Any current registered University of Plymouth student apply for a full-time President role. If you are on a UoP course and have not suspended or interrupted your studies at the time of the election you can go for it! Current Full-time Representatives can re-apply if they have only done one year, they are restricted to two years then must leave.

Any current registered University of Plymouth student can put themselves forward for the President Students’ Union role.

If you are choosing a President of Faculty role, you must select the Faculty for which your current university course is in.

If you are unsure which Faculty you’re in and would like to be the President of a Faculty, contact the Student Voice Team (studentvoice@su.plymouth.ac.uk), or visit the Memberships page on the SU website - upsu.com/memberships to find out these details.

As these are full-time, salaried roles you can only run for one position because if you were to undertake multiple roles you would not be able to fulfil all commitments.

If you are undecided whether to choose the President Students’ Union role or the President Faculty role, we suggest that you speak to staff that work with the current Full-time Representatives at studentvoice@su.plymouth.ac.uk, or the Full-time Representatives themselves to find out more.

You can also speak to the current VP Education, VP Activities, or VP Wellbeing and Diversity about the President Faculty roles as they are all Faculty Representatives.

University courses are organised into Faculties, each of which comprises a number of schools.

If you choose a President of Faculty role, you will be working closely with the Faculty Dean as well as the Heads of School and School Reps within your Faculty to improve the experience of students within your Faculty.

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business consists of three Schools:

• School of Art, Design and Architecture
• Plymouth Business School
• School of Society and Culture

The Faculty of Health consists of six Schools:

• School of Biomedical Sciences
• School of Health Professions
• School of Nursing and Midwifery
• School of Psychology
• Peninsula Dental School
• Peninsula Medical School

The Faculty of Science and Engineering consists of three Schools:

• School of Biological and Marine Sciences
• School of Engineering, Computing and Maths
• School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No, being a President is a full-time role which cannot be undertaken alongside your studies meaning that you will have to interrupt your studies if you have not finished your course. However, we do also have some part-time, paid opportunities for representation.

Our School Rep role is part-time (12 hours maximum per month) and gives you the opportunity to represent the students in your School to the university. Find out more here.

Our team of part-time Student Representatives play a vital role in making sure that the voices of students at the University of Plymouth are heard. The procedure of becoming a School Rep involves applying for the role and the best candidate will be selected by a panel after an interview.

Keep an eye out on our website and on social media channels for more information about applying to become a School Rep once the Elections period has finished.

Please note, that to be eligible for the School Rep role, you will need to be a student on a registered University of Plymouth Course from September 2025-June 2026.

All you need to do to show your interest is click the ‘Apply Now’ button above/ on the Elections homepage, and let us know your name and the position you want to stand for. After this, you will receive information from the Student Voice Team about what information you need to submit to complete the process the deadline for this will come later but before the deciding period. Previously, past Full-Time Representatives have been asked to submit a list of their ideas to improve the student experience.

Once the applications period has closed, all students who have submitted an application will be invited to attend training to help you prepare for Elections Week with advice on speaking to students, encouraging them to vote for you and details on the rules for campaigning during the Elections period.