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Annual Members Review

Annual Members Review (AMR) — 2025

Have your say on UPSU’s finances, officer work, and policies.

What is the Annual Members Review?

The Annual Members Review gives University of Portsmouth students the opportunity to:

Review how UPSU spent its money
Hold officers accountable
Decide whether key policies continue

As members of UPSU, you have the opportunity to ensure our organisation remains relevant and ensure we are working on what matters to you. As a membership organisation and a charity, this Annual Members Review (AMR) process serves a similar purpose to an Annual General Meeting - ensuring we continue to serve our members.

How AMR Works

1. We publish key information

Financial accounts, officer reports, and policies due to lapse.

2. You give your feedback

You complete each survey and tell us what you think.

3. We analyse submissions

UPSU gathers trends, common themes and recommendations.

4. Students influence decisions

Final results are published in April/May, shaping the next academic year.

1. Financial Accounts

Review UPSU's spending from last academic year. You can either read the whole report, or read through the summary.

This can be a bit complex, so here a few terms that we sometimes summarise in the reports for you to understand:

PSUT: Portsmouth Students' Union Trading. This is the “trading” arm of the Students' Union and they generate income for the charity, through the Union Shop and our commercial partnerships.
Management Income Charge: This is the payment PSUT (our trading arm) makes to The Union to cover costs like salaries and rent, which The Union pays for upfront.
Operating Costs: This covers things like rent, insurance and staff costs.

Complete this survey for a chance to win £50.

Complete UPSU Financial Accounts Survey

2. Officer Accountability

Our Officers were once students like you! Even though they're still classed as students, they are using their time to work on the issues that matter to you.

Complete this survey for a chance to win £50.

Complete Officer Accountability Survey

3. Policy Lapse

Our student-submitted policies (like the ones from Have Your Say) expire after 2 years. Tell us which policies still matter to students.

Complete this survey for a chance to win £50.

Complete Policy Lapse Survey

Prize Draws

For each survey you complete, you will be entered into a £50 prize draw.

Complete all three and enter an extra £50 draw.

AND we are giving away £50 in prizes for referrals to our AMR process, broken down in the following way:

£25 for the most referrals
5x £5 random prizes (to be drawn at random from all our referrals)

That's a total of £250 in prizes to be won! and just for spending a bit of time to give us your views .

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Want to take part in future paid focus groups run by UPSU? Sign up to be contacted.

Questions?

Email representation@upsu.net for support or guidance.

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