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Election
In order to nominate/vote for this position you be a Postgraduate Research student from the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
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Candidates
Naif R D Alrehaili
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
I'm Naif Alrehaili, a PhD candidate in Risk and Disaster Reduction at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR). In the academic year 2021-2022, I was elected as the IRDR course representative. In addition, I have experience as the IRDR Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion representative. Working with the community and experts alike has made me realize the importance of participatory efforts and effective communication & collaboration.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
In the academic year 2022-2023, I would like to be considered for the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences PGR Representative. I am certain that we should have a representative who wants to put in the time and effort to make the PGR experience great for us all; in turn, this will contribute to our wider university experience. I hope to collaborate with the team to construct new ideas and share them with others. These ideas will present the wants and needs of my peers and contribute to the enhancement of the overall student experience within the faculty and the university.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
I am extremely approachable and believe that I try my best with each initiative that I put myself up for. If I am chosen, I will ensure I can be of support to all of you and can present our collective ideas for the enhancement of our PGR students. Therefore, I will be honoured if anyone of you chooses to vote for me as the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences PGR Representative.
Thanks a lot.
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Graham W Van Goffrier
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
During my previous three years serving as the PGR representative for the MAPS Faculty, I have learned the humanistic and technical skills necessary to engage in student activism at UCL, as well as broadening my knowledge base by serving on Union Exec and on the Academic Board. I have gained essential experience in connecting with my fellow research students as well as PGT and UG students across the Faculty -- there is no more important trait for an elected representative than to be a good listener, and this will remain my priority in my fourth and final year as representative.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is having a crushing effect on the financial security, mental and physical health of UCL's PGR students across all faculties. My primary focus will be to campaign at all levels for the support our students deserve -- recent stipendiary increases have represented the minimum defensible crisis support, and have only come about through relentless student campaigning.
I will also continue to fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ students, which were compromised by UCL's decision to pull out of the Stonewall workplace equality index in 2021. We will rejoin Stonewall.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
I have the experience, communication skills, and intuition needed to represent the needs of all PGR students in our faculty up to the highest levels of university and student union management. I will listen to you, and I will make change happen so that your hard-won postgraduate education at UCL can be all that it should be.
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