Gia Arora

Vote Gia Arora for HSS Faculty Rep!

#GiaGetsItDone

Hello, I’m Gia Arora (she/her), a second-year Politics student running to be your HSS Faculty Representative.

I am not running to gain experience; I already have it. I am running to deliver impact at a faculty-wide level.

Why Am I Your Best Choice?

I was awarded the Student Enhanced Engagement and Development award by QMUL in recognition of the significant impact of my work as a Course Representative. My proposals were enacted within the Department Politics and International Relations, including improving how assignments are marked, described by staff as having “both immediate and future-facing impact”, demonstrating a “sustained thought and effort” toward my work.

What Have I Done for You So Far?

Here are the roles I have represented you in:

• Course Representative – I have been a Course Representative for both the years I’ve spent at QMUL. In that time, I have:

  • Worked with the department of Sociology, Politics, and International Relations to make assessment criteria clearer and more measurable.
  • Contributed to improvements to department and school communication with students.
  • Created a feedback form so students can easily raise their concerns.
  • Petitioned to improve timetabling at the School of Society and Environment (SSE).
  • Worked with SSE to improve PASS sessions.
  • Contributed to shaping the identity and values of SSE.
• Editor-in-Chief of The Print
  • I revived our students’ union newspaper to ensure student journalism and student voices remain visible on campus.
• Founder and President of Rotaract
  • I established Rotaract as a professional, academic, and personal development initiative, providing volunteer programs, workshops, collaborations, and welfare initiatives.
• Academic Events Officer for PoliTea
  • Built relationships between students and academic staff through our bi-annual roundtable events and monthly meetings.
• Investing in Liberation
  • I have been actively involved in liberation through the QMSU, contributing to brainstorming and funding panels for events.

Across each role, there is a consistent system of Organising, Implementing, and Outcome.

What Do I Want to Do for You?

Academic and Careers

• Clearer and more consistent lecturer feedback on assignments.
• Student-informed module descriptions during module selection.
• Reliable and consistent QReview recordings.
• Stronger partnership with TELT so digital resources are effective.
• Better promoted and more diverse careers fairs.
• More engagement for careers outside the UK.
• Lobby for more bookable independent study spaces across existing infrastructure.

Communication

• Lobby for weekly departmental newsletters to reduce email spam.
• Improved responsiveness and clarity from AskQM.
• Better signposting of support across Mile End and Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
• Expanded and better-promoted access to Studiosity.

Representation

• Better visibility of course representatives.
• Streamlined feedback processes to make Student Voice Committees (SVCs) more representative and productive.
• Highlight the achievements of students in HSS.

Welfare

• Lobby to diversify the participation fund to include activity beyond student groups at the students’ union.

I have a proven track record of delivering for students, one I intend to maintain and diversify if I’m elected.

I’m ready to raise the bar across HSS, are you ready to help me get there?