DCSA Podcast

This month we're celebrating a year of the DCSA project and looking at how things have changed for college SA's in that time

This month we chat to City of Glasgow College Students' Association about their elections, including how they promote it and the support available for candidates. The 30 minute interview will give you an insight into some good elections practice to try and implement in your own institution.

This month we're finishing up for the festive break by taking a look at the DCSA self evaluation, Apprentice engagement and catching up with VP FE Bernie Savage.

This month we're looking at planning, both operational and strategic. We also have a focus on West College Scotland!

This month we look at the recent Digital Tools research project and it's findings. We also chat to some of the delegates from the recent Lead & Change events.

This month we look at NUS Scotland conference and hear from some of the incredible college award winners to celebrate the great work they’ve done over the past year. There’s also an interview with the new VPFE Bernie Savage who spoke about her new role and how she’d like to work with Scottish College SAs going forward. “The more students are involved, the more power NUS has to actually make a difference” – Bernie Savage

The DCSA podcast is back! This month we'll be looking at the recent impact and monitoring research carried out by NUS and chatting to New College Lanarkshire Students' Association about their development priorities.

This is third and final episode in this mini-series, created by Think Positive and hosted by the developing ideas podcast. In this episode Mateen Duresmain discusses working from home amidst the pandemic and the transition from student to graduate.

This is the second in a three-part mini-series that Think Positive recorded for the Developing Ideas podcast. This episode explores the transition from being a student to a new graduate in the midst of Covid and the need for balance when you're studying at home.

We have teamed up with our friends at Think Positive to host a mini-series of episodes dedicated to student mental health, created by Think Positive. This episode focuses on poverty, and featured Matt Crilly (President, NUS Scotland) talking about the Students Deserve Better campaign.

Why is it important right now to think about the future of democracy? What tools do we have at our disposal to do this? To answer these questions we are joined by Paul Jürgensen from Das Progressive Zentrum. Das Progressive Zentrum is a Berlin based think-tank. You can find more about their Innocracy festival by following the link here and for further reading – here’s a link to their research on ‘bringing the future back to democracy’. Do you have thoughts on this episode? Tweet us @NUSScotland

In this episode Sara Khan, VP Liberation and Equality launches our mini-series into decolonisation. We are joined by Sara Bafo, Welfare and Liberation Officer from Goldsmiths SU. Together, we explore what we mean by decolonisation, where we are currently and an introduction into the history of decolonisation. Along the way we unpick who decolonisation is for and an insight into a decolonisation campaign.

This time we are joined by queer and disability activist Carson Tueller, talking about what it is to be disruptive, hopeful activism, internalised oppression and what it was like to work on a presidential campaign. A jam-packed podcast that sheds light on how we can tackle ableism and the vital role that we all have in challenging oppression.

We are joined by Todd Davies, Stanford’s Associate director and lecturer in the symbolic systems programme. Todd Davies is a leading thinker and writer on the subject of deliberative design, and together we get to talk about his research into areas such as equality of participation and designing spaces for action.

In this episode of Developing Ideas podcast, Liam McCabe, President of NUS Scotland and Ann Letham, President of Borders College Student Association discuss the impact Covid-19 has had for the College sector. This was recorded on the 10th of June, prior to the announcement by the Scottish Government of summer support payments for students.

This time we have a special episode live recorded from The Gathering, NUS Scotland’s annual event bringing new ideas to the student movement. The panel has some exciting guests, Maggie Chapman, Rector of Aberdeen University; Deborah Richardson-Webb, head of pedagogy at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; and Gail Edwards, CEO of the Student Union at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh – chaired by President of NUS Scotland Liam McCabe. From what’s special about Gen-Z, environmental collapse and trauma to celebrating the real power of the student movement – the panel take us through their perspectives on what the future of education has in store.

Developing Ideas podcast is brought to you by NUS Scotland, exploring fresh perspectives on the student movement. This episode looks at the role of collective action in campaigning from different view points. With discussions and input from three special guests: Tweet us your thoughts @NUSScotland #DevelopingIdeas To find out more about how to launch your own campaign check out the resources at saframework.net Find out more about Plastic Free Hackney go to https://plasticfreehackney.com/ To find out more about People and Planet Edinburgh go to https://www.facebook.com/edunipeopleandplanet/

Developing Ideas podcast is brought to you by NUS Scotland, exploring fresh perspectives on the student movement. This episode looks at participatory budgeting and its role in the student movement. In this episode we are joined by Jez Hall from PB Partners and Craig Walker from Fife College. What is participatory budgeting? How can it work for student associations, and what is its potential impact? Learn this and more from this podcast! Learn more about participatory budgeting here: https://pbpartners.org.uk/ Let us know your thoughts by tweeting @NUSScotland #developingideas

Developing Ideas podcast is brought to you by NUS Scotland, exploring fresh perspectives on the student movement. This episode looks at the role of democracy in Student Associations from different view points. With discussions and input from three special guests: - Professor Robert Talisse, political philosopher from Vanderbilt University, asking "can we overdo democracy?" - Mike Day, Director of NUS-USI, looking at the future of democracy and the role of students as global citizens. - Katie Dubarry, Campus Officer from Scotland's Rural College SA, looking at the relationship between access and democracy. Tweet us your thoughts @NUSScotland #DevelopingIdeas