm to 9am Monday to Friday
• 24 hours a day during weekends
• 24 hours a day during bank holidays and UoA closure periods
For more information about the helpline and all of the University support services visit https://bit.ly/3HBWupe
Next Tuesday 11am.
Get your tickets here: https://www.ausa.org.uk/ents/event/3027/
🎟 Refreshers 2022 tickets are now on sale! 🎟
We have a lot of exciting events planned for Refreshers. We're starting on Monday, 31st January, so make sure to grab your ticket before they sell out!
Head over to our website www.ausa.org.uk/whatson 🥳 See you there!
In just a few days we will be opening up the sabbatical election.
Do you have any questions about becoming a sabbatical? Do you want my job? Then shoot me a message 💛
Do you feel like it has never been harder to be a student? With the cost of living rising, the changes to the university experience during the pandemic, and the impact this has had on social opportunities, is there more you would like to see done to support students?
If you think you have the ideas that would change students’ lives, and would be interested in being a full-time paid representative of your fellow students, you could stand in out Sabbatical Officer Elections. You can take a year out of your studies to take up one of the five roles we have on offer, or take one up when you graduate in the summer.
Nominations open on the 31st January and you can find more information on the elections and the posts available at www.ausa.org.uk/elections
Nominate your lovelies xx
Have you had any experience with the university staff that has supported you through a really tough time, went above and beyond in the delivery of their classes? Perhaps did something innovative and showed a commitment to sustainability, social justice or mental health? Maybe you would like to nominate a whole team for their efforts?
If someone pops to mind, then why not nominate them in the AUSA and University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards? You have until the 31st of January to submit any nominations. The best part? If your nominee wins, then you both get to celebrate during the ceremony hosted at Elphinstone Hall!
Head over to https://bit.ly/3KjAn8H to nominate now!
The Sir Duncan Rice Library Opening Hours during the Winter Break The winter break is almost here, bringing with it the opportunity for a much-needed rest from study and research. And before the Winter Term closes, we would like to let you know the opening …
From tomorrow the library will become 24/7 until it closes on the 17th again
24 Hour Opening in The Sir Duncan Rice Library In the lead up to the assessment period The Sir Duncan Rice Library will be extending its opening hours to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are just a few days until this goes into effect, and …
Congratulations to Martina Chukwuma-Ezike who has been elected by students as University Rector! Martina will commence her three-year term as Rector from 1 January 2022. You can find out more about her priorities here http://bit.ly/3HBMLQf
Join Adam VP for Sports and Camilo VP for Communities in ASV on Monday evening! You will be playing a friendly game of football and mini games as part of . It promises to be a fun and active evening.
Do you have any questions? Feel free to message Adam or Camilo.
See you on Monday!
You still have the time to fill in the BIG student £££ survey and be in with a chance to win £150.
NUS Scotland wants to understand more about students’ financial situations, what your cost of living is like, and how money (or lack of money) impacts you as a student.
The survey is anonymous, and they will use the data to campaign to make student life more affordable. Fill out the survey and share it with your friends and classmates 👉 www.nus-scotland.org.uk/survey
To find out more about NUS Scotland’s campaigning work, visit www.nus-scotland.org.uk/summer
‘Degrees of Abuse’ investigation reports fourteen sexual misconduct cases at UoA The report published by Al Jazeera summarises the complaints of 125 UK universities within the years 2017 and 2020
Join the Rector hustings that's happening right now!
Aberdeen UCU does not meet 50% threshold needed for strike action Aberdeen UCU does not meet 50% threshold needed for strike action
Join us tomorrow in , we still have a few tickets left! Our friends at will be there as well, helping us with the Charity Games and Pizza Night.
We will be playing awesome board games, eating delicious pizza, chatting and doing our bit for Movember. All the ticket sales will go to our Movember charities and
Get your tickets in the 🎟
Get your raffles today and support some charities
Fancy joining us on Thursday 11th November in Union Brew? Our friends at Blackwell's Aberdeen will be there as well, helping us with the Charity Games and Pizza Night.
We will be playing awesome board games, eating delicious Domino's Pizza, chatting and doing our bit for Movember. All the ticket sales will go to our Movember charities - Four Pillars, Mental Health Aberdeen and UCAN Urological Cancer Charity.
Get your tickets here 🎟 https://www.ausa.org.uk/ents/event/2941/ 🎟
Do you know a member of staff who made a difference to you? Why not nominate them in the awards?!
Excellence awards are good way to recognize the positive changes we are all making, so if you have someone you'd want to nominate then feel free to do so over the next 3 months
Nominations for the Excellence Awards 2022 are now open! With over 40 categories, the Excellence Awards are a celebration of our staff and students. Nominate your favourite lecturer, a member of support staff or a fellow student who you feel has gone above and beyond. Check out the categories and nominate here>> http://bit.ly/2mRJBmx
It was pleasure speaking to Gaudie Student Newspaper and thank you for letting me share some of these news with our students
AUSA Vice-President for Education participates as Student Theme Leader Ondrej Kucerak talks to The Gaudie about his role in Enhancement Themes, Student-Led Project, and other plans regarding student learning By Mireia Jimenez Photo courtesy of Ondrej Kucerak The Enhancement Themes, managed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), are one of the five elements of the Scott...
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the election. Little bit out of date picture from yesterday morning. We have achieved overall of 363 unique voters in the Byelection and you can now view the results on our website!
https://www.ausa.org.uk/elections/current/results/
VP for Education University of Aberdeen Student’s Association
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