Elections 2026
Election Results 2026
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Election |
Outgoing Member – End of Tenure 31st Jul 2026 |
Nominees |
New Elected Member – Tenure starts 1st Aug 2026 |
Voting figures (i.e. Turnout) |
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Professional Services Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy |
Kit Eves |
Sonya Picott |
Sonya Picott |
Elected unopposed |
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USBS Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy |
Prof Paul Nightingale |
Prof Veronica Martinez Prof Paul Nightingale |
Prof Paul Nightingale |
27.9% |
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MAH Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy
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Prof Sara Crangle |
Prof Sara Crangle Dr Aaron Kahn Dr Avey Nelson Dr Justyana Robinson |
Prof Sara Crangle |
46.5% |
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SEM Representatives to Senate X3 Vacancies
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Dr Alessandro Bianchi (Life Sciences) Dr Lily Asquith (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) Dr Mei Trueba (BSMS) |
Dr Alessandro Bianchi (Life Sciences) Christian Byrnes (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) Dr Mei Trueba (BSMS) Dr Naercio Magaia (Engineering & Informatics) |
Dr Alessandro Bianchi (Life Sciences) Christian Byrnes (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) Dr Mei Trueba (BSMS)
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Elected unopposed following Faculty decision to guard seats for LS, MPS & BSMS. |
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SS Representatives to Senate X2 Vacancies |
Prof Michael Collyer Prof Kristine Langhoff |
Dr. Qingxiu Bu Prof Grace Carswell Dr. Dominic Kniveton |
Prof Grace Carswell Dr. Dominic Kniveton |
36.5% |
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Postgraduate Researchers Representative to Council X1 Vacancy |
Ms Tago Amiani |
Priscilla Appiah Tom Harwood Mohamed Abdounour Mouliom Pagna Peiying Sun Gabriela Noemi Villalba Marecos Yeoki Zhou |
Yeoki Zhou |
8.2% |
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 University of Sussex 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
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Council Elections |
Notice of Election |
Nominations Form |
Vacancies |
Outgoing Council Members |
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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 |
x2 |
Prof Michael Collyer Prof Kristine Langhoff |
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Academic Representatives for the Faculty of Science, Engineering& Medicine (SEM) to Senate |
x3 |
Dr Alessandro Bianchi Dr Lily Asquith Dr Mei Trueba |
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Academic Representative for the University of Sussex Business School (USBS) to Senate |
x1 |
Prof Paul Nightingale |
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Academic Representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts& Humanities (MAH) to Senate |
x1 |
Prof Sara Crangle |
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Professional Services (PS) Representative to Senate |
x1 |
Mr Kit Eves |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How are elections managed at the University of Sussex ?
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The University Secretary and Governance& Compliance team co-ordinate all activity required for elections to both Council and Senate at the University of Sussex. Voting is managed independently by CIVICA Electoral services.
- Please can you explain the Single Transferable Vote system (STV).
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More information on the voting system, managed independently by CIVICA Electoral Services, can be found here- Single Transferable Vote – Electoral Reform Society – ERS