Back in November, the Students’ Union launched its General Election campaign with one core aim of ensuring the student voice is heard at both a local and national level.

We spoke to hundreds of students about the campaign and received more than 200 individual ideas about what ideas they wanted addressed during the next government.

With a week left to register to vote we’re going to be posting each day about a topic that you said matters to you in the Student Manifesto. Remember, registering to vote is easy and only takes a couple of minutes online.

Graduate Employment

Graduate employment is an issue that both universities and students’ unions are attempting to tackle. More and more students are struggling to get into graduate level jobs six months after leaving university and they are met with confusion, delays and poor advice when accessing job centres and employment advice.

Students stated that they wanted to see an overhaul of the advice given to graduates by Jobcentre as it is currently not fit for purpose.

They want to combine this with a task force made up of business leaders, universities and students to look at graduate employability.

You can see the student manifesto in full below.

Registering to Vote

Registering to vote is done online and only takes a couple of minutes. You’ll need your date of birth and National Insurance number when completing the form.

You can register to vote if you are a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen.

If you have lost your national insurance number you can contact HM Revenue and Customs on 0845 915 7006 who will be able to help you track your number.

Added Bonus

By registering to vote you qualify for a FREE ticket to our Spring Break event on Monday 20 April. Head over to the event page here to claim your ticket to this party that will kick-start your final term in style, featuring Freshers' favourite Beat A Maxx.