Union Democracy

The Students’ Union is a democratic organisation, which means that students set the agenda.

Every year, six full-time student officers are elected by students and take a break from their studies to run the Students' Union. They are supported by a number of part-time officers and representatives who take on their Student’s Union roles alongside their studies, and by around 30 members of permanent staff.

In this section you can find out about decision making in the Students’ Union & how you can get involved, contact your elected representatives, vote in elections & referenda, and find out about opportunities to get more involved by standing for election for any one of the many officer and representative positions available throughout the year.

► News Articles

	Meet the new elected officers 11.02AM, Wed Aug 31 2011 Every year, six students are elected to lead the Students' Union by working full-time for a year....
	Officer update - Lita Wallis 10.06AM, Fri Jun 17 2011 Find out what Lita, Student's Union Education Officer, has been working on....
	Officer update - Sol Schonfield 9.20AM, Thu Jun 16 2011 Find out what Sol, Students' Union Communications Officer, has been working on....
	Officer update - Jo Goodman 10.45AM, Wed Jun 15 2011 Find out what Jo Goodman, Students' Union Welfare Officer, has been working on....
	Officer update - Cameron Tait 10.08AM, Tue Jun 14 2011 Find out what Cameron, Students' Union President, has been working on....
	Officer update - Scott Sheridan 1.57PM, Mon Jun 13 2011 Find out what Scott, Students' Union Activities Officer, has been working on....
	Officer update - Biz Bliss 9.57AM, Mon Jun 13 2011 Find out what Biz, the Union's elected Operations Officer, has been working on....
	Boycott referendum announced 3.10PM, Fri May 20 2011 “Should the University of Sussex Students’ Union boycott Israeli goods?” The referendum to decide this will take place online and across campus in the week beginning 6 June.....