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Lead European Parliament Junior Ambassador for USP College Jayden O'Brien reflects on the Forts to Thoughts River Thames charity walk, organised by himself and members of Thurrock Youth Cabinet with the support of Southend Youth Council.

On the 16th and 17th of June, EPAS and politics students held a mock-election across USP College, in the Palmer's and Seevic campuses. Both staff and students participated in this election, which consisted of two ballots: the first was the main mock-election ballot and the second a referendum ballot on the UK rejoining or staying out of the European Union.

Deputy Lead Junior Ambassador for Seevic, Sebastian Rapley Mende, reflects on EPAS Election Day at USP College Seevic Campus.

On the 10th of June, Deputy Lead Junior Ambassador for Seevic Campus Sebastian Rapley Mende organised, alongside USP College librarian Mel Ballard, a Q&A session at USP College with Estates Manager James McInroy, that was open to all students, on the topic of sustainability within the college. After the highly successful EPAS Earth Day Climate Survey, Sebastian decided to bring the conclusions from this survey to the attention of the senior management team at USP College.

To mark Earth Day on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 and Europe Day in May, a climate survey was conducted by students in the EPAS (European Parliamentary Ambassador School) Programme at USP College and members of the USP College Student Union, to collect data on what students and staff felt about the environment, climate change and sustainability both inside the college and in the wider world.

On the 14th of May, Sebastian Rapley Mende, deputy lead European Parliament junior ambassador for USP College Seevic Campus, attended an event hosted by the European Parliament Liaison Office in London at Europe House, called "Mapping the City – European writers in London". This event was also supported by University College London (UCL) to promote their new European Literary Map of London, as well as their public exhibition "Lost & Found".

Yesterday (19 May 2025), Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced a ground-breaking new deal between the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). Widely praised and supported by the people of both unions, the deal commits them to several initiatives, including a new youth mobility scheme, a security and defence partnership, and easier entry for British nationals into EU countries, among others.

Happy Europe Day! As we come together today to commemorate unity and peace across the continent of Europe, let's look back at what the EPAS team at USP College have done to celebrate the occasion.

Yesterday (29th April 2025), USP College European Parliament Junior Ambassadors and A-Level politics students went on a trip to the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth, London.

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a European-wide initiative to support farmers and rural areas across the European Union (EU), to both make farmers more competitive and sustainable. It also helps provide high quality and safe food to the EU's 447 million citizens, whilst also contributing to climate action and preserving various natural resources.