Now more than ever you can make a change
Leadership Elections 2024
Voting is now closed in the 2024 Leadership Elections. Congratulations to everyone who was elected!
The Leadership Elections provides you with the chance to elect the leaders that would shape your university life at Southampton, including all the educational projects, clubs, societies, and the Students’ Union. Learn more about the various roles at SUSU:
Sabbatical Officers
Being a Sabbatical Officer means enhancing life at the University for all students. You will participate in crucial meetings, advocate for students, and ensure their voices are heard at the highest university level. With the support of the Students’ Union, you can play a significant role in driving substantial changes at SUSU and the University, with several opportunities to make changes country-wide as well.
This is a full-time, paid role with an annual pay of £22k+ that you can take on either at the end of your studies or during a year out.
There are five Sabbatical Officer role positions:
Faculty Officers
Faculty Officers are the senior academic reps in their faculty, reporting in to the Union’s VP Education and Democracy. We have the following Faculty Officer roles available:
Arts and Humanities Faculty Officer
Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Officer
Environment and Life Sciences Faculty Officer
Medicine Faculty Officer
Social Sciences Faculty Officer
Trustee
Students in this role are entrusted, with the other trustees, with overall responsibility for the work that the Students’ Union undertakes. They focus on the strategic direction of the Students’ Union, ensuring that the Union creates and implements strategies that meets its objectives.
Senator
Our Union Senate is the committee that holds the Sabbatical Officers and their Student Officers accountable to their plans for the year. Senate also reviews the actions of the Sabbatical Officers to ensure they are representing students effectively.
We have 16 elected Senators who sit on this committee. A Senator’s focus is primarily on accountability and transparency.
Chair of Senate
The Chair of Senate has overall responsibility for the Union Senate and their focus is on ensuring it runs smoothly and that students’ voices are heard.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When is voting open?
Voting is open in our Leadership Elections from Tuesday 11th March 2025 at 09:00 until Thursday 13th March 2025 at 16:00. Click here to vote.
I'm having problems voting, what should I do?
If you are having trouble voting please email us at representation@soton.ac.uk along with your username, your course, and your year of study.
What are the incentives for voting?
Everyone who votes at any point before voting closes will be entered in our competition which has fantastic prizes*:
This year we are offering you even more chances to win – once you have voted, your voting confirmation email will include a bespoke link, send that link to your friends and if any of them use it to cast their vote you will be entered for the above competition again. Each time someone new uses it you will get a new entry, increasing your chance of winning!
*Terms and Conditions apply. Find out more: Terms and Conditions.
Where can I view the Leadership Election Rules 2024?
You can view the Leadership Elections Rules here.