Snap Elections - September 2024

The Commuter Student Officer will identify as being a commuter student, and will actively seek the views of other commuter students at the University of Derby across all campuses to help shape the work that they undertake. They will campaign and lobby the University on issues that may arise locally, regionally or nationally that impact commuter students. They will run at least one campaign that is related to the issues affecting commuter students. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Student Parents & Carers Officer will define as a parent or carer and will represent the needs of parent and carer students at the University of Derby. They will actively seek the views of other student parents & carers across all campuses to help shape the work they undertake and they will campaign and lobby the University on issues that may arise locally, regionally or nationally. The officer will run at least one relevant campaign and encourage student parents and carers to participate in the Union, whilst working with the Student Trustee to ensure activities undertaken within the Union are inclusive to student parents and carers. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The FE Student Officer will be a Derby student on an access course, a foundation year student, or a student on an FE Apprenticeship. They will represent the needs and issues facing Derby FE students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps within the FE courses and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position. 

The Allied Health & Social Care Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs of students within Allied Health & Social Care at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities within the Department including but not limited to Student Forums, with the aim to improve the student experience. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Arts Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs of students within the Arts school at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities within the Department, including but not limited to Student Forums, with the aim to improve the student experience. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Engineering Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs and issues facing other engineering students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Humanities & Journalism Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs and issues facing other humanities and journalism students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Psychology Officer will be a student within the school of psychology and will represent the needs and issues of other students within this school at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Postgraduate Taught Officer will be a student on a postgraduate taught course and will represent the needs and issues facing other postgraduate taught students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the postgraduate student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.

The Postgraduate Research Chair will organise and chair the PGR Council and attend the UIRC and report back to the CRC (college research committee) reps within the PGR Council. They will represent the needs of PGR students at the University of Derby on a local, regional and national scale and actively seek the views of PGR students via the CRC reps at the University of Derby to help shape the work that they undertake. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position.