Elections 2026

Further to the annual cycle of election this year, the Governance Team will now be running a By-Election as follows:

· X1 vacancy to represent the University Sussex Business School (USBS) from 01 Aug 2026 to 31 July 2027.

· The Faculty is currently represented as below, noting Rene Moolenaar will be leaving his position a year early on 31 July 2026, thus creating a vacancy to cover until the end of his elected term, in line with Regulation 4 – Senate.

Dr Rene Moolenaar - Until 31 Jul 2027

Mr Mark Fisher - Until 31 Jul 2027

Prof Sambit Bhattacharyya - Until 31 Jul 2027

Dr Maria Holgado Granados - Until 31 Jul 2028

Prof Paul Nightingale - Until 31 Jul 2029

We are aiming to complete this election by 31^st July in line with the following timescales;

Call for Nominations Monday 29^th June

Nominations Deadline Friday 10^th July

Ballot (if required) Monday 20^th July – Friday 31^st July

Result Announcement PM Friday 31^st July or Monday 3^rd August

Notice of election can be found here

Nominations form can be found here

Election Results 2026

Election	Outgoing Member – End of Tenure 31^st Jul 2026	Nominees	New Elected Member – Tenure starts 1^st Aug 2026	Voting figures (i.e. Turnout)
Professional Services Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy	Kit Eves	Sonya Picott	Sonya Picott	Elected unopposed
USBS Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy	Prof Paul Nightingale	Prof Veronica Martinez Prof Paul Nightingale	Prof Paul Nightingale	27.9%
MAH Representative to Senate X1 Vacancy	Prof Sara Crangle	Prof Sara Crangle Dr Aaron Kahn Dr Avey Nelson Dr Justyana Robinson	Prof Sara Crangle	46.5%
SEM Representatives to Senate X3 Vacancies	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)	Elected unopposed following Faculty decision to guard seats for LS, MPS & BSMS.
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%
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 13^th April 2026.

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

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

Voting: Will take place between 11^th May and 29^th May 2026, with results due w/c 1^st 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 University of Sussex 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 University of Sussex ?: 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).: More information on the voting system, managed independently by CIVICA Electoral Services, can be found here- Single Transferable Vote – Electoral Reform Society – ERS

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Elections 2026

Elections 2026

Upcoming elections

Frequently Asked Questions