Faculty Representative

What is a Faculty Rep? 

As a Faculty Representative, you'll: 

• Be the voice of Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, or Postgraduate Research students in your Faculty, collaborating with School and Course Representatives to enhance the educational experience. 
• Shape university policies by participating in Faculty-level committees, School meetings, and Students’ Union Council, as well as the University’s Academic Board. 
• Make student life better by influencing key decisions and leading campaigns that directly impact the student community. 
• Ensure Student Voices are heard at Students’ Union Council and Executive Management Committees.  

You’ll have support every step of the way, with a dedicated staff team to guide you through the election process and help you excel in the role. 

Role Description - Faculty Representative - Sep 2025

• This is a voluntary, part-time, unpaid position. You must be willing to commit time to the role in addition to your other commitments.
  
• To run for election in as a Faculty Rep, you must be a student from that faculty and be a registered student of the University for the duration of the election period.
  
• The term runs from 13 October 2025 to 11 September 2026.
• The level of time commitment required can vary throughout the academic year, but a minimum of four hours per week is expected. Many duties can be done flexibly, outside of training and official meetings. 
  
• Introductory training will take place in October 2025, with further training taking place in throughout the academic year, based on the availability of successful candidates.

Gain hands-on leadership experience, advocating for students, influencing senior decision-makers, and shaping the academic experience at Queen’s. 

Develops communication, teamwork, and negotiation skills – you’ll also be eligible for a QUB Future Ready Award.

Meet loads of new people, not only students from your Faculty, but Reps from across the University, and staff too.   

Be part of a greater student voice if you choose by working with national student unions to drive change on a larger scale.

It’s rewarding. Students will look to you for help with their issues and you’ll advocate on their behalf.  

Make decisions that have a real impact on students' lives. Take a look at what previous Student Reps have worked to achieved:  

• • Improving the quality of course content and teaching 
  • Working with lecturers to improve the format of assessment and feedback 
  • Organising study skill sessions 
  • Extending the dates of deadlines 
  • Securing longer study- space opening hours 
  • Extending the dates of deadlines 
  • Organising School feedback sessions to engage other students 
  • Organising events with other student reps 
  • Working with lecturers to improve the format of assessment and feedback 
  • Helping signpost students to important support services 
  • Organising skills development sessions 

Each Faculty Representative role is recruited self-nomination and election. 

• Postgraduate Taught Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Representative 
• Postgraduate Taught Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Representative 
• Postgraduate Taught Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Faculty Representative 
• Postgraduate Research Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Representative 
• Postgraduate Research Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Representative 
• Postgraduate Research Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Faculty Representative 

Nominations are still open on the QSU website for some of these roles until Tue 14 Oct 2025, 5pm.