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Nominations Extended: Michealmas Elections 2026

134 students have already nominated themselves across a range of positions with your Students’ Union: in College JCRs, Graduate College’s PG Board, as International Students’ Officer and Student Trustees. 

But there are still roles up for grabs! 

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Alcohol-Free Accommodation

For a range of reasons, when students apply to university, they will have a preference for certain types of accommodation. Whether it’s the obvious option between which type of bathroom you want, or the choice between a view of Morecambe Bay and the wall of the building opposite, you would’ve made that choice knowing that for the next year, that will be your home.

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Nominations are Open! But how do you do it? 

Students are invited to nominate themselves for positions within College JCRs and PG Board, as well as positions of Student Trustee and International Students’ Officer. In this article, we want to explain the nomination process: how to do it, what to consider, and what happens next. 

We know that nominating yourself in an election may be something you have never done before or come across again in your life after university. Hopefully, this will be a great first experience! 

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We hoped you enjoyed this year’s Freshers Fairs as much as we did!

You turned up in force to make our Freshers Fairs epic...

Part One was our Active Fair – focussing on sports and more active societies, with a whopping 6,532 students in attendance.  

 Part Two was for Societies, Culture & Special Interest, with 4,219 of you lovely lot stopping by for a visit!  

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