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Got an idea to make University life better? Use ‘Change It’ and we could help make it happen.

Change It is a platform that gives each and every student the opportunity to share ideas which will have a positive impact on your time at University. Tell us what your suggestion is – no matter how big or small – and we will use our democratic processes to support your suggestion every step of the way. Your idea could be the next catalyst for change on our campus!

Students can then vote and comment on your ideas. Once your idea has received 20 'upvotes' – which tells us other students like and support it - we will get to work.

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Submissions stay live and open for votes on our website for 2 weeks once they've been approved, so make sure you get people voting on your idea!

Downvotes

Students can downvote ideas but this does not counteract the number of upvotes an idea has received.

e.g. an idea could have 30 downvotes, but as long as it has received 20 upvotes this idea will still be considered, and taken through our democratic processes.

Submission Types

There are two kinds of submissions you can make to Change It: Ideas and Petitions.

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If you have any questions about how Change It works, you can get in touch with the Democracy Team at democracy@liverpool.ac.uk

Ideas

Students can submit an idea if they want the Guild to have policy on a particular issue, or campaign or work on a particular matter. Ideas can be about a wide range of things; including the Guild, University and the wider community. This can range from simple, operational ideas to larger scale campaigns. Submitting an idea is also the way to get the matter discussed at Guild Summit.

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Lower or subside student sick note cost

Submitted 5 months ago by Katie Bloor

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- wellbeing
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Brownlow health has increased the price of a student sick note, often used as evidence of extenuating circumstances, from £16 to £26.

Arseni Burohhin: 3:14pm on 28 Jan 25 The cost of sick notes for work are meant to be covered by your employer. It's not unreasonable to ask the university to cover the cost either partially or fully, even if it's conditional on using the notes being used successfully to apply for extenuating circumstances or exemptions from late penalties. How is it reasonable to charge struggling students for the ability to evidence their extenuating circumstances and ELPs?
Ali Tariq S R Alhitmi: 3:20pm on 28 Jan 25 We are already facing a cost of living crisis, and on top of that a rise in tuition fees, so many students have made sacrifices to make ends meet, the rise in the cost of sick notes are absurd. The university should subsidise the sick notes and remove the burden from an already overwhelmed students.