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Union Assembly is the highest democratic body in the Students’ Union. It is made up of the senior leadership in the Lancaster student community.  

Union Assembly meets twice every term to discuss and debate what matters to students; and decide on the future actions and policies of the Students’ Union. 

 

Who gets to vote? 🖐

 

Any student can attend Union Assembly meetings, however only voting members of the assembly can vote. They are: 

- The four Full-Time Officers: President, Activities Officer, Education Officer, & Wellbeing Officer. 

- The five Liberation & Campaigns Officers: Political Lead of Accessibility Community, Chairperson of BAME Committee, LGBTQ+ Officer, International Students' Officer, & Women's+ Officer. 

- Seven representatives of the leadership of our affiliated societies. 

- Seven representatives of the leadership of our affiliated sports teams. 

- The twelve Faculty Student Academic Representatives: undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research representatives for FASS, FST, FHM, and LUMS. 

- The nine Presidents of our College JCRs and PG Board. 

 

 

What happened at the last meeting?

 

We publish the agenda for each meeting on our website, for agendas of upcoming meeting please see the events listed here. Minutes for past Union Assembly meetings are stored here.

2022/2023 Union Assembly Meetings:

2023/2024 Union Assembly Meetings:

2024/2025 Union Assembly Meetings:

2025/2026 Union Assembly Meetings:

  • 4th November 2025: agenda will be released 28/10/25
  • 2nd December 2025: agenda will be released 25/11/25
  • 3rd February 2026: agenda will be released 27/01/26
  • 10th March 2026: agenda will be released 03/03/26
  • 12th May 2026: agenda will be released 05/05/26
  • 16th June 2026: agenda will be released 09/06/26

 

When do meetings take place?

 

Union Assembly meet six times a year, twice a term. Every member of the Students’ Union has the right to attend and speak at Union Assembly meetings. If you are a student and have an interest in a matter up for discussion, we would strongly recommend that you attend. You can view upcoming Union Assembly meetings in the list below:

 

How can I find out what is due to be discussed?

 

The agenda of Union Assembly meetings will be published a week before the meeting is due to take place. To find the agenda, please click the event link for the relevant meeting in the upcoming meetings above. If you would like to know more about any of the agenda items, please reach out to the Chair.

 

Who has a seat on Union Assembly?

 

Though all members of the Students' Union can attend meeting, only those with a seat on Union Assembly get to vote.

The membership for 2025/2026 is:

 

Full-Time Officers

President: Rory O'Ceallaigh

Activities Officer: Emily Woods

Education Officer: Liz Gillett

Wellbeing Officer: Leah Buttery

 

Liberation & Campaign Officers

Political Lead of Accessibility Community: Henry Carter

Chairperson of BAME Committee: Victoria Nyoni

LGBTQ+ Officer: Max Howard

International Students' Officer: Ifaz Younus

Women's+ Officer: Millie Ni-Elle Ashton

 

College Presidents

Bowland College JCR President 2025: Sonny Remmer-Riley

Cartmel College JCR President 2025: Luke Rowe

County College JCR President 2025: Christina Mallinson

Furness College JCR President 2025: Carys Smith

Fylde College JCR President 2025: Erica Grecu

Graduate College PG Board President 2025: Michael Nyugen

Grizedale College JCR President 2025: Haneef Shittu & Suhaani Hardikar

Lonsdale College JCR President 2025: Kate Bracewell

Pendle College JCR President 2025: Sam Dosanjh

 

Faculty Reps:

FASS UG Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FASS PGT Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FASS PGR Faculty Rep: Chris Sanderson

FHM UG Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FHM PGT Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FHM PGR Faculty Rep: to be appointed

FST UG Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FST PGT Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

FST PGR Faculty Rep: Xiao Ke

LUMS UG Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

LUMS PGT Faculty Rep: to be elected at Student Academic Reps

LUMS PGR Faculty Rep: Radwa ElSekhily

 

Societies Committee:

Academic and Departmental Representative: John Ray (President, LU Astronomy)

Creative and Performance Representative: Alex Cooper (President, University of Lancaster Music Society)

Faith, Cultural, and Community Representative: Ninoshka D’Costa (Vice-President, Defying Dementia)

Political and Campaigning Representative: Niamh McAuley (Secretary, Women+ in Sport)

Special Interest Representative: Sam Burgess (Secretary, Vegetarian and Vegan)

Sport and Recreational Representative: Isaac Harrison (IT Officer, Lancaster University Hiking Club)

Student Media Representative: Emily Smith (PR and Marketing Manager, Bailrigg FM)

 

Sports Committee:

to be appointed from within the elected Sports Committee

 

Who chairs Union Assembly meetings?

 

The Union Assembly Chair and Deputy Chair are appointed every six months by a panel of 6 Union Assembly voting members.