Election post
Status
Elected
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
As a graduate from the University of Manchester, I have 3 years of leadership experience through a variety of roles. I started off as the communications coordinator of my hall before being elected to lead the hall as president. Additionally, I was the president of a society and the secretary of another. I also represented the university as a student ambassador. I am tenacious, resilient and a focused leader. As such, I believe I possess all the necessary skills of communication, leadership, diplomacy and public speaking that I would require to successfully take on the role of faculty rep.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
In 2020, the faculty achieved record results in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey. If elected, my main goal as a faculty rep would be to attain even greater levels of student satisfaction by the end of the year. I would ensure that the student voice is heard and that feedback and issues with teaching and administration are brought to the attention of faculty staff and remedied in the students' best interests. To execute this, I plan to host weekly meetings with not only course reps but the general student population as well to discuss feedback in a timely and effective manner.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
I intend to improve student experience at the faculty and am confident that the skills I have gained from previous roles will enable me to carry out my duties responsibly. I understand the impact that students can make and am devoted to making change possible. For example, I played an integral part in renegotiating the rent contract at my previous university for the benefit of students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The faculty is one of the best neuroscience departments in the world and it would be a privilege to represent the amazing postgraduate students that study here and deserve the best.