Molly Corbett is running to be your next Student Representatives Council (SRC) President. Corbett is a fourth year law student, who makes her bid on the basis of divestment, hearing student voices, and increasing visibility.
Corbett served for two years on Council as General Representative and Charities Officer allowing her the experience and understanding of the SRC, where she believes she can drive and show effective change. This year, Corbett has led Raising and Giving Society as their co-president, hosting collaborative events with a number of student societies demonstrating what she believes will help showcase her leadership ability across campus. Corbett had been on the SRC council for two years, taking a small break on her study abroad, but campaigning from her study abroad for the position of charities officer, the position that she currently sits on council for.
Corbett’s manifesto is as vast as it is strong and centres around inclusivity, ranging from supporting International students and gender neutral spaces to embracing students’ voices and free speech. When asked which component of the manifesto she would prioritise, Corbett firmly answered, “divestment”. She added, “But I think it’s also balancing that with what […] things I’m going to actually be reasonably able to [put into] action as soon as I get into office”. Divestment is a priority in Corbett’s long term plan, alongside commitments to expose the visibility of the SRC Sabbatical team, strengthen sustainability, and collaborate with student societies.
As a law student, Corbett is familiar with loopholes. “I’ve already done ethical finance training and I see in the university’s arguments that a lot of their responses or reasons why they don’t want to divest are actually pretty false,” she told us.
For Corbett, a new approach needs to be taken to pressure the university to divest: “The university says they don’t want to divest because they don’t want to stop putting money in the defence sector. But actually what we’re not talking about is the defence sector because that’s a public government run organisation. We’re talking about the arms trade, which [involves] privatised arms companies.”
Another angle Corbett takes to push for divestment is tackling the concerns around academic freedom. Research and academic freedom, Corbett argues, is used as another excuse to hinder efforts for the University to divest. “The research question [of academic freedom] is completely different to the question of where we are putting our investments,” Corbett said.
Corbett plans on working with societies such as the Divestment Coalition and the Justice for Palestine Society in order to move forward on the divestment. Corbett also plans on advocating for student voices, “I want the university to be pressured to sign an Amnesty International Defend Dissent charter […] protecting freedom of expression and rights to protest on campus […] protecting students when they are being unfairly sanctioned for participating in protests,” Corbett said when discussing what she would do to help protect the student right to freedom of expression and protesting on campus, “It’s been really disappointing to see there’s been a crackdown on […] Palestinian activism”
Corbett also plans on working on sustainability with campaigns and societies that are more focused on sustainable travel, such as the Get Glasgow Moving campaign, and the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign. In order to improve the affordability of public transport. “I think for me it was a dual policy […] we can tackle the cost of living crisis and sustainability together,” Corbett Said.
If elected, Corbett plans on working heavily with the other sabbatical officers to insight change in the university and speak out for student voices in on campus protesting and in sustainability campaigns.
You can read her manifesto here:
“Moll’s Polls
- Divestment: Pressure the university to adopt a policy of divesting entirely from the arms industry. In the meantime, highlight existing arms investments in the portfolio urging the university to divest from individual companies without delay.
- Student Voices: Push back against a national crackdown on student rights to free speech and protest on campus. Encourage the university to sign the Defend Dissent Charter. Add a student campaigns guide to the SRC advice centre.
- Assessment, Grading and Extenuating Circumstances: Demand the university adopts clearer communications to staff and students on the rollout of extenuating circumstances. Ensure the university fulfils its commitment to implement the Quality Assurance Agency’s Targeted Peer Review recommendations enabling transparency and consistency in assessment and grading practices
- Students seeking sanctuary: Expand scholarships for students seeking sanctuary by diversifying the number of organisations that the university accepts funding from. Ensure scholarships provided include opportunities for undergraduate students.
- Tackling Gender Based Violence (GBV): Encourage the university to go beyond existing pledges to join the EmilyTest community by also signing up to the Emily Test Charter. Supporting survivors of GBV cannot be delayed. Better promote existing resources to support those affected.
- International Students: Lobby Holyrood to reconsider proposals for a Scottish Graduate Visa to extend the length of graduate visas. Consider alternatives to SafeZone in meeting UKVI compliance requirements to improve international student experience.
- LGBTQIA+: Advocate for the creation of new gender neutral spaces on campus. Establish a Gender Expression Fund to support students purchasing gender affirming products.
- Sustainability: Engage with the GetGlasgowMoving and BetterBusesforStrathclyde campaigns to improve sustainable and affordable transport in Glasgow.
- Accessibility: Work to establish a centralised space and notification system for accessibility updates on campus. Support the creation of and signposting to sensory spaces on campus.
- Housing: Publicise improvements made under the Housing Act 2025 ensuring all students are aware of their tenancy rights.
- Improving Visibility: Improve visibility of the Sabbatical team and its connection to the student body. Office Hours, drop ins, new communication channels
- Improving Representation: Improve the SRC’s representation of mature students by liaising with the Mature Student Association. Pressure the university to establish an Age Equality Group
- Cross Campus: Work collaboratively with the Execs of other Unions to achieve a more united cross campus
- Inter-Campus: Improve interconnectivity between Garscube and Gilmorehill campuses. Improve correspondence with Glasgow’s Transnational Education providers to improve student experience and wellbeing on these campuses
If elected, I am ready to listen to and advocate for all students. Here with experience, energy and enthusiasm – this 4th and 5th of March #BetonCorBETt”
