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Meet your Nominees...

Nominations have closed, so check out who has put themselves forward to be a candidate...

Posted Mon, Feb 27, 2023 2:30 PM

Nominations for Student Elections for 2023/24 has officially closed!

The nominees will be put through Candidate Academy and then progress to campaigning.

You'll be able to vote for who you want to represent you as your Elected Officer in the week commencing the 20th March - so get ready!

And the nominees are...

Welfare Officer

Jignesh Anilkumar Patel
Ishaq Njuki
Oluwatosin Olakunle Jegede
Muhammad Haroon Azeem
Milly Dodd
Lilly Vaughan-Smith
Jennifer Amarachi Rufus
Hassan Saeed Khan
Azeez Oladipupo Soetan
Abdur Rab
Bakhtawar
Mica Cascarino
Muhammad Faizan Majid
Ines Barbara Brzychcyk

Democracy and Campaigns Officer

Anwar Jawula
Maizey Annear
Nishu Rathee
Mukaila Olwasanmi Ayuba
Muhammad Ayyaz Anwar Sabir

Development Officer

Stephen Dada
Shahzad Riaz
S M Khairul Halim
Itohan Christy Olomu-Agbodo
Temidayo Dosunmu
Vikrant Bhimrao Shinde
Khurram Saleem Hashmi
Henry Magee
Elizabeth Oforiwa Kumi
M M Hassan

Academic Representation Officer

Sunilkumar Solanki
Basil Siju
Shakar Mohammed Paymen
Mohammed Khaled Sharaf Fara
Rafid Mohammod
Olalekan Abdul-Qowiyu" Kelani
Jerry Ekele Okoro
Mohammad Al Imran Hasan
Marija Solic
Faizur Rahman Mohammed Farook
Hetvi Kaushikbhai Vithlani
Ayoola Johnson
Ido Emmanuel Udoh
Riya Shah
Riya Shariyar

Learning Experience Officer

Suzie Claire Dunn
Kelechi Blessing Diala
Hardik Panchal
Joshua Hailey
Kajetan Albin
Aben Thomas Thenammackal
Emma Elizabeth Mcevoy

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