Your council
Your Students’ Union is run by students, for students. The Students’ Union Council is made up of around 20 students, who are elected from different student groups to oversee what the Students’ Union and student leadership does.
Student Council Members represent your student voice; pass Student Ideas and hold your Students’ Union President Team to account.
What happens at student council?
The Students’ Union Council meets at least three times each academic time a year.
Your Presidents provide updates on the work they have been doing to improve student experience this year. You can find all updates, questions asked, and the full Council discussion in the minutes.
During meetings, Student Council Members also ask questions to your Students’ Union President Team. These questions may concern current student issues, President progress on objectives, student ideas implementation, or updates on events and campaigns that The Students’ Union is running.
Who can attend?
Any student* is able to attend The Students’ Union Council and propose ideas to improve their University experience and ask questions of your Presidents - we’d love to see you at the next Council meeting!
Twenty Students are elected from engaged groups across The Students' Union to sit on Student Council. There are 5 elected from Sports Conference, 5 elected from Student Rep Conference, 5 elected from Societies Conference (NFI Societies) and 5 more from Societies Conference (non NFI Societies).
*You must be a member of The Students’ Union and not opted out during your registration process. You can check your Students’ Union membership status at InfoPoint and change this at any time during your studies.
When did students put themselves forward to be on Student council?
The 2025-26 Student Council Members were elected at the following conferences:
- Monday 27 October (Sports Conference)
- Thursday 30 October (Societies Conference)
- Tuesday 4 November (Student Rep Conference)
When are the 2025/26 Student Council Meetings?
Meeting 1 has already happened for 2025/26, you can read the minutes here
Meeting 2
Date: Thursday 19 February 2026
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location: Hybrid meeting. 4X112, Frenchay Campus and online (Join the Teams call here)
Meeting 3
Date: Monday 27 April 2026
Time: 17:00-20:00
Location: Hybrid meeting. 6X101, Frenchay Campus and online (Join the Teams call here)
What happened at council during 2024-25?
Minutes from Student Council May 2024
Minutes from Student Council November 2024
Minutes from Student Council February 2025
Minutes from Student Council May 2025
Democratic Procedures Officers (DPO's)
The Democratic Procedures Officer role is to make sure that democracy at The Students’ Union works by ensuring it's fun, engaging and inclusive.
In order to do this, they can propose changes to how the democratic systems work to ensure they continuously improve and are relevant to the students of UWE.
They also have to make important decisions on procedural matters and deal with complaints and problems that students raise about democratic processes as well as overseeing the operation of Student Ideas to ensure the system is student-led.
Ultimately, the DPOs ensures Student Ideas and Student Council Meetings are open, transparent, and adhere to the letter and spirit of the by-laws.
The Democratic Procedures Officers (DPOs) for 2025/26 are:
If you would like to get in contact with the DPOs please contact SURepresentation@uwe.ac.uk