Schools to Senate Elections 2019
Notice of Election of one member of academic staff from each of the Schools of Study to Senate to serve until 31 July 2021
Calls for Nominations beginning on 16 April 2019
This notice is to announce the election of one member of the academic staff from each School to Senate to serve for a two-year period from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2021.
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 Monday 1 April 2019.
Election procedure
The first step is the nomination of candidates. A Nomination Form for each school can be found in the below table.
Nominators should check that their nominee is willing and eligible to serve. Self-nomination is permissible.
Completed forms must be returned to Anthony Hibbs (Governance Office, Sussex House Room 327 or by email to A.Hibbs@Sussex.ac.uk) by 12 noon on Friday 3 May 2019. Please note that if you are submitting your form in hard copy it is your responsibility to ensure that it reaches the Governance Office by the required deadline.
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.
| School of Study | Notice of Election | Nomination Form | Name of outgoing Senator | Name of Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Sussex Medical School |
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Professor Sarah Newbury | Arianne Shahvisi | Elected (Unopposed) | |
| AVÊÓƵ Business School | USBS Notice | USBS Nomination Form | Mr Mark Fisher | Mr Mark Fisher | Re-elected (Unopposed) |
| School of Education and Social Work | ESW Notice | Dr Robert Rosenthal | Dr Robert Rosenthal | Re-elected (Unopposed) | |
| School of Engineering and Informatics | Eng Inf Notice | Eng Inf Nomination Form | Professor Ian Wakeman | Dr Kingsley Sage | Elected (Unopposed) |
| School of English | English Notice | English Nomination Form | Dr Doug Haynes | Prof Sara Crangle | Elected (Unopposed) |
| School of Global Studies | Global Notice | Global Nomination Form | Professor Rorden Wilkinson | Prof Gurminder Bhambra | Elected (Via Election) |
| School of History, Art History and Philosophy | HAHP Notice | HAHP Nomination Form | Dr Claudia Siebrecht | Gordon Finlayson | Elected (Unopposed) |
| School of Law, Politics and Sociology | Professor Chris Marsden | Dr Femi Amao | Elected (Unopposed) |
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| School of Life Sciences | Dr Geeta Hitch | Dr Jenna Macciochi | Elected (Unopposed) |
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| School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | MPS Notice | MPS Nomination Form | Dr Simon Peeters | Prof Ilian Iliev | Elected (Via Election) |
| School of Media, Film and Music | MFM Notice | MFM Nomination Form | Dr Beatrice Fazi | Dr Malcolm James | Elected (Unopposed) |
| School of Psychology | Psychology Notice | Dr Richard De Visser | Prof Alison Pike | Elected (Unopposed) |