Spring Elections 2025

The Union President is the political lead of the organisation, representing students' interests to University staff, local and national Government and within the National Union of Students.

The Sports President leads the Sports Union, working with all teams and athletes. They also work with the University to improve on-campus sporting facilities, develop teams and individuals and most importantly, #bleedgreen!

The Vice President Communities is responsible for Societies, working with individual Societies to improve their membership and activities, and increasing engagement between the student body and the wider Stirling community. They also work across housing, sustainability and volunteering.

The Vice President Education represents the academic interests of students, ensuring that you have a positive learning experience at Stirling. They oversee the academic representative structure of the Union, including the Faculty Officer and Academic Rep networks.

The Co-Curricular Volunteer Officer liaises with Societies, charitable organisations, community projects and volunteering. They also work to promote the opportunities and skills that being involved in co-curricular activities can bring.

The Health and Wellbeing Volunteer Officer is responsible for the promotion of physical, mental, social and sexual well-being to all students. In collaboration with the Sports President, they are expected to run campaigns that focus on students' well-being.

The Housing Volunteer Officer is responsible for overseeing the University of Stirling students’ issues relating to public and private housing.

The International Volunteer Officer is responsible for identifying and organising campaigns to raise awareness of the relevant issues affecting International students.

The Media Volunteer Officer ensures that the Media Societies are working together and acts as an effective link between the Executive Council and the Media Societies.

The Sports Participation and Engagement Officer is responsible for encouraging all students to participate in Sports Zone activities, particularly those who have not traditionally engaged with the Zone. They are also expected to assist the Sports President in promoting employability activities and campaigns to clubs and teams.

The Sustainability Volunteer Officer works to champion the Union's environmental campaigns and activities whilst embedding the Union's work on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Alternative and Pathways Volunteer Officer identifies and organises campaigns to raise awareness of the relevant issues affecting alternative pathways students and to work alongside the Vice President Education, other Education Zone students and Union staff, on projects to better represent alternative pathways students within the Students’ Union and build an engaged, active community.

The Arts Volunteer Officer is responsible for ensuring the interests of all existing and new Arts Societies, founded on a close working relationship with representatives of each.

The Care Experienced Students Volunteer Officer identifies and organises campaigns to raise awareness of the relevant issues affecting care experienced students and to work alongside the Vice President Education, other Education Zone students and Union staff, on projects to better represent care experienced students within the Students’ Union and an engaged, active community.

The Engagement Volunteer Officer works directly with relevant Sabbatical Officers to continually promote and develop the academic representative network and create a climate of active engagement through consultation with students in order to secure educational change.

The Mature Students Volunteer Officer identifies and organises campaigns to raise awareness of the relevant issues affecting mature students and to work alongside the Vice President Education, other Education Zone students and Union staff, on projects to better represent mature students within the Students’ Union and an engaged, active community.

The Parents and Carers Volunteer Officer identifies and organises campaigns to raise awareness of the relevant issues affecting students who are parents and/or carers and to work alongside the Vice President Education, other Education Zone students and Union staff, on projects to better represent students who have parental and/or caring responsibilities within the Students’ Union and an engaged, active community.

The Sports Union Communications Volunteer Officer will communicate the activities of the Sports Zone to the student body and a wider audience. They will also represent the views of the membership on sports activities and assist the Sports President in fulfilling their remit.