Voting for 2020 Election from Schools to the Senate
Voting will open on Monday 15 June 2020 to elect colleagues from Schools to serve on the Senate from 1 August 2020 for a three‑year period. Voting will remain open until Tuesday 30 June 2020 (4pm UK time).
The recent call for nominations received an excellent response and there will be contested ballots in two Schools to determine which colleagues will join the Senate from those Schools.
Please click on the names of the candidates to see their supporting statements and read about the role and responsibilities of Senators before voting:
| School | Vacancies | Candidates | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) | Three vacancies |
Five candidates: |
Ballot required: Voting will open on 15 June until 30 June 2020 |
| School of Textiles and Design (SoTD) | One vacancy |
Three candidates: |
Ballot required: Voting will open on 15 June until 30 June 2020 |
The following Schools require no elections in 2020 as the number of candidates nominated was smaller or equal to the number of vacancies:
| School | Vacancies | Candidates | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) | Three vacancies |
Three candidates: Jim Cameron Mehdi Nazarinia Mathini Sellathurai |
No ballot required: The three candidates are elected |
| School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (MACS) | Five vacancies |
Four candidates: Lynne Baillie Hani RagabHassen Peter Ridges Anke Wiese |
No ballot required: The four candidates are elected |
| School of Social Sciences (SoSS) | Three vacancies |
Three candidates: Elaine Collinson Tom Farrington Marlene Muller |
No ballot required: The three candidates are elected |
The ballot will be conducted by an external provider, Civica Election Services (Civica), on behalf of the University, and will employ the Single Transferable Vote system of voting (as per Ordinance C1).
Civica will e‑mail you voting instructions on Monday 15 June if you are eligible to vote in the election within your School.
You are eligible to vote if you are a member of academic or research staff on an open‑ended contract (full‑ or part‑time, and based at any campus). You can only vote for candidates within your School.
Please contact Lorna Kirkwood-Smith if you are eligible to participate in the election, but have not received a direct e‑mail from Civica by Tuesday 16 June (please remember to check your ‘junk’ e‑mail folder).
N.B. Voting will close on Tuesday 30 June 2020 (4.00pm UK time) so please vote before then.
Ordinance C1 governs these elections.
Please contact Lorna Kirkwood-Smith (Head of Corporate Governance) with any queries on the election.