Division of General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

Senate Elections 2021

Elections 2021

Elections 2021 

Senate Elections 2021 

Notice of Election of one member of academic staff from each of the Schools of Study to Senate to serve until 31 July 2023 

Calls for Nominations beginning on 18 May 2021. 

This notice is to announce the election of one member of the academic staff from each School to Senate to serve from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2023.  

Eligibility 

Provision is made for two members of the academic staff to be elected to Senate by and from the academic staff of each School of Studies.  

In accordance with the relevant Regulations, the following members of the School’s academic staff are eligible to nominate, be nominated and vote in this election:- 

  • those on Teaching or Research Faculty Conditions of Service who (a) hold University appointments on the census date and (b) whose continuous service with the University will be at least one year by the end of the contract which is in force on the census date. 

The electorate will be the members of the School’s academic staff as defined above on the census date of 17 May 2021.   

 

Election procedure 

The first step is the nomination of candidates.

Nominators should check that their nominee is willing and eligible to serve. Self-nomination is permissible. 

Completed forms must be returned to the governance team (gov-events@sussex.ac.uk) by 9am on Tuesday 1 June 2021. 

Each Nomination Form received will be acknowledged. Ballot papers will be issued if necessary after the closing date for nominations together with details of the voting procedure. The result of the election will be announced on the Planning, Governance & Compliance website. 

These elections are to choose one member of staff from the University’s Professional Services, as well as one member of staff from each of the Academic Schools to serve on Senate for a two-year period from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2023.  

 

Results of the Senate Elections 2021

 
Outgoing member –
end of tenure 31 July 2021
 
Newly Elected Member –
tenure starts 1 August 2021
Voting Figures (i.e. turnout)
BSMS to Senate
Dr Arianne Shahvisi
Dr Priya Paudyal
Unopposed
ESW to Senate
Dr Kristine Hickle
Dr Kristine Hickle
Unopposed
Eng Inf to Senate
Dr Kingsley Sage
Dr Ian Mackie
Unopposed
Global Studies to Senate
Prof Gurminder Bhambra
Prof Ben Rogaly
Unopposed
LPS to Senate
Dr Femi Amao
Dr Charlotte Helen Skeet
62.9%
Life Sciences to
Senate
Dr Jenna Macciochi
Prof Laurence H. Pearl
39.8%
MPS to Senate
Prof Ilian Iliev
Dr Jon Loveday
47.5%
Psychology to
Senate
Prof Alison Pike
Dr Alexa Morcom
46.2%
USBS to Senate
Mark Fisher
Prof Paul Nightingale
48.3%
MAH to Senate
Prof Sara Crangle
Prof Sara Crangle
48.1%
Prof. Services to
Senate
Paul Keene
Kit Eves
32.3%