SU Elections: Meet the Candidates

Find out who is running to become your new Sabbatical Officers and School Reps for the 2023/2024 academic year.

Elections

Manifestos and headshots submitted, it’s finally time to announce the official candidate shortlist for this year’s SU Elections.

Our candidates are striving to drive change and make a difference by being the voice of students on campus, and they will soon be campaigning to secure your vote for our four full-time Sabbatical Officer roles, as well as our part-time School Rep positions.

Meet the candidates

President

  • Ajit Sharma
  • Hannah Hockin
  • Malik Yahya Khan
  • Muscab Salad
  • Olivia Little
  • Vaishnavi Vajja
  • Yasmine Jamison

Vice President Education

  • Ashna Salman
  • Francesca Hailey
  • Scarlett Proudfoot
  • Sharanya Sivarajah
  • Zaman (Prince)

Vice President Wellbeing & Diversity

  • Amber Ahmed
  • Daniyal Ahsen
  • Kayleigh Fryer
  • Krisanth Thilak
  • Mawadda Edbagi
  • Nisha Bundhun

Vice President Societies & Sport

  • Alastair Copland
  • Caitlin Scott
  • Lily Jackaman
  • Mueed Aamir
  • Oscar Mitchell
  • Thomas Atkinson

School Rep (Business & Management)

  • Martin Kapusta
  • Qandeel Rajpar

School Rep (Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences)

*No candidates running for this role

School Rep (Humanities)

  • Jack Masters
  • Khadijah Sobrany

School Rep (Law & Social Sciences)

  • Oliver Case

School Rep (Life Sciences & the Environment)

  • Isabella Neergaard

School Rep (Performing & Digital Arts)

*No candidates running for this role

R.O.N.

Every position within the election also has a candidate listed as re-open nominations, or R.O.N. for short. This role is a way for you to declare that you don't feel any of the candidates would be fit for office and that you instead feel nominations should be re-opened at a later date to allow new candidates to come forward.

Read the candidate manifestos

Voting information

Voting opens at 10am on Tuesday 7 March, and closes on Thursday 9 March at 2pm, with the eagerly anticipated Results Night taking place the same night, as you find out who you’ve chosen to lead the Students’ Union in 2023/24.