Your Council
The SU is run by students, for students. Council is a group of students from across different groups and departments who oversee what the SU does.
SU Council Elections 2020
Your SU Councillors and NUS Delegates Are Here!
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Voting Statistics
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Overall Turnout
11%
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Overall Votes
11,010
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Number of Voters
3,390
SU Councillors attending council meetings
Council Meetings Round Up
Find out what’s happening at your SU Council.
The final meeting of SU Council for 2019/20 took place on May 14th, here’s a brief overview of what took place:
1. The Policy 'Fast fashion Free Campus' was passed. You can read at sheffieldsu.com/policies.
2. The SU Officer delivered a final update on their time in Office.
3. The timetable for the SU Counsil Elections 2020/21 was approved.
A new SU Council will be elected in October & November 2020, and will begin meeting again from November 2020.
If you're a continuing student and interested in standing to be an SU Councillor next year, look out for updates at the beginning of next semester! You can always email elections@sheffield.ac.uk with any questions!
Below are all motions passed at meetings of SU Council during the Academic Year 2019/20.
7th November 2019
General Election our Student Manifesto
30th April 2020
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SU Policy Proposals Under Consideration
A Students’ Union Policy is a statements of our values and beliefs as an organisation. They also mandate the SU to take certain actions in pursuit of these values and beliefs.
SU Council has responsibility for our Students’ Union Policies.
View all existing policies and those under consideration below.
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University of Sheffield students vote for who reprsents them at SU Council
How to Become a Councillor
Councillors lead the SU and make important decisions about the way we are run - elections for SU Council are held at the beginning of the academic year, look our for details around then!
SU Councillors are elected each year by a vote of all students to represent Sheffield students and make important decisions about the way we are run. These decisions can be varied and wide-ranging and students need a broad range of people to be involved in SU Council to make sure it represents the whole student population.
The SU has 46 Departmental Councillors (one from each department), 8 Representative Councillors (Women’s, BME, Disabled students’, LGBT, Postgraduate Taught, Postgraduate Research, International Students’, Mature Students’) and the Sports, Societies and Ethical and Environmental Councillors. Representative Councillors must be a member of the group that they want to represent.
As a Councillor you will be trained and supported to represent the views of other students. You’ll be given the chance to perfect the talents employers look for: negotiation, public speaking, diplomacy and project management, all while meeting new people from across the University, having fun and making a difference!
If you would like to become an SU Councillor, nominations open during Semester 1 each year, so look out for more information then!
Councillor Support
Support for SU Councillors on Meetings, Polices, Motions, Papers and much more.
Councillor support