Number of votes cast in Lead Rep Elections
88
Number of votes cast in college Rep Elections
6
Notice to candidates and voters
UPDATE 12/10 11:10 - The technical issue with voting has now been resolved. Any students who were not able to cast their vote will be contacted with next steps to ensure they are able to cast their free and fair ballot in plenty of time prior to the end of voting.
Official Elections Timetable
- Tuesday 1 September 12pm (noon) - Nominations Open
- Tuesday 6 October 11.59pm - Nominations Close
- Wednesday 7 October 11.59pm - Manifesto Deadline
- Friday 9 October 8am - Campaigning & Voting Opens
- Thursday 15 October 6pm - Voting Closes
- Friday 16 October 2pm - Results Announced
- November/December - Role Begins
How does PGR Representation work?
School PGR Rep (1 per School) - the School PGR Reps are responsible for representing the PGR students within their School at key meetings.They attend College Postgraduate Research Committee (CPGRC) and occasionally School Boards of Studies (SBoS) when relevant PGR business arises.
College PGR Rep (1 per College) - the College PGR Reps are responisble for representing the PGR students within their College at key meetings.They also attend College Postgraduate Research Committee (CPGRC), in addition to College Research and Knowledge Exchange Commitee (CRKEC) and Doctoral Academy Sub Commitee (DASC).
Lead PGR Rep - The Lead PGR Rep represents PGR students across the University by attending key Univeristy level meetings such as Academic Board, Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee (LTSEC), Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (RKEC) and Doctoral Academy Sub Commitee (DASC).
How it works
- Nominate yourself by clicking "Post List" - submit your personal information
- Once nominations close and the eligibility checks have been run, you will be contacted by the Representation team
- Make sure your picture and manifesto is uploaded by the deadline, you can submit this by clicking 'Stand' and scrolling to the bottom to 'Manifesto'
- Once campaigning opens, start speaking to your cohort about why they should vote for you!
- Voting will close and then the following day the results will be announced
- If succesful, you will be contacted to arrange training
- Please email SUrepresentation@uwe.ac.uk if you have any questions
The Students' Union at UWE uses the 'Single Transferable Vote' system for all of our elections. To find out more about the STV system, head to this website or watch the handy explainer video below!
Please note that you will only be able to vote for the roles relevant to your specific School/College and the Lead PGR Rep. You can find out which School you're in by looking at your contact card.