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Have you read the role description for Faculty Reps yet?

In order to vote for this position you must be a Postgraduate Taught student from the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences. 

If you have any questions about the position, please contact [email protected].

Results

Winner(s)

Re-open nominations is a winner
No
Count information
Date count run24 Oct 2025
Election rulesERS97 STV
Candidates running4
Available position1
Total ballots168
Valid votes163
Invalid votes5
Round 1
Nicole Green [26650]43.00
Karolina Glasek [26783]36.00
Harshita Pandey [26850]79.00
RON (Re-open Nominations)5.00
Exhausted0.00
Surplus0.00
Threshold81.50
Count of first choices. The initial quota is 81.50. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
Round 2
Nicole Green [26650]53.00
Karolina Glasek [26783]0.00
Harshita Pandey [26850]92.00
RON (Re-open Nominations)0.00
Exhausted18.00
Surplus19.50
Threshold72.50
All losing candidates are eliminated. Count after substage 1 of 1 of eliminating Karolina Glasek [26783] and RON (Re-open Nominations). Transferred votes with value 1.00. Since no candidate has been elected, the quota is reduced to 72.50. Candidate Harshita Pandey [26850] has reached the threshold and is elected.

Winner is Harshita Pandey [26850].

Candidates

Nicole Green (She/Her/Hers)
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

Prior to my master's studies, I worked in the university setting and gained extensive public speaking and presentation skills, communicating across different audiences of students, academics, and outside stakeholders. I also have extensive leadership experience from founding and leading an academic department society during undergraduate and working as a peer adviser through the study abroad centre. Thus, I am confident in my ability to both listen and represent my fellow student’s academic interests, as well as fulfil the representative role in an organised and empathetic manner. 

What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

If elected, I hope to be a voice for my fellow students that can empathetically listen to their concerns and wishes, and efficiently pass these along to professors and academic staff. In a similar way, I also want to build good rapport with academic faculty and staff to advocate for students' needs such as review sessions before the examination period and faculty specific networking and career centred events for postgraduate students. I also look forward to the opportunity to represent my faculty’s interests in the Student's Union's Education Zone and make change on the institutional level. 

Please summarise why students should vote for you.

Students should vote for me because I am an initiative-taking and organised individual that genuinely cares about my fellow students and wants to create the best possible academic and student experience for us all this year. I would like nothing more than to be a postgraduate student advocate and help to make the academic environment as collaborative and open as possible between professors and students, especially with concerns regarding the central examination period. I will proactively communicate updates and faculty information and will be a listening ear for all those that have concerns. 

Harshita Pandey
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

I bring structured thinking, intelligent design, and people sense to this role. Having led before as school pupil leader and university student council rep, I know how to turn feedback into action—not just paperwork. I'm equal parts strategist and listener: sharp with systems, soft with people. I notice what slows things down, fix it quietly, and make outcomes seamless. It's about recognising patterns early—spotting the loose ends before they unravel. Over time, I've learned to read the fine print of how things work, and make them work better.

What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

My goal is to make everyday student experience more intuitive. That means fixing small things that quietly drain your time and energy— because they add up. I'll tackle the study-space overcrowding issues so finding a decent spot to work isn't a daily hunt. At student cafes, I'll push for a QR-based instant feedback system, so you can share suggestions or flag what's missing, your input directly shaping what's served. Until room allocations are fully optimised, a one-tap "Today's Class & Location" bar on your UCLGo app, so you're not juggling apps when in a rush. 

Please summarise why students should vote for you.

I'm running for Faculty Rep because I want to make your life smoother in real, visible ways. No fluffy promises, no noise, just strategic fixes. The kind of changes you can actually feel: in faster responses, clearer systems, and a campus experience that runs smarter. I'll build tighter feedback loops, ensure quicker resolutions, and help everyday postgraduate life feel less like juggling tabs— and more like a single, well-run page.

I'll handle the friction so you can glide. And when things get too intense we'll reset over matcha because sometimes the smartest strategy is just taking a breather

Karolina Glasek
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

I volunteered as a Course Rep last academic year and have been re-elected this year. This experience taught me to communicate with everyone in my cohort, balancing different points of view. I gathered feedback that I shared during Student Staff Committee meetings, and organised several study sessions, and a PhD application talk with the head of graduate admissions.

I developed planning and teamwork skills when volunteering in a group of 5 to plan and organise a crafts night for a group of 32 Girl Guides. I ensured that everyone felt welcomed and involved in the diverse environment. 

What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

I hope to represent the opinions of students from all the departments in the faculty. I will do this by sending surveys to every student and by communicating with Course Reps, to share the feedback during meetings with the University and the Students’ Union. 

I also hope to create more opportunities for students from different departments to meet and network, enhancing both their academic and social experience at UCL.  

I will encourage the creation of an internship database tailored to career interests of students in the faculty, working with career advisers to help with applications. 

Please summarise why students should vote for you.

Students should vote for me because I am an approachable person who is always open to having a conversation, so it is easy to share your feedback with me.

As this is my second year as an MA student, I am already familiar with the university and the Academic Rep system; therefore, I feel confident sharing the opinions of students.

My experience of studying abroad taught me cultural intelligence, a useful skill to have in a place as diverse UCL.  

I am involved in several societies and therefore already feel part of the UCL community, and I am hoping to help new students feel the same.