Academic Representatives are a crucial part of LSE Students' Union. More than 600 Academic Reps are elected by their student peers to represent them during the academic year and to liaise with LSE and departmental staff in a variety of committees.

Academic Representation

Academic Representatives are a crucial part of LSE Students' Union. More than 600 Academic Reps are elected by their student peers to represent them during the academic year and to liaise with LSE and departmental staff in a variety of committees.

What do Academic Representatives do?

Academic Reps ensure student concerns are addressed and students have a say in the running of their programme. They raise issues about the quality of the programme and the experience as an LSE student, including the things they love and the things they want improved. Academic Reps also ensure that the department listens directly to student feedback and that issues are resolved as swiftly as possible to improve your teaching and learning experience.

Academic Reps can also become Department Reps, attending Consultative Forum once a term to represent their peers to LSE.

Academic Representation Structure

 

The Academic Representation system is made up by several roles.
 

Benefits

One of the great things about being an Academic Rep is that you get to bring all the views of other students together, and be part of improving the quality of the education at the School. You can gain a number of key skills from being an Academic Rep, including attending and sometimes chairing meetings, gathering and collating feedback, identifying key concerns, representing other people, negotiating and seeking student-focused solutions, and communicating with groups of people in different contexts.

We also offer a range of rewards and benefits for our Academic Reps, including references and the chance to win the Academic Rep of the Month Awards.

How to become an Academic Rep

Academic Reps are elected separately for each programme at the start of the Autumn Term (formerly Michaelmas Term), so you will need to contact the leader of your programme, or your programme administrative staff, to find out how to sign up. If you are unsure who to contact, please contact us at the email address below and we will signpost you. 

This year some departments at LSE are electing their Academic Reps through the LSESU website. If you are part of one of those departments, you will be able to nominate yourself and/ or vote for your Academic Representatives through the Students' Union website. If you are interested in becoming an Academic Rep head to this webpage for more information: https://www.lsesu.com/voice/academic-reps/academic-reps-elections/.  Nominations are currently closed and will reopen for the next election cycle. 

What to do once you have been elected?

  1. Attend training - Show up a session!

  2. gather feedback from your cohort
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  3. attend your sslc 

The links for the above will be sent to you once you are elected.

Once you've been elected, you can make the role yours! You should be contacted by your programme at times throughout the year about the meetings you are invited to. If you need any help or support throughout the year, please contact su.academicreps@lse.ac.uk.

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