Full Time-Time Officer Elections

NUS reps will be electing the following Full-Time Officer positions in 2024, to serve a two-year term.

• NUS National President – elected by NUS National Conference
• NUS Vice-President Further Education – elected by NUS National Conference
• NUS Vice-President Higher Education – elected by NUS National Conference
• NUS Vice-President Liberation and Equality – elected by NUS Liberation Conference
• NUS Scotland President – elected by NUS Scotland Conference
• NUS Wales President – elected by NUS Wales Conference
• NUS-USI President – elected by NUS-USI Conference

Nominations are now closed and candidates have been announced.

You can view candidates for all roles here.

Voting for NUS Full-Time Officer Roles

Voting has now closed for the positions of NUS Wales President, NUS Scotland President and NUS-USI President and the results have been announced.

Voting for the roles of National President, Vice President Higher Education, Vice President Further Education, and Vice President Liberation & Equality will take place ahead of National and Liberation Conferences, and will run from 8-11 April.

Reps registered for National Conference can vote for the roles of National President, VP Higher Education and VP Further Education. Reps registered for Liberation Conference can vote for VP Liberation & Equality. All reps registered by the deadline will be emailed with a link to vote once voting has opened.

What's new in 2024

The main changes to elections this year which the Deputy Returning Officer has agreed are:

Candidate Preparation

An enhanced candidate preparation process in line with the NUS UK Antisemitism Action Plan. This means there will be a longer period (one month) between the closing of nominations and the expected date of announcement of candidates.

Voting Period

Elections for all full-time officer roles will take place online and before the start of conferences. There will not therefore be a hustings held at the conference itself, but other online and in-person opportunities for voters to meet candidates. See where your nearest Husting event will be!

The key reasons for this change are to continue with the principle set by NUS Conference during reform of NUS’ democracy in 2019 – that policy making and elections should be separated. This year there is also a lot of additional business to discuss at conferences which needs conference time. Holding elections ahead of the conference is therefore a way to maximise engagement with the candidates and devote conference time to policy and campaigns work.

Dates of the opening and closing of polls can be found here.

Volunteer Elections

There will also be elections for volunteer roles on Liberation Campaigns Committee, Steering Committees and the National Scrutiny Council. However, due to proposed changes to NUS' Articles as part of Reform, these committees may cease to exist (except Liberation Campaigns Committee) if the Reform proposals are passed. Please read on for further information.

Democratic Procedures Committee and National Scrutiny Council: National Conference
Liberation Steering and Campaigns Committees: Liberation Conference
Scotland Steering Committee: NUS Scotland Conference
Wales Steering Committee: NUS Wales Conference
NUS-USI Steering Committee: NUS-USI Conference

Nominate yourself for a volunteer role here

Nominations for Steering Committees:

Democratic Procedures Committee, NUS Wales Steering, NUS-USI Steering, NUS Scotland Steering

The proposals are for the individual steering committees to be replaced with a single Democratic Procedures Committee made up of representatives from each nation and the liberation conference. The members elected by a particular conference would have responsibility for steering their conference. Therefore the new roles are analogous to the current roles, it is just the number of positions reducing. Therefore nominations will open and close as normal and the number of positions elected will be modified based on the outcome of reform decisions.

Steering committees are elected on two year terms and there are some incumbent members elected in 2023 who would continue in their term of office. Some of the committees are holding vacancies impacting on the number of new positions to fill. In some spaces there are enough incumbent members to fill the proposed new committee.

Therefore the Returning Officer will open the nominations as normal and close these on day one of the relevant conference. The election will then proceed alongside policy voting after conference. The count will take place after NUS' company law meeting. In spaces where there are positions to fill, a provisional result may be announced to candidates.

Nominations for National Scrutiny Council:

This committee will no longer exist from 1 July 2024 under the proposed new articles. Therefore, the DRO will open the nominations as normal and close these on day one of National Conference. The elections will then proceed alongside policy voting after conference. The count will not take place until after the company law meeting has taken place.

If the proposals for reform are passed, the count will not take place. If the proposals for reform do not pass, the count will take place and candidates will be informed of the results.

In all cases candidates will be kept informed. Any potential candidate for this election should be mindful of the possibility the committee will not be in existence. The DRO recommends that NUS considers how to engage these students who are interested in campaigning, scrutiny and oversight of NUS’ work. If there is no committee in existence, consider other ways these students can get involved.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Nominate yourself for a Volunteer role here

You can view the current full elections rules here.