What are Council Presidents Elections are happening now!

Council President Elections!

Your student voice matters - and one of the best ways to make sure it is heard is through Councils and their elected leaders, the Council Presidents.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Councils are open spaces for you and your peers to share your feedback, both positive and negative, about your experience at university.

Open to all students in your school/subject area (e.g. Business, Liberal Arts, Fashion & Design, Psychotherapy & Counselling).
Meetings are held twice a month (sometimes once a month, depending on what works best).
Students can raise any feedback: teaching, facilities, wellbeing, campus life, or even positive shout-outs.
Feedback is taken forward by your Council President, who works with the VP of Councils & Representation and the SU President.
If needed, the SU raises issues at University-level committees.
This year we will be working on making feedback more transparent: when you share something with us, we will keep you updated on the outcomes as soon as we can.

What are Councils?

What is the Role of a Council President?

Every Council is led by a Council President, a student elected by their peers.

And what it their role?

They chair Council meetings and listen to student feedback.
Work with the SU, who is making issues and ideas are heard, acted on and if necessary raised at University-level committees
They help organise at least one event per term for their school area from socials to guest speakers.

They don’t work alone ☺️ they are supported by the SU Executive Team, the SU President

and the VP of Councils & Representation.

What’s the Difference between Council Presidents and Course Representatives?

Both Councils and Course Representatives make sure student feedback is heard, but they work in different ways.

Example:

BA Fashion Marketing students find two deadlines clash → their Course Representatives raises this with lecturers.

Business students across several programs want longer library opening hours → their Council President raises this with the SU who then raises it further with the particualr University teams

Why do elections matter?

Because this is your chance to decide who leads your Council.

By voting, you choose who:

Runs the meetings you can attend.
Collects and shares your feedback with the SU.
Helps organise events for your area

And if you don’t feel any candidate is right for the role, you can always vote RON (Re-Open Nominations) – that means you’d prefer the election to be re-run with new candidates.