Union of Brunel Students

Union of Brunel Students

Officers, Chairs and Trustees

The people you've elected to represent you this year. If you're looking for our full-time staff members, you can also find out who's who.

 

Student Officers

Promise Phillips
President

As UBS President, Promise is the nominal head of the Union. He oversees its democracy and is involved in all the aspects that the Union brings you.

Email Promise
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Call 01895 266 623

Peter Smallwood
VP Academic Representation

Peter is here to promote, encourage and extend academic representation at the University, and to lead on academic policy and oversee the Student Rep scheme.

Email Peter
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Call 01895 267 603

James Ward
VP Community Welfare

James considers the student community and the welfare of students at Brunel. He oversees some of the services offered by the Union, and runs campaigns.

Email James
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Follow on Twitter*
Call 01895 266 624

Gary O'Brien
VP Student Activities

Gary leads the way when it comes to our sports clubs and societies, and RAG activity around campus. Get in touch with him, and get engaged with Brunel life!

Email Gary
Add on Facebook*
Follow on Twitter*
Call 01895 266 622

*The Student Officers' Facebook and Twitter profiles are the responsibility of the individuals, and aren't officially managed or moderated in-house. Views and opinions expressed via these therefore don't necessarily reflect the Union's official policy or position on any matter.

Student Chairs

Nicole Eversfield
RAG Chair | Email

Nicole and her team organise the Union’s charity work. They're in charge of coordinating events and fundraising activities within the student body and the wider community, and choosing the charities that the Union supports each year.

Tom Scott
Media Chair | Email

Tom and his committee organise the production of Le Nurb and the broadcast of Radio Brunel. They coordinate student writers and articles, presenters and the radio timetable, and ensure diversity of both content and contributors.

Cam McKirdy
Societies Chair | Email

Cam chairs the team responsible for development of all our student societies. This includes setting their budgets with the VP Student Activities, increasing awareness and participation, and promoting diversity of societies and their members.

Jamie Edwards
Sports Fed Chair | Email

Jamie and his committee oversee the development of the Union's sports clubs. They're responsible for club budgets alongside the VP Student Activities, and for looking at ways of increasing participation in sports at both a social and competitive level.

Viktorija Gzibovska
Environmental Chair | Email

Viktorija's group oversee our Environmental Policy's implementation, making suggestions for improvements we could make to our environmental performance. They also help run awareness-raising campaigns about environmental issues.

Kerri Prince
Campaigns Chair | Email

Kerri and her working group help identify the campaigns that we need to run, on anything from library opening hours to student fees. The group's also responsible for promoting and running those campaigns in innovative and exciting ways.

Marcus Bernasconi
Volunteer Chair | Email

Marcus' team are responsible for improving the number and quality of student volunteering opportunities. They also help raise the profile of those opportunities and of volunteering as a whole, promoting the benefits that it has to students.

Bea Lopez
World Students Chair | Email

Bea's group represent international students' interests. They identify issues relevant to them and make sure we and the University are responsive to these. They also help organise events and emphasise the array of nationalities here.

Miriam Bandera
Equality and Diversity Chair | Email

Miriam's group oversee the implementation of our constitutional commitment to equality and diversity, suggesting how we could better cater for all students regardless of disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or age.

Chinelo Ada Ude
Postgraduates' Chair

This group represent the interests of the academically diverse array of students at Brunel like mature, part-time, distance, and postgraduate students. They identify relevant issues and ensure that we and the University are responsive to them.


Student Trustees

Liam Walpole, Sam Donoghue and Martin Zaranyika are your Student Trustees for this year. They're part of our trustee board, who are, as individuals, legally and financially responsible for the entire Union.

The trustee board meets four to six times a year, and is also made up of the Student Officers, and one to three independent trustees. These people are appointed from various areas of expertise on the basis of their knowledge and skills, and contribute voluntarily to help us improve at everything we do.