governance, policy & planning
The University of Stirling Students’ Union is constituted by the University of Stirling’s Royal Charter (14th December 1967) and is a registered charity in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. As such the organisation is governed by a number of key documents in order to ensure effective delivery of its core purpose, which are provided below.
governing documents
Constitution
Schedule 1- Committees
Schedule 2- Elections and Referendum
Schedule 3- Officer Profiles
Schedule 4- Trustee Schedule
Schedule 5- Standing Orders
Schedule 6- Discipline
Schedule 7- Sports Schedule
Schedule 8- Clubs & Societies Schedule
core union policy
Safety Policy Statement
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
No Platforms Policy
Zero Tolerance Policy
'Lapsed Policy' Policy
Safe Space Policy
Volunteer Policy
Sustainability Policy
democratic union policy

You can also find out more here.
submitting a motion
All students can submit a motion to a Union General Meeting or Zone Meeting. If the meeting is quorate, and if the motion passes, the motion becomes Union Policy. If you wish to submit a motion, please ensure you use this template - Motion Template. Motions must be submitted to Rosamund or the Union President by 5pm five working days prior to the meeting. Amendments to motions can be submitted by 5pm three working days prior to the meeting. If you have any questions or need help putting the motion together, please email rosamund.vickers@stir.ac.uk
making a complaint
We hope that you'll never have need to make a complaint regarding the Union but should you wish to, please read the information in our Complaints procedure here. Should you wish to proceed with a complaint, please complete our pro-forma here and send to theunion@stir.ac.uk
university policy
Feedback & Feedforward Policy
Student Guide to Feedback & Feedforward
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy
Little Book of Misconduct
Little Book of Plagarism
Equality & Diversity Policy
our planning & impact publications
Strategic Planning
2018 - 2021
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
Impact Report
Impact Report 2016-17
Impact Report 2017-18
Impact Report 2018-19
Impact Report 2019-20 (text only version here)
Annual Accounts
Annual Accounts 2017
Annual Accounts 2018
Annual Accounts 2019
Annual Accounts 2020
Guide to Your Union
Your Student Union Guide 2020
Text Only Your Student Union Guide - Accessible Version 2020
If you have any questions regarding our governing documents or our policies, please contact theunion@stir.ac.uk