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The Students’ Union is for Students, run by students. We bang on about it a lot but it’s true. This autumn we are electing the students who make up the Committees of the Union, who make sure the Union is fighting for what students actually want.
We also elect our Senior Course Reps who represent you on your course and work with staff at the University to improve your academic experience, alongside Committee Reps who make sure the student voice is heard in high level University Committees where big decisions are made.
The SU exists to make sure that students have a voice and can influence decision making at the University. By coming together and having their voice heard, we can build a Sussex that we want to see.
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What are the elections for?
In autumn we elect our Union Councillors, Student Reps, International Students’ Committee, Sustainability Committee, Wellbeing Committee, Postgraduate Officers, and Representatives. They represent you within the Union and with the University to create Sussex you want to see.
For our spring term elections we're looking for: Full-time Officers, Liberation Officers and Student Trustees.
This year, in our autumn elections we will be electing these positions:
- Union Councillors
- Student Reps
- LGBTQ+ Students Officer
- Trans and Non Binary students’ Officer
- BAME students’ Officer
- Postgraduate Officers
- Student Trustees
- Wellbeing Committee
- Mature Students Representative
- Part-time Students Representative
- First Generation Scholar Representative
- Student Parent Representative
- Sustainability Committee
- International Students' Committee members
Find out more about all elected roles within the Union.
Democracy Dates 2024/25
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Autumn Elections Nominations Open
2nd September @ 9am
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Autumn Elections Nominations Close
9th October @ midday
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Autumn Elections Voting Opens
10th October @ 9am
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Autumn Elections Voting Closes
11th October @ 3pm
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Leadership Elections Nominations Open
1st December @ 9am
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Leadership Elections Nominations Close
14th March @ midday
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Leadership Elections Voting Opens
26th March @ 9am
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Leadership Elections Voting Closes
28th March @ 3pm
