Ethical Finance SU Officer Training (South)

Free divestment, reinvestment, and ethical finance training designed to support students' union officers to create change.
About this Event

Who is it for?

This training is open to:

• Sabbatical officers and student representatives on finance, investment, or university governance committees
• Student campaigners pushing for ethical and sustainable university investments
• Student society members or groups interested in ethical finance and climate justice
• Trade unionists in the higher education sector looking to learn how to work with their students' union to create change around university finances
• No previous financial knowledge is needed. Just curiosity, commitment, and the drive to make change.‍

What will you gain?

This confidence-building one-day training will help you:

• Understand the systems of oppression upheld by the finance system
• Build foundational financial literacy, from jargon-busting to real-world application
• Learn how universities invest and how you can influence it
• Develop the tools to advocate for divestment, reinvestment, and ethical finance
• Gain confidence to engage with university governance structures
• Discover how to push for transparency and accountability in university finance
• Connect with a UK-wide network of like-minded student leaders and trade union representatives

There are 50 spaces available on a first come first served basis, with the majority of tickets being reserved for students/SU officer attendees.