As a representative of UMSU and its departments, there are a plethora of platforms available to use to effectively engage with your student community. 

Approved Platforms


To ensure security, ethical use, and data privacy, the Communications team can only assist with a select list of pre-approved platforms. These are reviewed and chosen for their compliance with UMSU’s standards.

Please note that UMSU does not support the use of Google suite services inclusive of Google Docs and Google Forms. 

Web: MSL (UMSU site) and Linktree
Email: MSL Newsletters and Mailchimp
Forms & Surveys: Microsoft forms, Typeform, Survey Monkey, Snapforms and Skedda 
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube
Design & Editing: Adobe suite, Figma, Kapwing and CapCut
Campaigning: MSL Voting and Megaphone
Ticketing: Trybooking (MSL integrated ticketing to come soon)

If you are using a platform not listed above, be advised that Comms & Design cannot provide support or technical assistance. You can find the full list of all the platforms Comms & Design can help you with here. 

Student Media Guidelines

When publishing content in print or online, student representatives must abide by the Publishing Regs, Student Media and Social Media Policies. These policies balance free expression with legal, ethical, and reputational obligations.

As an overview of these policies:
  • Print media requires pre-approval by the General Secretary.
  • Online media is subject to post-publication review. If covering a controversial subject we recommend advising Communications or the General Secretary. 
  • Content must not violate UMSU's constitution or policies, include misinformation, risk the organisation's legal or public standing, or disclose confidential information.
  • If your content violates any guidelines a takedown request may be issued by the Publisher or a delegate. You must immediately comply with the request. Afterwards you may follow a formal dispute resolution process should you disagree with the decision to remove the content. The steps to do so are:
      1. Start a discussion with the Publisher (General Secretary)
      2. If unresolved, submit a formal dispute in writing
      3. The Complaints and Dispute Panel will review and make a final determination
      4. Following an outcome, the content must either remain unpublished or can be restored. 
 

External Platform Terms 

In addition to following our internal organisational policies, you are beholden to the terms of use of any platform you engage with. Please review and absorb the guidelines of these platforms to avoid putting your account in jeopardy of deletion or supression.