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Division of General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

Elections 2026

Upcoming elections

 

The Governance Team will be running elections this year as follows:

Senate Elections

  • X2 vacancies to represent the Faculty of Social Sciences.
  • X3 vacancies to represent the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Medicine.
  • X1 vacancy to represent the Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities.
  • X1 vacancy to represent the Â鶹ӳ»­ Business School.
  • X1 vacancy to represent Professional Services.

Council Elections

  • X1 vacancy to represent Postgraduate Researchers (PGR)
  • X2 vacancies to represent Senate Elected Representatives*

*NB. This election will be managed by a sperate process in June once Faculty representatives have been elected 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.

 

Timeline

Nominations open: Monday 13th April 2026.

Deadline for nominations:  Completed nominations forms must be returned to lg476@sussex.ac.uk by Midday on Friday 24th April 2026.

Election emails: All staff eligible to vote will receive an email in the week commencing 11th May 2026, providing details of nominees and instruction on how to vote electronically.

Voting: Will take place between 11th May and 29th May 2026, with results due w/c 1st June 2026. 

We work with the Electoral Reform Society (Civica) to manage voting externally and confidentially.

Notices of Election and Nominations Forms

 Council Elections

 Notice of Election

 Nominations Form

 Vacancies

 Outgoing Council Members

Postgraduate Researcher Representative to Council

PGR to Council Notice of Election

PGR to Council Nominations Form

 X1

 Ms Tago Amiani

 Senate Elections

 Notice of Election

 Nominations Form

 Vacancies

 Outgoing Senators

Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Social Sciences (SS) to Senate

Social Sciences to Senate Notice of Election

Social Sciences to Senate Nominations Form

 x2

Prof Michael Collyer

Prof Kristine Langhoff

Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Science, Engineering& Medicine (SEM) to Senate

SEM to Senate Notice of Election

SEM to Senate Nominations Form

 x3

Dr Alessandro Bianchi

Dr Lily Asquith

Dr Mei Trueba

Academic Representative for the Â鶹ӳ»­ Business School (USBS) to Senate

USBS to Senate Notice of Election

USBS to Senate Nominations Form

 x1

 Prof Paul Nightingale

Academic Representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts& Humanities (MAH) to Senate

MAH to Senate Notice of Election

MAH to Senate Nominations Form

 x1

 Prof Sara Crangle

Professional Services (PS) Representative to Senate

PS to Senate Notice of Election

PS to Senate Nominations Form

 x1

Mr Kit Eves

 

Frequently Asked Questions
How are elections managed at the Â鶹ӳ»­ ?

The University Secretary and Governance& Compliance team co-ordinate all activity required for elections to both Council and Senate at the Â鶹ӳ»­. Voting is managed independently by CIVICA Electoral services. 

Please can you explain the Single Transferable Vote system (STV).

More information on the voting system, managed independently by CIVICA Electoral Services, can be found here-