Electoral Registration

Posted 132 Months Ago

Individual Electoral Registration

From 10 June 2014 in England and Wales, and 19 September 2014 in Scotland, everyone will be responsible for their own application to register to vote, ending the current system of household registration. For the first time people will be able to register to vote online, creating a modern system that should deliver a more accurate electoral register. Students who meet the eligibility criteria have a right to register at their term time address, their non-term time address or both, and can cast their vote on Election Day at one or other of the chosen addresses they have registered.

Online registration is simple and takes 2-3 minutes.  You can register to vote online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Eligibility

Anyone 16 or over, who is a British Citizen, or who is an Irish, qualifying Commonwealth or European Union citizen and resident in the UK, can register to vote. 16 and 17 year olds cannot vote until they are 18. Further information on registration and voting is at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

E Mentoring

Posted 132 Months Ago

Would you like to find out what Heriot-Watt University is really like?

The E-Mentoring programme, run by Heriot-Watt University, gives offer holders the opportunity to communicate with a current student mentor by e-mail.  E-mentors are available to provide information about University from a student perspective, provide you with top tips for success at university and to answer your questions. 

We will try where possible to match you with a student who is already on your programme of study.   They will be able to answer any questions you might have or direct you to specialist sources of advice within the university if you need them. 

To sign up, please e-mail HWUEMentoring@hw.ac.uk  with your name, programme and Heriot-Watt applicant number

Welcome to All Freshers

Posted 132 Months Ago

Hello to all our new Freshers that will be joining us in September. Heriot-Watt is a great University which you will grow to love as soon as you step on to campus (especially in the lovely weather we've been having recently!).

Freshers Week is just a month away now, and we know you'll be getting excited about coming to University. Our events programme is going live on Friday, and it will list all the things you can do during your first week before term starts. It's a great time to meet loads of new people and settle in - before the work starts!

Our Freshers Week section of the website is now up and running. That's where you will find the events programme when it launches, as well as our really helpful "Freshers Guide" which includes:

List of Frequently Asked Questions about Freshers Week, coming to Uni and more. If there are any questions you think we should add then let us know!

What to Bring guide, which is our most recommended items to pack and bring with you.

Articles written by various students on what it was like coming to University

As always, you can stay up to date with us on Facebook and Twitter. Just use the links at the top of each page on this site to find us. Similarly if you have any questions then feel free to tweet us, send us a message Facebook, post on our wall or leave a comment under one of our posts. No question is too big or too small!

We hope you enjoy the rest of the summer, and look forward to seeing you in September.

Welcome to the new look HWUnion Website

Posted 133 Months Ago

Wow, welcome to our new look, revamped website! We hope you enjoy taking a look around and seeing what has changed, but aside from that we thought we would make use of this new Union Updates Blog to post some of the major changes you might notice.

New Style

First of all, there is the new style. It's not too dissimilar to the last website, but this one is far cleaner and neater. Initial comments have all been really positive, with people saying it looks far better - so we hope you will think the same.

Mobile Friendly

This new site is also now "Mobile Friendly" meaning that when you switch from your desktop to your tablet or smartphone, the site scales nicely so that it fits on to your device. No more having to zoom in and scroll around to read all the content.

New Navigation

Navigating around the website should also now be easier. We have a clearer navigation bar at the top of each page, with pages split up between our main areas of activity. You might aalso notice that web pages have more friendly addresses now that are easy to read - no more techno babble when you are typing in a web address!

Streamlined Content

We've done our best to reduce the amount of pages that the website has. Don't worry, the information is still there, we have just condensed it, tweaked it and compiled it to make finding the information you need much easier. As always, if you can't find what you are looking for then try the Search box at the top of each page.

People Profiles

We have also introduced new "Profiles" for our Officers and key staff members. They show who does what to make The Union work, and we will also be adding more information to these profiles over the next few weeks. Apologies for any missing photos of people - it's funny how people run a mile the minute the camera comes out!

In the Background

There is also a whole host of new features in the background of the website, meaning we are able to manage and update it far more easily.

What do you think?

As always, we love hearing your comments so let us know what you think by either emailing us Union.Marketing@hw.ac.uk or head over to Facebook or Twitter.