What is a Sabbatical Officer? What are these elections for?
Sabbatical Officers are elected student leaders who work full-time to represent Brunel students. They fight for the issues that matter—whether that’s improving campus facilities, pushing for better mental health support, or making sure your voice is heard at the highest levels of the university.
This year we are running elections for 3 full time roles; Education President, Student Activities President and Welfare and Inclusion President.
Elected each year, Officers spend a year (either as a break from their studies or after graduation) getting paid to lead campaigns, challenge decisions, and shape student life. Want to make a real impact? This could be your chance!
Become a Candidate
By nominating yourself as a candidate, you’re taking on the responsibility of understanding the rules and guidelines that govern the elections and the Students' Union. We’re here to answer any questions, but it’s up to you to make sure you’re clued up and don’t breach any rules.
To run in the elections, here's what you need to do:
- Complete the online nomination form correctly and have two proposers who will support your nomination. Each proposer can only nominate one person for each role. The Deputy Returning Officer (DRO), Ruth Sharma, will contact your proposers. If one of them says they didn’t nominate you, you’ll be withdrawn from the election.
- Upload a picture (max 1MB, JPEG format) and a manifesto (max 1000 words).
- Attend BOTH Candidates Briefings. Cameras must be on, and you must stay for the full session.
- Missing a briefing will result in withdrawal from the election by the DRO. No exceptions.
These are the briefing sessions you must attend:
Candidate Briefing – The Role of an Officer – MUST ATTEND
- Date: Monday 10th March 2025
- Time: 5pm
- Location: LEC 109
Candidate Briefing – Election Rules and Behaviour Expectations – MUST ATTEND
- Date: Tuesday 11th March 2025
- Time: 5pm
- Location: Teams
- Join the meeting: Join Now
- Meeting ID: 338 935 208 761
- Passcode: SJ7cK9Fv
Make sure you're ready to attend these sessions—being informed is the first step to success!
Election Rules
Find out everything you need to know about how the election operates by checking out our full list of rules for this election here.