Leadership Elections 2022
Congratulations to all our winners in the Leadership Elections! Take a look below at who you voted to be your next representatives!
You can view the breakdown of the final results for the sabbatical candidates here.
Union President
Oliver Murray Elected
- Reinstate the Unilink night-time service for student safety
- Combat off-campus spiking with reusable drink covers and lobbying of clubs
- Introduce SUSU shop meal deals
- Fight unreliable landlords with a SUSU housing accreditation system
- Support and facilitate the growth of smaller clubs and societies
Benedict Madan
- I want a fairer University of Southampton
- I want a happier University of Southampton
- I want a more peaceful University of Southampton
- I want a more prosperous University of Southampton
- I am proud to be a student at the University of Southampton
Harry Bull
- Make SUSU the focal point of student life
- Change the conversation on safety on and off our campuses
- Empower students through transparency
- Support students all the way through the pandemic
- Two years’ experience on the Union Senate
Rishi-Nayan Varodaria
- Will fight to ensure students aren't negatively impacted by Covid.
- Will create cheap Wednesday SU nights for all our students.
- Will introduce deals to improve affordability across all SUSU outlets.
- Will form student focus groups for University and SUSU events.
- Will push for investment in academic and wellbeing support.
Vice President Activities
Zoe Chapple Elected
- Increase society engagement university-wide
- Termly one-to-ones to help committees achieve their goals
- Make booking union space an easier process for societies
- Ensure adequate welfare to all committee and society members
- More opportunities to join societies outside of freshers week
Sachin Choudhary
- I have boundless enthusiasm for this role!
- I would strive to improve the societies and clubs
- Improve accessibility, experience of the students
- make sure everyone's voice is heard.
- Improvre requiredresource to all societies
Samuel Pegg
- Increase accessibility and engagement for people with disabilities
- Work with welfare to establish society events for mental wellness
- Create a platform to help introduce members to struggling societies
- Establish an emergency fund to help societies outside grant rounds
- Increase Performing Arts visibility and encourage greater participation
John Galbraith
- Improve communication between SUSU and its societies
- Promote and improve more collaboration between societies
- Facilitate participation in southampton's wider community
- Broaden the landscape of opportunities made available to students
- Further SUSU's aims including inclusivity and sustainability alongside activities
Corin Holloway
- Get more students involved in societies
- Work with (LGBT+, BAME, PGR, disabled…) communities to improve accessibility
- Reward, recognise and support volunteers and committee members
- Communicate honestly with students about issues which will affect them
- Support small societies and treat societies fairly
Vice President Education and Democracy
Emily Bastable Elected
- Increase number of postgraduate scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Reduce student workload around the winter holidays.
- Greater emphasis on student feedback and partnership at all levels.
- #realstudentstories to inspire applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.
- Activism training so students can create the change they want.
Tomasz Duliban
- Improve student-PAT communication.
- Create a communication workshop for students.
- Focus on restructuring Academic Integrity breach penalties.
- Adapting exams and lectures to COVID-19
- Reward integrated external projects.
Xiao Wang
- Passionate about dealing with issues that students maybe meet
- Prefer to communicate with tutors and students in-person or online
- Be willing to support academic representatives with varying feedback
- Flunt Chinese (Mother) language can support international students who have better understanding
- Participate actively in meetings or activities to know the latest university news
Parth Pandya
- Pragmatic vision for academic representation
- 4 years of academic rep experience & strong connections
- Putting postgraduates & joint honours students higher on the SUSU priority list
- Improve PAT & Employability Coordinator support guidelines
- Review of student workload guidelines and assessment type mix
Ryan Couchman-Sawyer
- Provide regular meetings with postgrads to solve issues they have
- Ensure minority voices are heard and their concerns acted upon
- Improve special considerations process and awareness of eligibility criteria
- Improve mental health support for all students all year round
- Increase the limit on course reps for each course
Holly Denton
- Increased PAT training and increasing guidance and accessibility of support.
- Ensure students with disabilities feel supported and are not disadvantaged.
- Promote engagement with course Representatives so all students are represented.
- Work with the university to innovate student focused learning methods
- Streamline feedback system for modules and courses
Peerapat Sparks
- Intuitive and simple online voting systems
- Have clear targets for meetings
- Further build on improvement with Student Hub
- Improve public transit, cycle lanes and pedestrian space
- Actively observe , analyse and solve new and old issues
Jamie Biltcliffe
- Increase integration and consistency between departments and union reps
- Promote greater involvement with the course rep system
- Empower popular petitions
- Provide skills help for transition to in-person exams
- Increase direct communication to students regarding student-led change
Vice President Sports
Casie Osborne Elected
- More free sports and sporting opportunities
- Raise inclusivity within sports
- Lobbying sports and wellbeing
- Increased sports recognition
- Improved communications and transparency
Theo Levison
- Experienced committee member in clubs of varying sizes and profiles
- I've spent this year running national organisations and inter-uni competitions
- Increase funding and help clubs use it more effectively
- Channel equality initiatives into existing clubs to help improve representation
- Organise bigger joint socials, to find new sports and friends!
Vice President Welfare and Community
Aycha Ates-Di Adamo Elected
- Introduction of ‘Southampton says Enough’ campaign to tackle sexual misconduct.
- Produce quality, intersectional and inclusive awareness campaigns, events and communications.
- Introduce on-campus medical/safe-space, address covid/health-related anxieties and keep exams safe.
- Improve social mobility, widening participation, mental health and enabling services.
- Ensure postgraduates, WSA and NOCS feel part of the community.
Selin Moustafa
- Make support easily accessible to all
- Influence change for the university’s policies for disabled students
- Assess how to effectively make use of officers within the union
- Promote unity between societies to tackle more intersectional issues
- Create support avenues for students struggling with mental health
Maryam Malakoutikhah
- Focus on increasing awareness about mental health and effects of the pandemic
- Regular seminars and workshops on mental-health related subjects
- Work closely with student reps to ensure that students voices are heard
- Increase sexual consent and improve the support for victims
- Improve the support given by the enabling services for the students
Student Trustee
Rebecca Hayward Elected
- Experience in university politics
- Open minded
- Respectful of varying perspectives
- Reliable
- Interest in politics, law and finance
Laura McQuillan-Graham Elected
- I will help to create an inclusive environment
- I will ensure that progress is made
- I will uphold the core values of the union and the university
- I will support and work collaboratively with union members
Fiona Sunderland Elected
- Extensive experience working with SUSU
- Experience in a large range of roles and at different levels of study
- Eager to be involved in the core decision-making process
- Want to ensure clear and transparent communication to all students.
- Intent on securing inclusivity in all aspects of SUSU's work
Aishwarya Tayade
- Helpful
- Friendly
- Outgoing
- Focused
- Team Player
Muhammad Subhan Ahmad
- Commitment to the role.
- Hardworking.
- Eager to Learn.
Chair of Senate
Georgios Ntoules Elected
- Ensure that the Sabbatical Officers' decisions are not ultra vires.
- Guarantee that the Sabbaticals are representing and promoting students' interests.
- Make the Senate the students' voice.
- Establish and promote an extensive and intensive collaboration between Students-Senate-Sabbaticals.
- Secure the students' welfare and wellbeing.
Fiona Sunderland
- Increase Student Engagement with Senate
- Hold Elected Officers Accountable
- Get Media Groups More Involved
- Keep Meetings Relevant
- Make Sure Students Can See What Sabbaticals Are Doing
Senator
Nataliya Klymko Elected
- Reliable
- Organised
- Passionate
- Committed
- Ready to take a leading position
Joshua Grimsdale Elected
- I enjoy critically scrutinising people's work, especially when they are being paid a significant amount to do so
- Firm believer in complete transparency in all aspects (unlike Boris)
- Don't you want to know where the £9,000 goes?
- Broad experience having previously being a school prefect
- As a fresher I will give more representation for new students
Andrew Colvill Elected
- Scrutinise where scrutiny is due and provide my support where it is needed.
- Work with, yet hold to account, the Sabbatical Officers.
- I will ensure progress is being made on important decisions and manifesto promises
- I will help to ensure there is a kind and respectful environment within the senate and SU
- Ensure the Senate represents and upholds the voice of all the students
Jamie Norton Elected
- Asking the right questions to keep leadership on their toes
- Experienced working with and within SUSU
- Understanding students’ varied and diverse experiences
- Objective decision making with students in mind
- Student politics is wild, and good senators can tame it
Wang Wong Elected
- Elected as a Senator last year
- Twice elected as a course representative
- Enthusiasm and innate ability to engage with the public
- Bring in international insight as an international student
- Determination to give everything I have to the counsel
Ronghua Wang
- Loving and respect
- Ture and fair
- Prudence
- Appreciate advice
- Scrutinise the work of Sabbatical Officers
Arts and Humanities Faculty Officer
Zara Campbell Elected
- I am confident and enthusiastic
- I will make myself very available to all students
- I am extremely passionate and outgoing
- I will defend the interests of students
- I will provide more support to related societies
Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Officer
Jalaj Arora Elected
- I want to be the voice of the students within the faculty .
- I look to facilitate strong bonding between student representatives and the university.
- I am a first year undergraduate student studying an integrated masters in Computational Chemistry
- Together, with the Students' Union, we will provide students with best facilities to support their learning.
- I have been a senior school council member during sixthform at Lampton School.
Environment and Life Sciences Faculty Officer
Iona Bateman Elected
- Strong representation of your voice
- Following through on issues raised to an effective solution
- Proactively responding to your concerns
- Dynamic and creative approach to problem solving
- Advocating for positive change to enrich the student experience
Medicine Faculty Officer (MedSoc Vice President)
Nika Seraji Elected
- Organise exchange programmes with other universities
- Arranging more social events with non-medics
- Provide longer revision periods and catch-up programme
- Plan more engagement with clinical work for Y1 and Y2
- Make sure your voice is heard
Social Sciences Faculty Officer
Amina Omokanye Elected
- I believe that no issue is too small or insignificant
- Changes should benefit all students; not just the majority
- Full transparency achieves greater results - keep students informed!
- Unity is strength; we'll achieve more by working together
- My main focus will be on progress, not perfection
Mahad Kashif
- Encouraging the social sciences department to publish exam timetables earlier
- Be the bridge of communication between the students and university
- To extend the sense of community among the students and staff in the department
- To ensure students are getting consistent support from lecturers and personal academic tutors
- Promote 3rd year students involvement for support
Timeline
- Voting opens - 02 March 2022, 09:00
- Voting closes - 04 March 2022, 16:00
- Results - 04 March 2022, evening
