Yasin Hussain (she/her) has been voted as your new Mature Students’ PTO, who will take on the position when the current SU council hands over in June. She takes over from Freya Vanevery.
Her campaign pushed the need to support mature students during the Cost of Living Crisis, and better facilitate to their needs.
Yasin’s policies include improving access to paid internships and traineeships by diversifying the companies in connection with the Careers Hub and prioritising graduate schemes with no age cap; focusing on networking events; and pursuing better training for counsellors addressing the needs and barriers of mature students.