Newman Students' Union

🎤 ONLY 9 DAYS TO GO

The Student Communities & Leadership Conference is almost here.
This is students sharing real experiences of leadership, identity, resilience, community-building, and change.

We’ve got sessions on:
💬 building psychologically safe spaces in societies
🧠 neurodivergence, disability & belonging in university life
💸 navigating financial pressure as a student
🏳️‍🌈 identity, credibility, and being heard in academic spaces
🌱 turning lived experience into leadership and social impact
🎓 what it actually means to be a course rep
🔥 how students are creating national-level change
…and much more.

We’re bringing together student leaders, practitioners, and changemakers from across Newman - including lived experience stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

📅 29 April | 1pm-5pm
📍 Birmingham Newman Students’ Union
🎟️ Only 9 days to go - secure your free ticket now via the link in bio

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Sign the link below:

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Say Cheese! First Cooking Society session = SUCCESS 🧀🔥

Students came together to cook from scratch, learn new skills, and share a proper hot meal 🍝 Our homemade mac & cheese went down a treat!

Want to learn to cook, save money, and enjoy good food with great people? Come along next week for another group cooking session 👩‍🍳

Our annual Awards Ceremony is taking place on Thursday 14th May 2026 with Refreshments starting at 4:30pm in the Main Atrium. The Awards Ceremony will commence in the Chapel from 5:15pm.

Our nominations are open until Wednesday 29th April 2026. You can nominate your friends, students and colleagues through the link here or in our bio:

https://forms.office.com/e/0QSUXzW21L

We will be sending out the nominations by Friday 1st May 2026 so the nominees will receive the kind words from others.

THIS IS THE LINE-UP

This is students sharing real experiences of leadership, identity, resilience, community-building, and change.

We’ve got sessions on:
💬 building psychologically safe spaces in societies
🧠 neurodivergence, disability & belonging in university life
💸 navigating financial pressure as a student
🏳️‍🌈 identity, credibility, and being heard in academic spaces
🌱 turning lived experience into leadership and social impact
🎓 what it actually means to be a course rep
🔥 how students are creating national-level change

…and much more.

We’re bringing together student leaders and change-makers from across and outside of Newman, including lived experience stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

📅 29 April | 1pm-5pm
📍 Birmingham Newman University
🎟️ Tickets are limited - sign up now via the link in bio

Our annual Awards Ceremony is taking place in May 2026 (date to be confirmed) with Refreshments starting at 5:00pm in the Main Atrium. The Awards Ceremony will commence in the Chapel from 6:00pm.

This event is extremely important to us as a Union because it provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the amazing and hard work that our staff and students have done throughout the year.

Our nominations are open from Tuesday 7th April 2026 until Wednesday 29th May 2026. You can nominate your friends, students and colleagues through the link in our bio.

We will be sending out the nominations by Friday 1st May 2026 so the nominees will receive the kind words from others.

Student Voice is at the heart of what the Students’ Union does. Each year we elect Student Leaders to promote, amplify and advocate for your views and desires during your time here at Birmingham Newman University.

On Wednesday 25th March, the voting closed and you voted for who you wanted to represent you for the 2026/2027 academic year. This year our voter turnout increased by 89.2%. A huge step forward for student voice and democratic engagement and something we are incredibly proud of.

So without further ado… Introducing your 2026/2027 Officer Trustee and Student Officers:

President: Joshua Rigsby
Vice-President: Natasha Davis
Union Chair: Maysoon Abdulsalm
Academic Affairs Officer: Laura Meszaros
Campaigns and Communication Officer: Tamika Smith
Postgraduate Officer: Reece Christie
LGBTQ+ Officer: Emma Shipstone
Wellbeing Officer: Nat Price
Mature Students Officer: Liam Arnel
Environment and Sustainability Officer: Casey Wray.