Leen Ali has been elected as Union President with 1,382 votes. She was ahead of Inam Khan (with 254 votes) and Sai Rohith Chowdary Virgineni (with 120 votes). Ali plans to increase support for international students, improve bus services and accessibility on campus, and use screens in common areas to showcase student-led events.
Justine Pedussel ran unopposed for the position with 1,399 votes. Pedussel plans to continue her work from last year to improve student housing, and improve accessibility by encouraging society committees to train as Mental Health First Responders.
Adelayo Adebayo (campaigning for more academic assistance for students struggling with stress and a clearer breakdown of module content) was elected VP Education. She was ahead of second-place candidate Linz Mincher’s 359 votes. R.O.N (32), Aliyah Hossanee (302), Aaron Caulfield (305) and Nick LaRue (358), were respectively excluded as the voting quota for the position had not been met, and their votes were reallocated.
Laura Shaw was elected as Sports President with 1,142 votes, ahead of Aidan Fairbairn’s 830 votes. Shaw plans to create handover kits for society committees, make sports clubs more accessible, and engage more with the club’s fans.
Lauren Bullock has been re-elected as Sports Union Participation Engagement Officer with 1,195 votes, running unopposed.
Ben Alker has been elected unopposed as Co-Curricular Officer with 1,265 votes, and plans to encourage collaboration between societies and with local charities.
Toby Wordie has been elected the new Housing Officer uncontested and with 1,309 votes. Wordie is committed to making the reporting system for accommodation issues more accessible, and lowering rent.
Kyle Bruce has been elected Media Officer with 983 votes, ahead of Bhavi Lelani’s 429 votes. Bruce wants to find storage space for media societies amid the RAAC issues, and encourage greater collaborations and external networking for media societies.
Jani Belvalkar has also been elected Sustainability Officer ahead of Shek Farhin Ahmed’s 585 votes. Belvalkar is committed to expanding the Green and Blue Space, reducing disposable packaging at university food outlets, and encouraging them all to sign up to To Good to Go.
Nnamdi Igbokwe has also been elected International Officer with 1,350 votes, to campaign for “a campus that embraces the richness of global perspectives, where unity is our strength, and diversity is our greatest asset.’
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