Election from the Schools to the Senate - May/June 2016
Election from the Schools to the Senate
May/June 2016
Outcome of voting in the Schools
School | Vacancies | Outcome | Senators' names |
---|---|---|---|
School of Textiles and Design | Three vacancies | No candidates emerged at first round of nominations | Nominations re-opened => you can apply up until 13 June 2016 (contact John McDermott for more details) |
School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society | Five candidates stood for three vacancies | One new Senator:Two Senators re-elected for a second term: | Dr Sandhya Patidar Dr Gabriela Medero Dr Jingsheng Ma |
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences | Nine candidates stood for five vacancies | Nine candidates stood for five vacancies Five new Senators: |
Dr Christopher Dodd Mr Amos Haniff |
Edinburgh Business School | Three candidates stood for three vacancies | Three new Senators: | Mr Shai Davidov Dr William Wallace Mr Gerry Reilly |
School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences | Two candidates stood for two vacancies | Two new Senators: | Dr Verena Rieser Dr Catherine Donnelly |
Notes:
- The Senators named above shall serve from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2019;
- Ordinance C1 governs these elections, which are run under the auspices of the Secretary of the University;
- The ‘constituencies’ for these elections reflected the movement of colleagues resulting from the disestablishment of the School of Life Sciences;
- The Single Transferable Voting System was used for these elections;
- Please contact John McDermott or Brett Dodgson (Clerk to the Senate) for more information on the elections.
The full results are available at:
- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- School of Management and Languages
Calls for nomination:
- Edinburgh Business School
- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- School of Management and Languages
- School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- School of Textiles and Design
Candidates statements
- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- School of Management and Languages
Note: election contests were not required in the other Schools.
Timeline
Nominations:
- Open 29 April 2016
- Close Friday 13 May, 12 noon UK time
Voting:
- Opens for contested positions Monday 16 May, 10am UK time
- Voting closes: Monday 30 May 4pm UK time
Results:
- Results announced to candidates Tuesday 31 May
- Results announced to University community Wednesday 1 June
Newly elected Senators take office on 1 August 2016.