Elections 2025
Election Results 2025
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Election |
Outgoing Member – End of Tenure 31st Jul 2025 |
Nominees |
New Elected Member – Tenure starts 1st Aug 2025 |
Voting figures (ie Turnout) |
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Professional Services Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy
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Mrs Gemma Harman |
Miss Helen Basterra |
Miss Helen Basterra |
Elected unopposed |
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USBS Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy
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Dr Maria Holgado Granados |
Dr Maria Holgado Granados Professor Nachiappan Subramanian |
Dr Maria Holgado Granados |
36.8% |
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MAH Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy
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Dr William McEvoy |
Dr Aaron Kahn Dr Daniel Molto Dr Avey (Sandra) Nelson |
Dr Daniel Molto |
39.5% |
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SEM Representatives to Senate X2 Vacancies
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Dr Kathryn Lester Prof Andy Philippides |
Dr Kathryn Lester Dr Naercio David Pedro Magaia Prof Andy Philippides |
Dr Kathryn Lester Prof Andy Philippides |
33.4% |
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SS Representatives to Senate X3 Vacancies |
Dr Ida Danewid Dr Ben Fincham Dr Charlotte Skeet |
Dr Paul Boyce Dr. Lindsay Clark Professor Priya Deshingkar Mr Paul Eden Dr. Birgul Kutan Dr Kamran Matin
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Mr Paul Eden Dr. Birgul Kutan Dr Kamran Matin |
35.0% |
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Academic Representative to Council X1 Vacancy |
Prof Gordon Finlayson |
Mr Mark Fisher Dr Jackie Grant Prof Maziar Nekovee
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Dr Jackie Grant |
26.5% |
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Professional Services Representative to Council X1 Vacancy |
Ms Pippa Robinson |
Mrs Gemma Harman Mrs Claudia Raistrick
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Mrs Gemma Harman |
27.4% |
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Postgraduate Researchers Representative to Council X1 Vacancy |
Ms Tago Amiani |
Tago Amiani Max de Carlos Generowicz Erin Johanson Jenny Ward |
Tago Amiani |
9.1%
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More information on the ballot can be found within the recent staff news update; .
Voting is being managed independently by CIVICA electoral services and more information can be found here for those interested in the voting system and how votes will be counted.
The Governance Team will be running eight elections for 2025 as follows;
Council X3 elections:
X1 Professional Services Representative to Council.
X1 Academic Representative to Council.
X1 Postgraduate Researcher Representative to Council.
Senate X5 elections:
X3 Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Social Sciences to Senate.
X2 Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Medicine to Senate.
X1 Academic Representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities to Senate.
X1 Academic Representative for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Business School to Senate.
X1 Professional Services Representative to Senate.
Details for each election can be found in the notices of election within the table below.
Election procedure
The first step is the nomination of candidates and nominations forms can be found within the table below for each of the elections. Nominators should check that their nominee is willing and eligible to serve. Self-nomination is permissible.
Completed nominations forms must be returned to lg476@sussex.ac.uk by Midday on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Each Nomination Form received will be acknowledged. Where there are more nominees than places, a ballot will be held.
All staff eligible to vote will receive an email in the week commencing 9 June 2025, providing details of nominees and instruction on how to vote electronically.
Voting will take place between 9 June and 20 June 2025, with results due w/c 23 June 2025. We work with the Electoral Reform Society (Civica) to manage voting externally and confidentially.
If you’d like more detail on Council & Senate and the elected roles, please follow links below;
Senate : Committees : Governance and Compliance : ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
/ogs/documents/uos-senate-role-descriptor.pdf
Council : Committees : Governance and Compliance : ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
/ogs/documents/uos-council-role-descriptor.pdf
Notices of Election and Nominations Forms
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Council Elections |
Notice of Election |
Nominations Form |
Vacancies |
Outgoing Council Members |
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Professional Services Representative to Council. |
X1 |
Ms Pippa Robinson |
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Academic Representative to Council. |
X1 |
Prof Gordon Finlayson |
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Postgraduate Researcher Representative to Council. |
X1 |
Ms Tago Amiani |
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Senate Elections |
Notice of Election |
Nominations Form |
Vacancies |
Outgoing Senators |
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Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Social Sciences (SS) to Senate. |
X3 |
Dr Ida Danewid Dr Ben Fincham Dr Charlotte Skeet |
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Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Medicine (SEM) to Senate. |
X2 |
Dr Kathryn Lester Prof Andy Philippides
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Academic Representative for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Business School (USBS) to Senate. |
X1 |
Dr Maria Holgado Granados |
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Academic Representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities (MAH) to Senate. |
X1 |
Dr William McEvoy |
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Professional Services (PS) Representative to Senate. |
X1 |
Mrs Gemma Harman
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