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Will you lead us?

Important Update: Our Presidents and Part-time Officers roles have changed following a student vote at our Annual General Meeting 2025 - check out our update below for all the details.

We believe that students are a force for good - your thoughts, actions and passion have the potential to change how things are done at UWTSD and beyond.

Students at the heart of what we do 💜 - we are a proudly student-led charity. Everything we do is in the best interests of our students and we whole-heartedly advocate for their rights. Leading our work is a team of student-elected Presidents and Officers.

Will you become one of our leaders? - Our Student Elections are how students get elected into a position. Check out our list of positions to find a role you'll love and click the nominate button. Whether you've nominated or not - all UWTSD students get to vote - so make sure you cast your vote during voting week to help decide the people who'll be representing you.

Timeline

Nominations

Nominations are open from 12:00 on 26 February and closes at 23:59 on 7 March. 

Voting

Voting is open from 10:00 on 17 March 2025 and closes at 15:00 on 20 March 2025.

Results

Results will be announced on 21 March 2025.

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Candidates

Meet your candidates for election - the following students have successfully nominated themselves and are candidates in our Student Elections. 

Use your vote - every UWTSD students gets to vote to help decide on the people representing them and helping lead our work - make sure you use your vote during voting week.

Union Presidents

Birmingham and London President

  1. Adil Rahim
  2. Adil Rashid
  3. Gwyneira Lilwyn Mabate Davies
  4. Mehran Pouzesh Azar
  5. Reza Foroozan
  6. Shehryar Kayani
  7. Sheikh Md Shafiqur Rahman
  8. Reopen Nominations

Cardiff and Swansea President

  1. Cai Howes
  2. Phoebe Clark
  3. Reopen Nominations

Carmarthen President

  1. Jennifer Taylor
  2. Nathan Topham
  3. Rosie Trueman
  4. Reopen Nominations

Group President

  1. Ashutosh Pandey
  2. Rhobyn Grant
  3. Reopen Nominations

Part-time Officers  (Carmarthen)

Students with Disabilities Officer

  1. Hannah Green
  2. Reopen Nominations

Part-time Officers (London)

International Officer

  1. Kaniz Fathama Chowdhury
  2. Reopen Nominations

Multicultural Officer

  1. Catalin Nicolae Rusu
  2. Mahbuba Sakia Najmee
  3. Reopen Nominations

Wellbeing Officer

  1. Meet Patel
  2. Noemi Canu
  3. Reopen Nominations

Part-time Officers (Swansea)

Multicultural Officer

  1. Daria Ashton
  2. Reopen Nominations

Wellbeing Officer

  1. Brionny Coombes
  2. Reopen Nominations

Union Chairperson

  1. Helena Cuciureanu
  2. Reopen Nominations

Student Trustee

  1. Galina Bleidere
  2. Kamrul Haque Chowdhury
  3. Kay Woodhouse
  4. Rhys Jones
  5. Reopen Nominations

Open Positions

Union Presidents

  • Open To All
  • £21,840 Salary*
  • Full-time

Together, the team of Presidents leads the Students’ Union on a daily basis, providing direction to the Union’s staff team and making sure that the work of the organisation is relevant to the experience of our students. You should run for this position if you have ideas and enthusiasm and are ready to take on student representation as a full-time job for a year.

There are four roles - Group President that's open to all students, and there's our Birmingham & London President, our Cardiff & Swansea President, and our Carmarthen President - which are open to students from those campuses. 

Presidents are considered the primary student representatives by the University and provide student ideas, issues and opinions on various topics by participating in the project, partnerships and committee work within the University.

These are full-time, paid roles, for one year - receiving a salary of £21,840 (*+£3,000 London Weighting Allowance). Want to know more about these roles? Visit our positions explainer page.

Eligibility

Group President

  1. You must be a current UWTSD UK based student studying on any campus (this includes distance learners - distance learners must be able to work from one of our campuses).
  2. You must be graduating this academic year or you'll need to take a study break to take up this role.
  3. Union Presidents sit on our Board of Trustees - you must meet the legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee. Visit our Trustee explainer section for a list of the full criteria.
  4. Additional eligibility criteria will be made available to ensure you are able to take up this role - this will be reiterated at Candidate Briefing. 

Birmingham & London President

  1. You must be a current UWTSD UK based student studying on either Birmingham or London campuses (this includes distance learners associated with these campuses - distance learners must be able to work from one of these campuses).

  2. You must be graduating this academic year or you'll need to take a study break to take up this role.

  3. Union Presidents sit on our Board of Trustees - you must meet the legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee. Visit our Trustee explainer section for a list of the full criteria.

  4. Additional eligibility criteria will be made available to ensure you are able to take up this role - this will be reiterated at Candidate Briefing. 

Cardiff & Swansea President

  1. You must be a current UWTSD UK based student studying on either Cardiff or Swansea campuses (this includes distance learners associated with these campuses - distance learners must be able to work from one of these campuses).
  2. You must be graduating this academic year or you'll need to take a study break to take up this role.
  3. Union Presidents sit on our Board of Trustees - you must meet the legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee. Visit our Trustee explainer section for a list of the full criteria.
  4. Additional eligibility criteria will be made available to ensure you are able to take up this role - this will be reiterated at Candidate Briefing. 

Carmarthen President

  1. You must be a current UWTSD UK based student studying on either Carmarthen or Lampeter campuses (this includes distance learners associated with these campuses - distance learners must be able to work from this campus).
  2. You must be graduating this academic year or you'll need to take a study break to take up this role.
  3. Union Presidents sit on our Board of Trustees - you must meet the legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee. Visit our Trustee explainer section for a list of the full criteria.
  4. Additional eligibility criteria will be made available to ensure you are able to take up this role - this will be reiterated at Candidate Briefing. 

Part-time Officers

  • Open To All
  • Voluntary
  • Part-time

Part-time Officers represent a particular community of students and areas of interest and attend our Campus Councils. This is a voluntary, part-time position - ideal for doing alongside your studies. There are 5 roles per campus - each unique to that campus.

These are voluntary roles, open to all students, for one year and start in August 2025. Want to know more about this role? Visit our positions explainer webpage.

List of Positions

Birmingham Part-time Officers

  1. Multicultural Officer
  2. Wellbeing Officer
  3. International Officer
  4. Women’s Officer
  5. Volunteering and RAG Officer

Cardiff Part-time Officers

  1. Welsh Language Officer
  2. Wellbeing Officer
  3. LGBT+ Officer
  4. Multicultural Officer
  5. Students with Disabilities Officer

Carmarthen Part-time Officers

  1. Welsh Language Officer
  2. Gender Identity Officer
  3. Wellbeing Officer
  4. Ethics and Environment Officer
  5. Students with Disabilities Officer

London Part-time Officers

  1. Multicultural Officer
  2. Wellbeing Officer
  3. International Officer
  4. Students with Disabilities Officer
  5. LGBT+ Officer

Swansea Part-time Officers

  1. Welsh Language Officer
  2. Wellbeing Officer
  3. Multicultural Officer
  4. Ethics and Environment Officer
  5. Women’s Officer
Eligibility

Birmingham Part-time Officers

  1. You must be a student studying on Birmingham Campus or a distance learner associated with Birmingham Campus for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  2. You'll also need to identify as a member of the community you'll be representing.

Cardiff Part-time Officers

  1. You must be a student studying on Cardiff Campus or a distance learner associated with Cardiff Campus for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  2. You'll also need to identify as a member of the community you'll be representing.

Carmarthen Part-time Officers

  1. You must be a student studying on Carmarthen Campus or a distance learner associated with Carmarthen Campus for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  2. You'll also need to identify as a member of the community you'll be representing.

London Part-time Officers

  1. You must be a student studying on London Campus or a distance learner associated with London Campus for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  2. You'll also need to identify as a member of the community you'll be representing.

Swansea Part-time Officers

  1. You must be a student studying on Swansea Campus or a distance learner associated with Swansea Campus for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  2. You'll also need to identify as a member of the community you'll be representing.

Union Chairperson

  • Open To All
  • Voluntary
  • Part-time

The Union Chairperson provides direction during talks at our Annual General Meeting, Union Councils, and other student forums of discussion. They ensure talks are fair and balanced, so all students are heard.

There is a total of one opening, open to all students, and starts August 2025. Want to know more about this role? Visit our positions explainer webpage.

Eligibility
  1. You must be a current UWTSD student studying on any campus (this includes distance learners).
  2. You must be a student for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.

Student Trustees

  • Open To all
  • Voluntary
  • Part-time

Nearly all charities are led by a Board of Trustees. Student Trustees join the Students’ Union Board. The Students’ Union Board members are our final decision-makers and have responsibility for our success. This is our highest level of management and governance. Trustees have legal control over and are personally responsible for, an organisation. You must meet certain legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee.

This is a voluntary role with two openings, open to all students, and starts August 2025. Want to know more about this role? Visit our positions explainer webpage

Eligibility
  1. You must be a current UWTSD student studying on any campus (this includes distance learners).
  2. You must be a student for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  3. You must meet the legal criteria to be eligible to become a trustee. Visit our Trustee explainer section for a list of the full criteria.

New President & Officer Roles

Students Have Spoken! Students voted to change our democratic structure at our Annual General Meeting for 2024/25. This means we have new Union President roles and new Part-time Officer Roles.

Our new president roles are: Group President, Birmingham and London President, Cardiff and Swansea President, and Carmarthen President.

There are now five Part-time Officer roles per campus - each line-up is unique to the individual campus - go to the Part-time Officers section below for a full list of positions.

Rules & Help

If you want to become a candidate, please read the following www.uwtsdunion.co.uk/voice/elections/regulations.

If you've got any questions or need some help, please email elections@uwstd.ac.uk.

  • New Roles Across All Campuses
  • Birmingham & London President
  • Cardiff & Swansea President
  • Carmarthen President
  • Group President
  • 25 New Part-time Officer Roles 
  • Students Trustees
  • Union Chairperson

We're proudly student-led 💜

Contact Us

union@uwtsd.ac.uk

+44 (0) 1792 482 100