Manifesto
Hi everyone! I am Scott Nielsen, an MSc student studying sustainable chemical engineering. I am Danish and have moved to the UK in 2008. Since then I have lived in six different countries exploring many different people and cultures. I finished my bachelor degree at Teesside University where I was heavily involved with the SU as Vice president of Enactus Teesside – a society dedicated to making the world a better place.
The University of Bath is an amazing place to study, providing students with a first-class education and plethora of extracurricular activities. However, postgraduate students can find their studies overwhelming and unable to find time and energy to get involved with the SU, societies or sports. My goal is to create a community of postgraduate students, who will support each other and make our PG course a life experience.
For the majority of us, postgraduate studies are the final stop before the career we have been preparing for. According to my experience, the “next step” after a PG course is the leading cause of worry and anxiety in our PG students. We are all aware education is essential, but for the majority of us, the reason we pursue education is to someday land our dream job. I am passionate about raising the awareness of the work done by our Career Services and provide in-depth career guidance for specific areas of study in our University.
I believe I have an understanding of the postgraduate experience and a vision on how to improve it, while also possessing the right qualities to represent the views of postgraduate students across campus.
Here are my campaign points I wish to run on:
1) Establish a PG travelling society
As PG students we need a break sometimes. PG travelling society will organise weekend trips to nearby cities and landmarks at affordable prices. Only for our postgraduate students.
2) Increase employment involvement
Postgraduates are often left to manage a large workload and looking for career prospects at the same time. Working with the career services, I aim to organise industry-specific workshops where different career options will be presented to you, dependent on your field of study.
3) Study spaces for postgraduates
We all know what I am talking about. I will aim to solve this growing issue and hopefully allocate some space in the library specifically for PG students.
4) Postgraduate – SU disconnection
I intend to improve the participation of postgraduates on campus with better communication with individual courses and make sure that the importance is well received in the fresher week and continued throughout the year.
5) Make printing affordable
Make printing cheaper or introduce a yearly allocated allowance for dissertation and more significant assignments.
6) Build and maintain the improvement of lecture recordings and marking feedback
Missing lectures due to unforeseen circumstances can be a great pain. I will work with the university to improve this and help make sure feedback on assignments is given within the set parameters.