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Get your free @students.coop email and .students.coop website!

By / 29 September 2021

At long last, we can now offer co-ops who are members of Students for Cooperation free email and web hosting with @www.students.coop email addresses and .student.coop websites! Eg. hedgehog@students.coop and hedgehog.students.coop. Inboxes can be accessed via webmail (Roundcube and Horde), as well as IMAP and POP so you can access it via Outlook, Thunderbird etc. …

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students.coop relaunches

By / 28 September 2021

The old students.coop website was horrifically out of date and was developing some unhealthy glitches so we decided to start anew. The former front page was very dependent on news articles and blog posts, which we don’t produce enough of! So on the new front page, we are going to go first and foremost with …

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Good communication

By / 22 September 2021

Improving our communication In this section, we’ll explore what we can do to minimise conflict with others and deal with it effectively before it escalates. We will be looking at tools and skills to improve communication that will help to de-escalate a conflict. Conflict in the early stages can be de-escalated by rebuilding connection and …

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Student Co-op Homes launches £2m share issue

By / 29 September 2021

A pioneering new federation of student housing co-operatives, Student Co-op Homes, has been launched. Using a community share offer, SCH hopes to raise up to £2,000,000 to purchase properties across Britain to be leased to student housing co-ops. Individuals, fellow co-ops, and like-minded organisations can support the campaign by purchasing shares in Student Co-op Homes …

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Students for Cooperation poster for the 2019 Edinburgh gathering

Edinburgh Spring Gathering 2019

By / 1 October 2021

We are happy to announce our next Co-operative Student Gathering which will be held on February 2-3 2019. Join us in Edinburgh for a weekend of training, workshops, brainstorming and a general meeting. Aimed at young co-operators or those interested in growing the UK co-op movement: all welcome. Register your interest here: https://goo.gl/forms/dc4KafxJtX4y0yfj1 Follow our Facebook …

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Edinburgh Autumn Conference 28-30 Oct 2016

By / 18 September 2021

28-30th October 2016, Venue TBC, Edinburgh Join us for our autumn conference in arguably the finest city in the world, Edinburgh! The weekend will include workshops, talks, training, organising, discussions, socials, visits to local co-ops, and more! All are welcome to attend, irrespective of whether you are involved in a student co-operative or just interested …

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Deck chairs on Brighton beach

Brighton Summer Conference 2016

By / 29 September 2021

20-22nd June 2016, Sussex University Students Union, Brighton Come along to our summer conference happening in sunny Brighton hosted by Re:Cycle Bike Hire Co-op at the University of Sussex Students’ Union. The weekend will include a General Meeting of member co-operatives, workshops and training, working group organising, group discussions and socials. Sessions on sustainability, the …

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Group photo of attendees of the Students for Cooperation Norwich conference

ESHC reports from the 2016 Norwich winter conference

By / 29 September 2021

A report from Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative on our winter conference – our next conference is in Brighton from the 20th-222nd of June – more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/252049895150106/ For one fleeting weekend, from the 12-14th February, students from across the UK converged on Norwich for a romantic Valentine’s getaway at the Students for Co-operation (SfC) …

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Photo of Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative

Applications open for Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative 2016/17!

By / 29 September 2021

805 Pershore Road is looking ahead to its third year as a student housing co-op and has just opened applications for co-operative members/residents for the 2016-17 academic year. There will be some rooms available from the first week of July 2016 and some available from the first week of September 2016. Tenancies last 12 months …

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Norwich 2016 Students for Cooperation winter gathering

Norwich Winter Conference 2016

By / 18 September 2021

12-14th February 2016, UEA Students Union, Norwich Join us for a romantic co-operative valentines weekend getaway in Norwich, hosted by the UEA Food Co-op and Norwich Student Housing Co-operative working group. The weekend will include a General Meeting of member co-operatives, workshops and training, working group organising, group discussions and socials. Please make sure you …

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