Vote and submit ideas!

The Ideas System is simple way for students to submit ideas and vote on ideas from other students.  When an idea is submitted it will be reviewed by the Student Voice Team together with an Executive Officer, who will usually approve the idea but may decide not to publish/approve an idea when it may potentially:-

  • be illegal
  • impact on our ability to fulfill our charitable objectives/obligations,
  • include the names or identities of individuals this includes University or Union Staff
  • include material/words that could be seen as defamatory

In this situation. we will get in touch with you to explain the reasoning for the decision and work with you to, where possible, edit the idea to resolve the issue/s and then publish the idea. We will also within this communication outline how you are able to appeal this decision.

All other ideas will be published on this page and students will be able to indicate whether they think it is a good idea (thumbs up) or not (thumbs down) for 10 working days, students can also comment on the idea. When:-

  • Ideas receive <50 likes are sent to the relevant Council for consideration. If the Council think the idea is worth doing, they can lead with implementation or policy development.
  • Ideas receive  >50 likes but less than 100 likes it must be discussed by a Council, but they’re not obliged to act on the idea, if they do then they will either develop a plan of action or create a policy for presentation to the Leicester 100.
  • Ideas recieve 100+ likes within 10 working days allows a proposer to take the idea to Leicester 100 if they have a full policy. Otherwise, the idea will be presented to the relevant Council, who must create either a policy for presentation to the Leicester 100 or plan of action to implement the idea.

When an idea is presented to a Council you will be invited to attend the meeting, you can be as involved as you would like in the discussion, implementation, or development of a policy. If it is decided that it will go forward as a Policy to the Leicester 100 to vote on, then the Council will help you put this together, we have also put together a useful guide to help with putting together a policy.   The process through which a  published idea is either implemented or becomes a policy is summarised in this flow chart

To rate an idea that has already been submitted, simply select thumbs up or thumbs down to indicate whether you like the idea or not. That's how simple our system is! You can also add comments to ideas and start a discussion with your fellow students.

If you have any queries regarding the ideas system, please email su-council@le.ac.uk

Please note: Once an idea is submitted, it has 2 weeks to reach the 50 positive votes needed to move to the next stage in the policymaking process. Ideas will automatically be removed after 6 months.

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  • 176 score
    180 voters

    Lower food prices and extend food outlet opening times on campus

    Passed

      Considering that the University of Leicester is a university, the food situation on campus is incredibly anti-student.

      Firstly, food prices are out of control; food on campus is far more expensive than it should be. Ideally, campus food should be as cheap as what is commercially available outside and comparable to prices at other universities. However, at this university, food on campus is often far more expensive than many alternatives outside.

      Secondly, apart from Freemans, food outlets on campus close incredibly early and often before lectures are finished, which is inconvenient for so many students. Food on campus should be open as late as possible to give students, especially those who are in late lecturers or a part of sports groups or societies, greater convenience.

      Issues like food prices or food outlet opening times are ultimately decided upon by the Leicester Student Partnership. Which is why this motion calls for the Student Union to make the case to the Leicester Students Partnership regarding these two issues. Firstly, ask the partnership to lower food prices, at least to what is commercially available outside of campus and is comparable to other universities. Secondly, to extend campus food outlet opening times at least until 7pm when all lecturers on campus have finished. 

      Thanks for reading, and please consider voting for this motion.

    Aleksej Gubka
    4:20pm on 12 Mar 24 Prices are crazy and should be decreased

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