Stand for Election

By becoming a Student Officer you will represent over 25,000 students, make real decisions that make a real impact on students’ lives and lead change for students.

Read our step by step guides on how you can stand for election for either the Full or Part-Time Student Officer roles.

Step 1
Read the information in our Candidate Info Pack and Rules.
It has lots of info which will help you create a manifesto, understand how to campaign and keep you within the rules.

Step 2
Do your homework
Get a real understanding of what the job involves. Knowledge is power:

Step 3
Nominate yourself and submit your documents
Submit all of the below documents to the Student Voice Team (on behalf of the Returning Officer) by Wed 5 Feb, 5pm. You can submit everything online.

You submit your nomination by completing the offical Nomination Form and Equal Monitoring Form online. Read through our nomination checklist to make sure that you have everything prepared.

You then submit all of your publicity materials for print to us (see the Printed Materials info and Candidate Info Pack and Rules for details). You can submit your publicity materials:

  • Online: by sending them using the Queen's DropBox service to studentvoice@qub.ac.uk
  • In Person: by submitting them on a USB key to the Student Voice team (Level 2, SU Elmwood) by the deadline. You must email the Student Voice team to schedule this submission.

You must submit all of your printed materials - both online or in person - together. Documentation won't be accepted on an 'item by item' basis.

Your nomination will only be complete when all documentation is submitted and verified.

Do not submit your election materials directly via email.

Good Luck!

Step 1
Read the information in our Candidate Info Pack and Rules.
It has lots of info which will help you create a manifesto, understand how to campaign and keep you within the rules.

Step 2
Do your homework
Get a real understanding of what the job involves. Knowledge is power:

Step 3
Nominate yourself!
Complete the online Nomination Form before Wed 5 Feb, 5pm, to nominate yourself for a Part-Time Student Officer post. Read through our nomination checklist to make sure that you have everything prepared.

Good luck!