Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Liberation Networks win NUS awards
22 May 2015
This year has proved to be very successful for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU's liberation networks with the Disabled Student's Network and the Women's Network both picking up National Unions of Students award.
Earlier this month the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Disabled Students' Network received the NUS Campaign of the Year award for their work on .
The Try it! campaign asked people to take on a number of educational and participatory challenges to better understand the physical barriers many disabled students, staff and visitor face when navigating the university campus.
A documentary has been made about the campaign which is being launched on Thursday 21 May and work has begun by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU in partnership with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø to make Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø more accessible.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU's Women's Network convened by the sabbatical Women's Officer
Annie Tidbury was awarded women's Group of the Year at the NUS Women's
Conference back in March.
They were commended for their work implementing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU's Zero Tolerance to Sexual Harassment policy which included a fortnight of activities including training students and staff. More than 160 student societies have also now pledged to tackle sexual harassment.Ìý
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Vicki Baars, Representation and Campaigns Coordinator (Liberation), Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU