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Complete either the FULLTIME OFFICER NOMINATION FORM or the NUS DELEGATE NOMINATION FORM from Monday 2nd March at 10am until Friday 13th March at 4pm, you will not be able to complete the form before or after these times.
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Email BSUelections@brighton.ac.uk a recent photo to accompany your nomination this will be published alongside the answers in your nomination form as part of the elections publicity.
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Once you have completed these steps you will be contacted by staff from Brighton Students’ Union inviting you to the online Candidates Briefing on Monday 15th March on Microsoft Teams.
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The Candidate Briefing is compulsory and is where you will be explained all of the elections rules. You must not start campaigning until you have attended the briefing in case you break any of the elections rules, breaking the rules may result in you being removed from the election.
There are 3 NUS Delegate positions being elected in this election.
Brighton Students’ Union has 6 delegate places to attend the online NUS National Conference. The first 3 delegate positions are taken by the current full-time officer team with the remaining 3 places being elected by a cross campus ballot. In addition to this, according to NUS rules, 50% of delegates registered for conference must self-define as women.
The conference takes place online Tuesday 6th April to Thursday 8th April with delegates taking part in 3 sessions a day whete you will scrutinise reports from the NUS fulltime officers, debate and vote on what the National Union of Students should campaign for in the 2021/22 academic year.
Anyone standing for one of the fulltime officer roles is encouraged to stand for the NUS delegate role as well as it will give you an excellent insight into how the NUS works.
If you would like more information about the conference you can find it here.
We’ve had many international students that have become full-time officers!
Generally, international students are eligible to take up a sabbatical position: the regulations consider the post an extension of study. However, there are some exceptions to be aware of and some pitfalls to avoid. This is one of those areas where resolving problems after they have happened can be extremely difficult. The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA), collaborating with NUS, have put together guidance on the issue. UKCISA have kindly agreed to make the resource available in full at no cost to students’ unions. The briefing contains sections appropriate for students’ unions, institutions and candidates, but it is worth reading in full.
The briefing can be found here. We will continually add questions and answers to this page - if you have any questions about the elections, the roles or the Students' Union please email bsuelections@brighton.ac.uk with the subject 'election FAQ'.
You can run as a full-time officer in both your final year of study and the penultimate year before graduating.
Please note that if you are successful and you are yet to graduate, you will have to return to university and finish your studies when your job/term/contract/role has finished. You will also need to contact the University to suspend your studies.
If you are in receipt of a loan/grant or bursary you will also need contact Student Finance England to make them aware of your planned sabbatical from study to ensure you aren’t over paid. Any payments you receive whilst on sabbatical will need to be paid back.