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 Elections 2022/23
This Autumn Semester we are running 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.
Nominations for these positions open on the 26th September, and will close on the 25th October.
The voting period will be the 28th October - 3rd November.
Please nominate yourself here:
If you have any issues with nominating yourself, get in touch with us at su.voice@uea.ac.uk.
The 2022/23 PG Committee:
If you want to speak to the Postgraduate Committee please email the SU Voice team.
If you would like to find out more about any of these roles or the Assembly's work, email Elise your PG Officer.
The PG Committee positions, as well as the PG Trustee and PG Faculty Convenor positions, will be elected during the PG Community Elections at the start of the Autumn term.
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 first PG Committee meeting of the year will be on Wednesday the 9th of November 2022!