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Democracy

Understand how you can get involved in UEASU’s democratic processes and decision-making.

democracy at uea(su)

uea(su) is a democratic membership organisation. What this means is that our members direct what we do. We are run by students for students. To allow this to happen, we have various structures and meetings in place to enable our members; students, to direct us. The highest democratic decision-making body at uea(su) is the UEA50, made up of fifty randomly-selected students each term.

about uea50

student referenda

know your rights

Submit your idea to the UEA50 system below

When submitting your idea, please include the following context and content.

  • Name of submission
  • Short reason for submission
  • Evidence in support of submission
  • When you would like it implemented by if passed by the UEA50 system

You will then be contacted by our team to fill in a more detailed document - please make sure you return this to the team as it will be brought to the meetings for discussion. 

This page is for new UEA50 ideas: If you'd like to create a new society, or see what new societies are being proposed, please submit your idea here.

Please ensure you are signed in in order to submit an idea. 

The deadline for submissions for the next UEA50 is 29th September 2026 at 12pm. 

what do you think of my idea?

Submit your idea here and we will bring it to the next UEA50 or the relevant subcommittee. If you like an idea, you can upvote it but ideas will be taken through UEA50 system regardless.

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    Randomly allocated summative assignments

    Submitted 1 week ago by Samuel Haines​ Expires on 27 Dec
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      I propose that summative assignments within LDC are randomly allocated for marking, so that, where possible, a seminar leader does not mark the summative assignments of students they have taught. Seminar leaders naturally become familiar with students’ writing, arguments, strengths and weaknesses through tutorials and formative work, and may even recognise their writing style. This does not imply deliberate bias, but separating teaching and summative marking could reduce the possibility of conscious or unconscious preconceptions influencing assessment. Random allocation would therefore provide greater independence and consistency in marking, while ensuring that the submitted work and assessment criteria remain the primary basis for judgement. This could also be beneficial for other courses with coursework for summative assignments, but I am referring to the School of LDC given it is my school.
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    Past ideas

     

    Name of proposal Assigned Subcommittee Status Date taken to the UEA50
    Restructure of Student Officer Roles at uea(su) UEA50 Approved 13/02/26
    Establishment of a Care Experienced and Estranged Students (CEES) Part-Time Officer UEA50 Amended and partially approved (view minutes for clarification) 13/02/26
    Sportspark booking access for societies Societies and Sports Clubs Subcommittee Pending TBD
    NUS: In or Out? UEA50 Rejected 24/10/2025
    The SU to stand against the stocking of Nestle products at the shop UEA50 Passed 24/10/2025
    PTO Invisible Disabilities Officer Terminology UEA50 Passed 24/10/2025