Whether it's as a student group committee member, an SSO Executive member, a Community Officer or a School Rep, nominate yourself now to become a student leader and directly impact the student experience at Royal Holloway.
Nominations are now open for several different elected roles across campus in our Summer Elections!
Whether it's as a student group committee member, an SSO Executive member, a Community Officer or a School Rep, nominating yourself to become a student leader means that you will have a direct impact on student experience at Royal Holloway.
Student Group Elections
Nominations for the Student Group Elections are now open!
If you're an active student group member, now is the time to nominate yourself for a student group committee position. As a committee member, you'll become a leader of your group and leave your stamp on student experience at Royal Holloway!
While it may seem like a lot of work, it is one of the most rewarding things you will do at university, allowing you to meet new people and share in opportunities, whilst also adding great value to your CV.
To find out more about Student Group Elections, read through our student group-specific article or if you have any questions, contact the VP Societies and Sport.
Lead Your Student Group
Societies, Sports and Opportunities Executive
Nominations are also open for the Societies, Sports and Opportunities Executive (SSO); if you're passionate about student groups and activities on campus, stand now to become a member of SSO!
The SSO Executive is a committee of elected student representatives, who meet termly to discuss ratifying new student groups, approving the annual allocation of resources to student groups and holding the VP Societies and Sport accountable for their work. To nominate yourself to become a member of the SSO Executive, you must be a current committee member of a society, sports club or media outlet.
If you'd like to take up this opportunity to have more say and influence on how our student groups are run, nominate yourself to join the Executive. Alternatively, if you know someone who would be great for this position but may need a little nudge you can recommend a friend.
To find out more about what the role entails, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with VP Societies and Sport, Hannah Hockin.
Join the SSO Executive
Community Officer
Last month, you voted 'yes' in the Community Officer referendum, which means that for the first time, you can represent your fellow students as a Community Officer!
Communities are autonomous bodies responsible for working with the Union to secure the general interests and collective rights of the students that define into the relevant group. To be eligible to run in the election to become a Community Officer, you must make sure you self-define in your profile. Only full members of a Community (i.e. those who self-define into individual groups) are eligible to nominate themselves and/or vote. Check out the definitions of each Community to see if you are eligible.
There are 10 Community groups, which are divided into two categories, Inclusion and Academic:
Inclusion Communities
- Women Students
- LGBT+ Students
- Disabled Students
- Black & Global Majority Students
- International Students
- Students of Faith
- Mature, Parent & Carer Students
Academic Communities
- Postgraduate Taught Students
- Postgraduate Research Students
- Commuting Students
If you define into one of these groups, and fancy leading the way for one of the Communities, nominate yourself now! Or, if you know someone who would make a great Community Officer, you can recommend a friend via the online form and we'll get in touch.
Become a Community Officer
School Reps By-Election
Want to enact positive changes for your peers and represent their voice at a higher level? Nominate yourself to become a School Rep!
Last month, you voted in the SU Elections to elect a new Sabbatical Officer team and your new School Reps. Unfortunately, some roles were not filled during the SU Elections, so we are holding a by-election for School Rep roles in Performing & Digital Arts and Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences.
School Reps are responsible for ensuring students' views are represented at School Education Committee meetings. Therefore, as a rep it is your responsibility to closely with the VP Education, gathering feedback that you can use to influence change at high-level meetings such as School Education Committee and School Boards. You'll also work alongside the Course Reps, Senior Course Reps and students to highlight and resolve issues within your School.
To nominate yourself to become a School Rep, head to the Academic Rep Elections webpage.
If you have any questions or you'd like a one-to-one chat with a member of staff about any of the roles, please get in touch with our Student Voice team.
Alternatively, if you'd like to speak with us in-person, come along to our Tea & Coffee Afternoons:
- Tuesday 11 April 1-2:30pm @ Tommy’s Lounge
- Tuesday 25 April 1:30-3pm @ Tommy’s Lounge
Become a School Rep