Did you want to become a Student Leader? Do you want to gain invaluable skills and have fun whilst doing so? Yes? Great news! Nominations are now open for several different elected roles across campus in our Autumn Elections!
Did you want to become a Student Leader? Do you want to gain invaluable skills and have fun whilst doing so? Yes? Great news! Nominations are now open for several different elected roles across campus in our Autumn Elections!
The Autumn Elections are here to find and elect Student Leader positions not filled in our Summer Elections back in May 2025. These positions include 5 SSO Executive Members, School of EPMS Rep and 4 Community Officer roles. Nominating yourself to become a student leader means that you will have a direct impact on student experience at Royal Holloway.
SOCIETIES, SPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS
Nominations are open to fill the remaining 5 positions in 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 and vote on ratifying new student groups, approving the annual allocation of resources to student groups and holding the VP Societies and Sport accountable for their work.
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.
Who can run?
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.
COMMUNITY OFFICERS ELECTIONS
If you're interested in driving forward our Student Communities by coordinating activities, leading on campaigns and representing your community in all corners of university life, stand now to become a Community Officer!
Communities give underrepresented groups the best platform possible to have their voices heard on campus and beyond. The Community Officers lead their community through supporting and representing their members.
We are looking for Students to nominate themselves to represent the PGR, PGT, Mature and Parent & Carer Communities as these roles remain unfilled. To find out more about our Inclusion and Postgraduate Communities, click here.
Who can run?
To nominate yourself to become a Community Officer, you must self-identify with the Community.
SCHOOL REPS
Each school has a rep who will advocate for the academic interests of students throughout the academic year. This is a part-time voluntary role working closely with the VP Education on gathering feedback and implementing positive change in high level meetings such as the School Education Committee and School Boards. Take a look at the work done by your School reps!
We are looking for Students to nominate themselves to represent the School of EPMS as this position remain unfilled.
Who can run?
To nominate yourself to become a School Rep, you must belong to the corresponding School.
HOW CAN I NOMINATE MYSELF TO BE A STUDENT LEADER?
Head to the Autumn Elections section of our Elections webpage. There will be an option to nominate yourself and upload a 400-word manifesto. Please be aware that the nominations will appear as ‘pending’ until voting opens on Tuesday 21 October 2025.
Visit our Autumn Elections minisite for all the information you need to know.
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 at voice@su.rhul.ac.uk.
Nominations are open until 23:59 on Friday 17 October across all roles in the Autumn Elections. We can't wait to hear from you!