https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/sasv-awareness-week-the-97-orna-murphy-horton

Trigger Warning: Talk of Sexual Assault, Violence against Women   “Research finds that 97% of women in the UK have been sexually harassed”. That was a news site headline from March 2021, with the recent reaction to the murder of Sarah Everard.    It is the only news headline that has ...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/getting-your-manifesto-right-ehsu-election-tips

  Thinking of going for a position in our Spring Elections?   Great!   Running for one of our full-time officer positions is an exciting, CV-boosting, responsibility-filled process, and we’d encourage anyone interested to either take a quick look at the new Student...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/free-sanitary-ware-for-all-from-ehsu-let-s-end-periodpoverty

Edge Hill SU Emergency Menstruation Station - Let's END #PeriodPoverty Hi! I’m Rosie McKenna, the Vice President Welfare in your Students’ Union, and I’m here to tell you all about our #PeriodPoverty campaign! Let’s be blunt Edge Hill – the tampon tax is a bloody mess. The ‘tampon tax’ i...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/advice/academic/malpractice

Malpractice. A guide by the EHSU advice team Here at Edge Hill University, each year during assessment periods, students may find themselves accused of Academic Malpractice.  Academic Malpractice covers a  number of issues: Plagiarism, Collusion, Cheating and impersonation. The worst par...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/mental-health-on-placement-you-are-not-alone-doreen-morrin

University can be an amazing experience, but it can also be difficult.   For a lot of students at Edge Hill, it’s not just all about exams and essays they have to worry about, but also the prospect of upcoming placements and work experience.   If you have felt like this (or are curren...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-being-vp-academic-rep-luke-myer

So! You’ve seen the ads, you’ve read the job description, but what’s it actually like to be VP Academic Rep?   Well, apart from having the ponciest title in history, it’s one of the most rewarding and wild experiences you can have. If, y’know, you’re a geek for policy and committees and stu...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/society-awards-2018-pictures-and-the-winners

Last night we hosted our FIRST EVER Society Awards event! We recieved over 50 nominations across 10 awards, and last night the winners were announced in style.  Hosted by Dan B, your VP Activities, we celebrated all things societies with food, drink, music, a little bit of table top gaming and...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/what-is-a-hidden-disability-doreen-morrin

Have you ever noticed someone wearing a green lanyard with a sunflower pattern, and wondered what it's for? People with hidden disabilities may choose to wear a sunflower lanyard to indicate their disability. Hidden disabilities are disabilities that are invisible to the naked eye. And they'...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/menstrual-hygiene-day-2024-emma-butler

The 28th of May each year marks Menstrual Hygiene Day. Observed for the first time in 2014, the German GMO ‘WASH United’ initiated it to raise awareness about the taboo related to menstruation. Menstrual Hygiene Day aims at pushing a 'period friendly world', especially in countries where people w...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/don-t-wait-until-tomorrow-to-see-the-world-sophie-mealor

Everyone has that one ‘itch’ in life to do something, whether that be to impulsively spend £1000 online, booking a concert without planning, or hiking to the top of Mount Snowdon- mine is booking flights. Just like many others, I have a passion to see the world, and despite family and friends’ co...