Advice for students currently stranded abroad

News : Advice for students currently stranded abroad

Date: Apr 19, 2010

Monday 19 April - 6pm BST
As air travel continues to be paralysed by the huge cloud of volcanic ash, the University is advising students who are stranded overseas because of flight cancellation to contact the Student Life Directorate.

A single point of contact has been set up within Student Life Directorate. Students unsure of what to do should contact +44 (0)161 295 0023 or email advice@salford.ac.uk

Students who are stranded overseas and are unable to hand in assessed work by submission deadlines during the period of travel disruption will need to submit a Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMC) form. For more information see http://policies.salford.ac.uk/display.php?id=305.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances forms will need to be accompanied by evidence of their disrupted travel arrangements. Students should submit their PMC form as soon as possible on return to the University.

Would students please note that the University’s insurance does not cover students unless you are on a University field trip or its equivalent.

For more news keep an eye on the Student Channel http://students.salford.ac.uk/

Usman Ali becomes NUS VP Higher Education

Posted by Ricky

If you popped into the Students' Union last week you would have noticed that none of the Sabbs were about. We were all at the NUS National Conference in Gateshead.

Myself and Matt go automatically as President and President Elect, Jim, Joe and Alan Bailey came as they were elected delegates in March.

On Thursday was the election for the Vice President Higher Education and former SU President Usman Ali was up against six other candidates.

Below was his speech to conference how why he should be elected!



I have never seen Usman speak so well before.

There were late nights and early mornings campaigning for Usman during breaks and all the hardwork of everyone pulled off and he was elected.

I am really looking forward to working with Usman next year, on some of the key issues that will be affecting our movement nationally. The key one being the Browne review and the outcome of that.
At Conference, we passed policy to hold a National Demo and you can guarantee we will be getting involved with that.

The good news will hopefully set to continue as Alan Bailey is running unopposed for the open place officer for the NUS LGBT Campaign.

It is awesome that next year we will have two former sabbaticals on the National Executive Council of NUS!

I am sure one of the others will be blogging about the full details of conference soon.

Students' Union Annual Awards Nomination List

Posted by Ricky

Hi Guys,
The SU Annual Awards Nomination List was announced earlier today.

A full list of nominees appears in the table below



New Student of the Year

Alasdair Salisbury

Harriet Phipps

Mishal Saeed

Poppy Olah

Robin Crosby


Club of the Year

Boat Club

Cricket Club

Diving Club

Snowports Team

Women’s Football


Society of the Year

Almost Famous

Belly Dancing Society

Dance Society

Islamic Society

Shock Radio


Societies Personality of the Year

Alan Bailey

Amanda Blewitt

Christabel Brown

Natalie Carr

Tasha Hetherington


Sports Personality of the year-

The Iain Till Memorial Award

Alan Moore

Jamie Pritchard

Lauren Perrin

Rachel Colym- Doyle

Tim Hawkins


Student Journalist of the Year

Gemma Blackman

Jenny Longworth

Lucy Jones

Rupert White

Mazher Abidi


Students’ Union Personality of the Year – The Stuart Wright Memorial Award

Alan Bailey

Caroline Dangerfield

Ram Bende

Tim Hawkins



Faculty Outstanding Achievement Award



Fazila Bux

Neil Bradley

Tomasz Zub

Lesley Turner

Susan Warren

Saadia Mahmood

Hamida Iqbal

Famida Iqbal





Student Representative of the Year Award

Mishal Saeed

Jason Barnes

Andrew Mawson

Yousuf Iqbal

Semara Bukhari

Giorgian Rusu

Connor Jackson

Hannah Robinson

Nnamdi Uchechukwu







The winners will be announced live at the Students' Union Annual Awards Event which takes place at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday 28 April. Make sure you attend with your friends and family to find out whether you are a WINNER!

If you’re early buying your ticket you’ll enjoy this amazing night out to remember for under £20. Early birds will get over 5 pounds off their tickets paying £19.95, (normal price £25). Book online at: https://shop.salford.ac.uk or at General Office in University House.


*DRINKS RECEPTION *THREE COURSE MEAL *AWARDS CEREMONY *DJ AND DISCO UNTIL LATE


More information at: www.salfordstudents.com

Well done to all those nominated!