Elections, events, AI

This week on the show Alan and Livia talk to Nick Smith to work out what election candidates and voters should understand about the realities of sabbatical officer roles, from campaign promises to the slower work of influence and negotiation. Then Kes from MDXSU reflects on building student engagement through events and Sheeba and Jacob from KCLSU explain how students and staff worked together to develop a student-led AI manifesto, setting out principles and priorities for AI use in learning and assessment. With Nick Smith (SU Democracy and Governance Consultant), Kes Rowlands (Engagement & Impact Coordinator, MDXSU), Sheeba Naaz (Vice President Postgraduate, King’s College London Students’ Union) and Jacob Tucker (Student Voice Facilitator) and hosted by Livia Scott (Partnerships Coordinator, Wonkhe) and Alan Roberts (Director of Western Europe, Counterculture).