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Big Elections 2020

Welcome to our Big Elections! This is where you can nominate yourself, and elect your four full time paid Sabbatical Officers, and UWS' wonderful volunteer School Officers, Union Chair, NUS conference delegates and PGR reps. Nominations run from the 20th of January, until the 2nd of February. Voting Opens on the 2nd of March, and closes on the 5th of March. You can find out more about the elections here: www.sauws.org.uk/vote/about

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President

The president leads the Students’ Union, and the team of sabbatical officers. The president, alongside the board of trustees, is responsible for the actions of the students’ union, and will represent all student at UWS through attending meetings such as the University Court and Senate, and working in partnership with students, staff, and the wider student movement. The successful candidate will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021.

  • Xuemei Wang

  • Ellie Gomersall Manifesto

    Vote Ellie Gomersall for UWS Student President | @EllieG4Pres | Sort out timetabling and enrolment | Tackle hidden course costs | More events across all campuses | Support student groups | Better public transport

  • Ismail Nizami Manifesto

    RE-ELECT Ismail#1 Help ME Help YOU for improving your #StudentExperience once again

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Vice President Education

The VP Education works to improve the learning experience at UWS. They work particularly closely with student reps, focussing on education of course! The VP education works to improve learning resources, curriculum, and teaching methods among other things. The successful candidate will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021.

  • Selime Dulger Manifesto

    I PAY ATTENTION, SO YOU DONT HAVE TO!

  • Sunil Moar

  • Kevin Miguim

  • MUDASSAR MEHDI

  • Aishwarya Tiku Manifesto

    “We don’t just speak the change, we make the change!” VOTE for AISHWARYA #1 VP Education!

  • Georgios Ziogas

  • Harry Martin Manifesto

    Vote for Harry Martin for Vice President of Education. Ensuring Fair Education for all. Striving to enable all students to get the most out of their time at UWS! Vote Harry Martin to ensure your Voices are Heard, listened to and most of all Respected!

  • Shubhra Nigam Manifesto

    Help Me with Your Votes.. ..And I promise To Give You the Best Learning Experience While You Are at The UWS…!!

  • Jaimin Barot Manifesto

    VOTE "JAIMIN BAROT" - #1

  • Jean Baptiste Gihugu

  • Asad Abbas Jaffari Manifesto

    My motto is to strengthen Continuous quality improvement mechanism at UWS so that all students feel empowered and acquire right education utilizing right learning resources at right time.

  • Shaun McLaughlin Manifesto

    Vote Shaun McLaughlin " Speaking up for Students" My motivation is simple: I believe in the power of education and how students all over our campuses contribute to creating an open, inclusive and diverse student community. I know that by working together there is nothing that cannot be done.

  • Prabhakar makkena

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Vice President of Student Development

The VP Student Development works to improve student lives at UWS outside of the classroom. They work with clubs and societies, and work to develop opportunities for students. This can include volunteering and skills training. The successful candidate will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021.

  • Clare Hunter Manifesto

    Re-elect Clare #1 for VP Student Development! Your vote, your voice, your choice. Please read all candidates manifestos, those who win, will shape the course of the students association for the next year - make sure it’s a future you believe in!

  • Athol Bond Manifesto

    Supporting Students to Thrive

  • Sreehari Nair Manifesto

    In the ring the truth will always find You !!

  • Kirstin Jackson

  • Kazi Nabila

  • Manu Nair

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Vice President of Welfare and Wellbeing

The VP Welfare and Wellbeing works to improve student welfare and wellbeing at UWS. This includes helping to create a better environment for student mental health, and working towards solutions for student poverty. The successful candidate will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021.

  • Charlene Shields Manifesto

    vote Number 1 Charlene Shields your VP for welfare and wellbeing

  • Louise Jones

  • Claire Morris Manifesto

    I am running for VP Of Welfare and Wellbeing in the upcoming SAUWS Elections. VOTE FOR ME CLAIRE MORRIS. Your Health and Wellbeing is my priority, being mentally strong you can achieve anything in life. STAY POSITIVE, STAY AMBITIOUS, STAY STRONG.

  • Archie Buchanan Manifesto

    elect this handsome mug and I’ll show you an example of someone with little to no expertise or experience but an open mind, willing to learn and try anything to help students any way I can. Mon it’ll be some laugh. I’ll keep spirits high and expectations low

  • Deborah Gallacher

  • Luke Humberstone Manifesto

    Vote Luke for Vice President of Welfare and Well-being - Reduce Dissertation Stress - Eliminate Deadline Clashes - Better Timetabling - Recreational Sports for all - More Events in Union Spaces - Scrap Grad Fees (finally)

  • Olufemi Jonathan Babalola

  • Natalie Gormley

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Union Chair

The Union Chairs role is to hold the Sabbatical Officers to account. Sabbatical Officers are elected by students and for students and as such can only be held accountable by students – led by the Union Chair. The Union Chair can ask questions of the sabbatical officers and sit in on meetings at the Students’ Union. The Union Chair also chairs student council which sets policy for the Students’ Union. The successful candidate will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021 and must be a UWS

  • David Charleston Manifesto

    Unite the campuses!

  • Joseph Gibson Manifesto

  • David Richard Laffan Manifesto

    An experienced member to chair student council

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Business and Creative Industries School Officers

School Officers will bridge the gap between course level reps, and the Sabbatical Officers. School Officers gather information from reps, sit on School Boards, and keep students informed, and work with the Students' Union to improve life for UWS students within their schools. The successful candidates will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021 and must be UWS students during this time.

  • Kyrillos Bouzos Manifesto

    Pursuiting Change

  • Jeff Etemah

  • Stuart McCabe

  • Alexandra Georgoula

  • Sanni Pulkkinen Manifesto

    With enough courage you can do without a reputation!

  • Waqas Shah

  • David Mckechnie

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Computing, Engineering, and Physical Sciences School Officers

School Officers will bridge the gap between course level reps, and the Sabbatical Officers. School Officers gather information from reps, sit on School Boards, and keep students informed, and work with the Students' Union to improve life for UWS students within their schools. The successful candidates will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021 and must be UWS students during this time.

  • Haotian Shi

    choose me

  • Rachel Macpherson

  • Peter Ilesanmi Manifesto

    United to achieving better and quality education.

  • Courtney Skilling

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Education and Social Sciences School Officers

School Officers will bridge the gap between course level reps, and the Sabbatical Officers. School Officers gather information from reps, sit on School Boards, and keep students informed, and work with the Students' Union to improve life for UWS students within their schools. The successful candidates will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021 and must be UWS students during this time.

  • Eva Laura Gonzalez Blanco Manifesto

    Working for a great future.

  • Sophia Loughlin

  • Becky Macfarlane

  • Dan Hutchison Manifesto

    Having been a School Officer for the school of Media, Culture and Society before serving as Vice-President Education, I know the universities internal bureaucracy better than most. I hope you elect me to fight for you.

  • Jing Liu Manifesto

    I am Jing Liu, come from China, first year of PhD in Education. Focus on ubiquitous learning/ mobile learning/ teaching technology.

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Health and Life Sciences School Officers

School Officers will bridge the gap between course level reps, and the Sabbatical Officers. School Officers gather information from reps, sit on School Boards, and keep students informed, and work with the Students' Union to improve life for UWS students within their schools. The successful candidates will hold this role from June 2020 until May 2021 and must be UWS students during this time.

  • Dionne Morrissey Manifesto

  • Louise Simmons

  • Scott Welsh

  • Elena Pavel

  • Wendy Reid Manifesto

    "A person who cares"

  • Miranda Oxer

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NUS Scotland Conference Delegation

Your UWS Students’ Union is part of NUS Scotland, and as such students from UWS are enabled to go to the NUS Conference, where all sorts of matters affecting students are debated and voted upon. As a delegate you have 3 main roles as a NUS Scotland Conference Delegate which includes; voting on policy, voting in elections, voting on reports. A minimum of three places are reserved for self-defining women.

  • Ellie Gomersall Manifesto

    Vote Ellie Gomersall for NUS Scotland Conference Delegation | @EllieG4Pres

  • Sanni Pulkkinen Manifesto

    Where there is will there will be a way!

  • David Charleston

  • Becky Macfarlane

  • Asad Abbas Jaffari Manifesto

    My Motto is to raise voice for the delivery of quality education without discrimination.

  • Rebecca M Ndombe Faila

  • Shahul Hameed Kalayithanakuzhi Makkar

  • Asad Nawaz

  • Dan Hutchison Manifesto

    As Vice-President of Education this year I've worked nationally on issues like Universal Living Grants, Public Transport and Self-Determination for Scotland. Vote Dan #1 to send me to Dundee to fight for better conditions for UWS Students

  • Ismail Nizami Manifesto

    Vote Ismail #1 to help you enhance your student experience once again | @IsmailforPresident

  • David Richard Laffan Manifesto

    An experienced speaker to speak for you in Dundee

  • Selime Dulger

  • Shubhra Nigam Manifesto

    Help Me with Your Votes.. ..And I promise To give you the best Learning Experience While You Are a Student at The UWS…!!

  • Archie Buchanan

  • Wendy Reid Manifesto

    "Someone who cares"

  • Waqas Shah

  • Athol Bond

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NUS National Conference Delegation

Your UWS Students’ Union is part of the National Union of Students, and as such students from UWS are enabled to go to the NUS Conference, where all sorts of matters affecting students are debated and voted upon. The role of a delegate attending NUS UK Conference is to attend all sessions of conference, participate in debates on matters affecting students across the UK and to vote to elect various positions within NUS. A minimum of two places are reserved for self-defining women.

  • Shubhra Nigam Manifesto

    Help Me with Your Votes.. ..And I Promise To Give You The best Learning Experience While You Are A Student At The UWS…!!

  • David Richard Laffan Manifesto

    An experienced speaker to speak for you in Liverpool

  • Tooba Faghani Hamadani Manifesto

    I want to make the student experience in Scotland one to remember for everyone involved.

  • Shahul Hameed Kalayithanakuzhi Makkar

  • Asad Abbas Jaffari Manifesto

    My motto is to raise voice for continuous quality improvement in education.

  • Sanni Pulkkinen Manifesto

    Where there is will, there will be a way!

  • Ismail Nizami

    Vote Ismail #1 to help you enhance your student experience once again | @IsmailforPresident

  • Keri Wild Manifesto

    Last year was my first conference and there was hella personal and political conflict that got in the way of actually discussing and voting. I can't stop the tories filibusting or factional dramas taking over conference, but vote me for one less place for those in it for the tea.

  • Rebecca M Ndombe Faila

  • Kevin Miguim Manifesto

    RE-ELECT Kevin- #1 as National conference delegate

  • Archie Buchanan

  • Athol Bond

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Doctoral College Board Members

There are two positions for Doctoral Students on the Doctoral College Board. The Doctoral College is responsible for addressing issues related to the doctoral student experience including registration, research studies, progression, and assessment of doctoral students. They also review and monitor the conditions of doctoral candidates. Successful candidates will hold this position from 1st October 2020 until 30th September 2021.

  • Sehrish Atif

  • Hussan Jakaria Manifesto

    || A Vote for me is an effort for positive learning experience||

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PGR Senate Representative

The PGR Senate Representative will be the PGR voice on the Senate. The Senate is responsible for overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the academic work of the University and the elected student officers sit on Sentate too. This is an excellent opportunity to sit on one of the highest university committees with senior management; to see how the university works, and to make sure that PGR students are represented at all levels at UWS. The successful candidate will

  • John Ayanaba

  • Ayodele Adetuyi

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Research and Innovation Committee Members

There are two places for doctoral students on the Research and Enterprise Advisory Committee. This committee is responsible for the development of research and enterprise at UWS, and makes recommendations to Senate - one of the highest committees in the University. Successful candidates will hold this position from 1st October 2020 until 30th September 2021.

  • MUHAMMAD EMDADUL HAQUE Manifesto

    We can make the Research Training Programme for DBA and undergratuate students more effective and efficient

  • Madawala Maddumage Dona Madawala Manifesto

    Please Vote Me for a better research experience at UWS..

  • Emmanuel Kapizionis

  • Danilo Contiero

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