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VP Welfare & Community

VP Welfare & Community

Lottie James

About Me 

Hi! I am Lottie (she/they), and I am your Vice President of Welfare and Community for the 2024/25 academic year. Before starting my second term as a Sabbatical Officer, I studied for a BSc in Education with a minor in Creative Writing. I am a mature student and have spent the last nine years studying or working in education, with roles in further and higher education, as well as union groups. I have completed several representative roles during my undergraduate and founded and presided over the Pagan and Witchcraft Society. 

My passion for inclusion and ensuring everyone gets a fair, accessible and good quality education has driven me to run for Sabbatical Officer positions. My focus this year is on neurodivergent and disabled student representation, improving visibility and a sense of community across all campuses, and advocating for equity, diversity, and inclusion training within SUSU – including staff, clubs, and societies. However, there is much more to my manifesto, and I am currently exploring more projects that support the student experience. If you are interested, you can contact me at welfare@soton.ac.uk. 

What do you do as VP Wellbeing & Community?

I support your welfare concerns, lobbying for more inclusive and accessible spaces and practices and working with your student officers and SUSU’s Advice Centre. I also celebrate all our communities both within the University and in the wider city.
 

What I’m working on: 

  • Trans and non-binary support
  • Disabled Student Network launch
  • Men’s mental health
  • Accessible sports
  • Independent living
  • City safety and inclusive facilities 

University Committees I sit on: 

  • EDI Committee
  • Operational Oversight Preventing and Tackling Harassment
  • John Hansard Gallery Strategic Board 
  • Winchester Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
  • Education and Student Experience Committee
  • SUSU / iSolutions Accessibility
  • Inclusion Action Group 

 

Meet your other Sabbs

Lawrence Coomber

Union President

Emily Dugdale

VP Activities

Conor White

VP Sports

Rebecca Would

VP Education & Democracy