Congratulations to all the students elected in our recent Student Leader Elections, and thank you to everyone who voted. Your winners are:

RAG President: Zoe Chapple

Surge Radio Station Manager: Will Hough

SUSUtv Station Manager: Byron Kellett

The Edge Editor: Sam Pegg

Wessex Scene Editor: Emily Dennis

Find out how you can get involved with student Elections and democracy: Student Voice.

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Who should be the next leaders of student fundraising and student media at SUSU? Voting will open from 9am on Wednesday 17th March and you can vote for who you think should fill the following positions:

• RAG President Candidates:
  Zoe Chapple, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12277/zoe-chapple.html

• Surge Radio Station Manager:
  William Hough, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12281/william-hough.html

• SUSUtv Station Manager:
  Byron Kellett, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12280/byron-kellett.html

• The Edge Editor:
  Samuel Pegg, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12283/samuel-pegg.html

• Wessex Scene Editor:
  Emily Dennis, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12274/emily-dennis.html
  Samuel Pearson, manifesto found here: https://www.susu.org/elections/manifesto/12275/samuel-pearson.html

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Want to be a magazine editor, TV or radio station manager or lead on student fundraising for charity? Use your student voice this year and become a Student Leader or Media Group Head!

Nominations are open for the following part time voluntary positions:

• RAG President
• Surge Radio Station Manager
• SUSUtv Station Manager
• The Edge Editor
• Wessex Scene Editor

Nominations open Monday 08 March at 09:00, and you can nominate yourself here.  

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Use your student voice this year – become a Course Rep with your students’ union! In this volunteer role you’ll need to listen to your course mates and fellow students, and make sure their ideas and concerns are being heard by the right people.

This election is only for students who have started at Southampton this term (January 2021).

Nominations open Monday 01 February at 09:00, and you can put your name forward yourself here.

If you have any questions about running in these elections please send the Representation Team an email: representation@susu.org.

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Every week we will be sharing our most frequently asked questions from students. This week your questions were…

What are SUSU’s opening hours during lockdown?

• Building 42 and main reception: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00.
• The Bridge: open for use as study space only, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00.
• The Advice Centre: our team are available via phone (023 8059 2085) or email (advice@susu.org) Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00.
• The Shop: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00.
• The Stag’s: Closed.
• The Plant Pot: Closed.
• The Shop On Top:

On Monday 09 November nominations will open in our By-Elections 2020. These elections are for any roles which were unfilled in our Autumn Elections, so if you were considering running for a role but didn’t get round to nominating yourself, now is your chance!

The roles you will be able to run for are:
Student Officers
UHS Officer
NOCS Officer
WSA Officer
Halls Officer
BAME Officer
Intramural Officer
Sports Participation Officer
Enterprise Officer

Academic Reps
Joint Honors Officer
Environment and Life Sciences Postgraduate Research Officer
Medicine Postgraduate Research Officer
Social Science Postgraduate Research Officer
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Now more than ever, you can make a change.

Nominations are now open in our Autumn Elections 2020, and there are so many roles you can run for! This is your chance to use your student voice to represent your course mates, friends and community, and make positive changes happen at Southampton.

See full list of roles you can run for here: Autumn Elections 2020

Some of the roles you can run for are…

Course Reps: Every course has a Course Rep to listen to the concerns and ideas of your course mates. They are the eyes and ears … Read the rest

The results are in for our Academic Elections By-Election, and your new VP Education and Democracy is Avila Chidume!

Thank you to everyone who voted – we received 650 votes in this election.

This means your elected Sabbatical Officer team for 2020-21 is:
Union President – Olivia Reed
VP Education and Democracy – Avila Chidume
VP Activities – Corin Holloway
VP Sports – Samuel Tweedle
VP Welfare and Community – Nicole Akuezumba

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The time has come to vote on who you think should be the next VP Education and Democracy! Voting is now open in our Academic Elections until Wednesday 22 July at 16:00.

Vote here: susu.org/vote

Get to know our nine candidates and why they think you should vote for them here: Elections Candidates.

We have eight candidates in our Academic Elections running for the role of VP Education and Democracy, and today we’re sharing why they think you should vote for them! We have shared every candidate’s key campaign points below, and their full manifestos can be read here: Elections Candidates.

Alexander Beyene

• Unity in diversity
• Friendship
• Student engagement
• Sustainablity
• University life Experience

Avila Chidume

• The university must take accountability for its actions.
• Student’s mental health must be a priority alongside education.
• Personal academic tutors require adequate training to support students.
• Students must be encouraged to pursue interests.
• Provide students with the