University of Cambridge Graduate Union

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University of Cambridge Graduate Union
LocationCambridge, England
Established1955
Websitewww.gradunion.cam.ac.uk

The University of Cambridge Graduate Union was the official graduate students' union at the University of Cambridge, England.[1] Until 2020, it responsible for supporting graduate students and advocating issues at the University of Cambridge via University committees and beyond.[2] In November 2019, students voted by referendum to dissolve both the Graduate Union and Cambridge University Students' Union to form one student union, Cambridge SU.[3] The Union dissolved in July 2020.[4]

The University of Cambridge Graduate Union was the first students' union in Britain catering mostly to graduates.[citation needed] It published an annual Handbook with useful information on adjusting to life as a Cambridge graduate student, an online 'Alternative Prospectus' of the University of Cambridge (mostly for new members arriving in Michaelmas Term) and a weekly bulletin circulated to members throughout the year.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "University of Cambridge: Board of Graduate Studies — Graduate Union (GU)". Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Graduate Union. University of Cambridge". Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Students voted yes to a new single students' union – CUSU". CUSU. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Welcome, we are your new Students' Union!". Cambridge SU. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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