The Postgraduate Students' Officer works part-time as one of the Students’ Union's five paid Sabbatical Officers.

They are responsible for representing postgraduate students within LSE, and are part of the Union's Trustee Board. You can find out more about this role at www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/postgraduate/

The Disabled Students' Officer:

• Campaigns on issues relating to the representation of disabled students.
• To set and carry out annual objectives
• To attend 121s with relevant LSESU staff once a month, and remain in regular contact through email/phone between meetings
• To attend Executive meetings and the weekly UGMs, or send official apologies if this is not possible
• To communicate and collaborate with the Sabbatical Officers where necessary
• To communicate your work to students both in person and online

Find out more about the role here: www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/disabled/

Do you want to amplify the voices of one of the most unrepresented groups within the Student’s Union and LSE? 

As the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Rep, your work will be centred on improving GTA conditions. By collaborating closely with the Education Officer and the Postgraduate Research Officer, you will be able to prioritise the needs of your constituency and in turn improve the provision of services for GTAs in the LSE.

Previous GTA Reps have:

• Created GTA support groups
   
• Lobbied LSE to increase GTA payment
   
• Developed a 3 year action plan to improve support for GTAs

Could you be the next?

You must be a GTA to run for this position.

See the full role description at: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/gta/

Do you want to champion the needs of a group of students who are often left unheard at LSE? 

Then you should apply to be the Mature and Part-time Students’ Officer and represent a community of students who are often under-represented in societies, sports, and socials. 

By campaigning on issues that affect your constituency and directing the Student Union’s work centred, you will directly be able to uplift and centre the views of Mature and Part-time Students. 

As a member of the SU Executive Committee — one of the main decision-making bodies of the organisation — your role will be fundamental in changing the student experience for Mature and Part-time students at LSE.

You must be a mature or part-time student to run for this role.

Find out more at: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/mature/

As the Postgraduate Research Students’ Officer, you will be the main representative of PhD students at LSE.

You will campaign on issues that affect PhD students and ensure that the Student Union’s work is focused on improving the PhD student experience. 

Previous Postgraduate Research Students' Officers have:

• Passed a motion mandating improved mental health support for PhD students
• Created support groups and events for PhD students
• Organised forcus groups to assess what issues most affect PhD students

Could you be the next?

You must be a Postgraduate Research student to run for this position.

See the full role description at: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/postgraduate-research/

The Academic Board is the principal academic body of LSE, and all major policy issues affecting the academic life of the School and its students go through here. It is chaired by the Director of LSE, and all academic staff such as professors and teaching fellows can attend. 

Over the last couple of years the Academic Board has discussed the LSE Education Strategy, which will shape the direction of education at LSE over the next five years, as well as issues surrounding study space, plagiarism, department structure and free speech at LSE. There is also the opportunity for members of the board to ask questions on school policy to senior figures within the school.

If you are elected, you will be expected to:

• Attend all 6 Academic Board meetings during the academic year and represent the views of all students at these meetings.
• Prepare for the meetings by coming to briefing sessions put on by the SU, reading the relevant reports and papers and consulting with students and course reps on the issues they care about.
• Follow up by helping LSE implement change and reporting back to students.

Find out more at: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/academicboard/

Council is the School’s governing body and has one student member (as well as the General Secretary, who is an ex-officio member). Members of Council are also the Company Directors of LSE and the committee has the following responsibilities:

·         Oversee decisions about the educational character and mission of the School

·         Ensure the School’s financial and operational viability

·         Act as arbiter in strategic matters concerning the School’s values

·         Safeguard the reputation of the School

As a member of Council, you will oversee the School at the highest possible level, whether that is approving audited accounts or hearing about the Director’s progress towards their KPIs.

If you are elected you will be expected to:

Attend six Council meetings per yearRead the Council papers and attend any briefings by the SU

Complete a short debrief form after each meeting

Any LSE student can run to be a student member of Council. There are rare occasions where a person would not be able to service on Council, for example if you have previously been disqualified from being a Company Director or committed a certain type of crime. It is unlikely this will apply to you however if you have any concerns then do let us know.

You can find more information about Council here:

https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Secretarys-Division/Governance/Council

The Democracy Committee is at the heart of everything we do at LSESU to make student voices heard. As part of the Democracy Committee, you would be a key figure in ensuring that the SU’s democratic structures always remain open and accessible to LSE students, facilitating change in a fair but radical fashion!

The Democracy Committee Members:

• Ensure that LSESU functions in a democratic way

• Facilitate and lead Student Town Halls and Student Panels

• Analyse and assess the democratic foundations of any Policy Proposals put forward by other students

• Decide the dates, rules, and regulation for all elections and referenda

• Assist with promoting elections, Student Panels and Town Hall

Each Democracy Committee member will be paid an honorarium of £700 for their work. You cannot hold another elected position whilst acting as a member of Democracy Committee.

For more information, see the full role description at https://www.lsesu.com/voice/student-reps/democracy/ or contact su.representation@lse.ac.uk

To run for NUS Delegate you MUST be available to attend the National NUS Conference on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th April 2024, in Blackpool (your travel and accomodation would be paid for by the Students' Union).

As an affiliated member of the National Union of Students (NUS), an organisation with over seven million members, LSESU is entitled to send voting delegates to the National Conference in March.

At the conference you will have the chance to join in the debate on the key issues facing students across the United Kingdom, as well as to vote for the student representatives who will lead the NUS for the next year. This is also a great opportunity to meet fellow students passionate about making a difference in the Higher Education sector, providing delegates with a key networking opportunity.

If you are elected, you will be expected to:

• Prepare for the conference by consulting with students on the issues they care about and potentially submit motions for debate.
• Vote for the various student representatives elected at conference and the motions submitted for debate.
• Feed back to students on what happened at the National Conference.

Find out more at: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/nus/

The Athletics Union Engagement Officer is a representative of the Athletics Union club members, responsible for developing sport at LSE.

Find out more about the role at: www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/au-engagement/

The Athletics Union Executive are representatives of the Athletics Union club members, responsible for developing sport at LSE.

Find out more about this role at: www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/au-executive/

The Societies Executive Committee represents all society members. They do this by working with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU as a whole. They work closely with society presidents and exec committee members to support their events and represent their views.

You should nominate yourself if...

• You want to represent the members of all society members, and especially those in your society network.
• You want to work with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU.
• You want to support Society Presidents and Exec Committees.

See the full role description for Society Network Chairs at www.lsesu.com/stand.

The Societies Executive Committee represents all society members. They do this by working with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU as a whole. They work closely with society presidents and exec committee members to support their events and represent their views.

You should nominate yourself if...

• You want to represent the members of all society members, and especially those in your society network.
• You want to work with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU.
• You want to support Society Presidents and Exec Committees.

See the full role description for Society Network Chairs at www.lsesu.com/stand.

The Societies Executive Committee represents all society members. They do this by working with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU as a whole. They work closely with society presidents and exec committee members to support their events and represent their views.

You should nominate yourself if...

• You want to represent the members of all society members, and especially those in your society network.
• You want to work with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU.
• You want to support Society Presidents and Exec Committees.

See the full role description for Society Network Chairs at www.lsesu.com/stand.

The Societies Executive Committee represents all society members. They do this by working with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU as a whole. They work closely with society presidents and exec committee members to support their events and represent their views.

You should nominate yourself if...

• You want to represent the members of all society members, and especially those in your society network.
• You want to work with the Activities and Development Officer to develop societies at LSESU.
• You want to support Society Presidents and Exec Committees.

See the full role description for Society Network Chairs at www.lsesu.com/stand.

The main function of the General Course President is to represent General Course students during their short time here at LSE. In this role you will be in a unique position to shape the experience of the whole General Course Cohort by working directly with the General Course Department.

You will work closely with both the Dean and the Student Recruitment Office to organize events throughout the year and to ensure that every General Course student has a great time at the LSE.

This is an LSE role and as such works closer with the School than the SU.

See the full role description at:  https://www.lsesu.com/voice/elections/generalcourse/