Postgraduate Assembly and Voice
We want to make sure that the voice of postgraduate students is heard louder and clearer within decision making at UEA. The Postgraduate Assembly is open to all postgraduates and will discuss issues and policies to ensure that decisions affecting postgraduates are made by postgraduates.
The Postgraduate Assembly sets postgraduate-focused policy to mandate the work of the PostgraduateSU Committee and Postgraduate representatives of the Student Officer Committee. It will also be able to send policy recommendations to Union Council. If there is something you think the Assembly should discuss, or you want to know more, please email su.voice@uea.ac.uk.
The Postgraduate Committee, which is elected by the Assembly at the start of the academic year, is made up of six elected postgraduate representatives and four of the full-time elected officers, as well as the PG Trustee who sits on the SU Board. The Committee take part in decisions on allocating the Postgraduate SU budget, organising events and campaigns, and use of the Graduate Centre.
The past year the committee split up their budget in the following ways:
- One larger all encompassing fund that postgraduates can apply to for a range of expenses including those incurred due to the pandemic.
They also sit on the student union's Union Council, allowing them to change SU decisions at the highest levels.
Postgraduate Community By-Election
At the start of 2023 we are running a by-election (a mini-election!) to fill the spaces that were not taken during the last Community Elections.
This term, the positions available are:
- Postgraduate Committee Members - the 2 reserved PGR spaces
- PG Faculty Convenor Positions - 3 positions - FMH, HUM, SCI
For detailed descriptions of each role, check out the role descriptions info pack here!
If you have any questions, please refer to the bye-laws or email us!
Nominations for these positions open on the 16th January, and will close on the 30th January.
The voting period will be the 1st February - 8th February.
When nominations are open, you can nominate yourself here.
Postgraduate Community Elections 2022/23
This past Autumn Semester we ran the Postgraduate Commmunity Elections to elect students for the following roles:
- Postgraduate Commitee Members (6 positions; 2 places reserved for those who identify as women, 2 places reserved for Postgraduate Researchers, and 2 open places for any PG student)
- Postgraduate Trustee
- Postgraduate Faculty Convenors (4 positions; HUM, FMH, SSF, and SCI)
For detailed descriptions of each role, check out the role descriptions info pack here!
If you have any questions, please refer to the bye-laws or email us!
Results
In total we receieved 261 votes over the 3 different roles available! Thank you to everyone who nominated themselves, and all those who voted! Your new elected PG Community Reps are...
Postgraduate Committee
Chimdindu Love Otuekere
Oluwaseun Ekorhi-Robinson
Christopher Chinedu Ekeke
Mustafa Kathiria
Postgraduate Trustee
Oluwafemi Adeyemi
Postgraduate Faculty Convenor
SSF - Pooja Jalan
The 2022/23 PG Committee:
If you want to speak to the Postgraduate Committee, or if you would like to find out more about these roles or the Committee's work, please email the SU Voice team.
Postgraduate Assembly Dates for 2022/23 Academic Year
The first PG Assembly of the year will be on Wednesday the 19th of October 2022! Held in the Graduate Centre (upstairs in Union House), from 5 - 7pm.
Postgraduate Committee Dates for 2022/23 Academic Year
The date for the first Committee meeting of the year is TBC.