About Me

Hi everyone!

My name is Madelaine, and this year I’m your Vice President Education. I loved my time at Royal Holloway as a student of Law and Politics, and I can’t wait to give back by working to improve your educational experience.

Here at the Students’ Union, our job is to make your lives better at Royal Holloway. Your education is a huge part of why you’re here, and in this role, I’m going to work with the University and the Union to improve communication, the commuter experience, and career outlooks, amongst other things.

My aims for 2024/25

• Fostering a better connection between the University’s Careers service and our academic/departmental societies to make sure all events are utilised to their full capability.
• Lobbying for a commuter common room on campus, with food preparation areas that don’t require you to spend money.
• Encouraging employability-focused modules.
• Empowering student leaders to understand how your roles teach you valuable skills and make you employable!
• Exploring commuter-centric timetabling that will allow you to fully engage with your studies.
• Utilising our London University connections to allow students more opportunities to network!
• Standing up for students when developing the University’s new Extenuating Circumstances policy.

If you want to work with me on any of these, or just want to talk about an issue or a policy, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Beyond what’s written here, it’s important that we keep aware of issues affecting the student community as and when they come up. The Sabbatical Officer team and the whole Union, are here for you!