Candidate for the position of President

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Omar Ouadaa

I’m running to make our Students’ Union better for everyone. I want change that actually makes a difference. As your President, I'll deliver real improvements you can feel, while keeping the SU fully transparent. Change will only come if you vote for it! #OmarForPresident

Read the full manifesto with explanations and detail for each policy here: https://bit.ly/omarsmanifesto

Queen Mary works best when us, the students, are at the forefront. Not just surveyed or emailed: genuinely represented. That's what I stand for, and it's exactly what I'll deliver.

My plan revolves around four principles: ambition, pragmatism, relentless, and transparency. It's clear, strong and the best way to build a Students' Union we can all be proud of.

Here's my plan for 2026/27:

Ambition

  • Make planning on-campus Society events easier

  • Correct and fix the poor Eduroam service across campus

  • Lobby for improvements to the QMUL mobile app

  • Look to improve student car parking availability on and off campus

  • Introduce a basic standard for feedback across all Schools

  • Keep prices at the Village Shop low and push for a freeze

  • Lobby for higher pay for student staff

Pragmatism

  • Refine the SU's 2030 Strategy and keep pushing towards it

  • Support and progress previous efforts on women-only spaces

  • Push to reduce waiting lists for the Advice and Counselling Service

  • Ensure there are adequate halal, kosher, vegan and gluten-free meal options across campus vendors

  • Address the issue of fire alarms going off at random times of night in some accommodations

Relentlessness

  • Use each trustee meeting as an opportunity for change

  • Ensure weekly, public follow-ups on each matter of policy

  • Push for more student forums and wider involvement in the Students' Union

  • Protect the right to freedom of expression across campus

  • Increase funding for Barts and the London clubs and societies

Transparency

  • Publish a monthly report on progress made towards fulfilling each of my promises

  • Review the existing bye-laws and introduce sweeping changes led by students

  • Consider revising the trustee system to 9 elected student trustees and 3 lay trustees

  • Continue to push for divestment from unethical organisations and causes