Student Voice Committees (SVCs)

Undergraduate Student Voice Committees

Note: information on this section is related only to SVCs for Undergraduate students in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science & Engineering, inclusive of Joint Honours students.

How are UG SVCs structured?

Undergraduate SVCs follow a general structure, as set out by the Education Manual: the governing document of SVCs.

There should be at minimum 1 course representative per course; with at least 2 course representatives if the course has more than 20 students. A student co-chair should be agreed from amongst the elected student representatives, either through an election or direct appointment to the SVC, either before the first SVC of the academic year or at the first meeting.

Joint Honours students are expected to attend the SVC of both their ‘home’ School and ‘joint’ School but should prioritise their ‘home’ School in the first instance.

Which staff attend UG SVCs?

The staff membership of the SVC should include the Head of School (or, in most instances, a nominee), the Senior Tutor, or equivalent, and other academic staff as agreed. Professional Services staff such as Library or IT staff should also be invited as agreed and when necessary. The secretary, or note taker, should be a member of staff from the School.

Please note that individual Schools may operate SVCs in different ways that stated above. In the first instance, please contact the School’s Student Support Officer to find out the exact nature of your School’s SVC.

Note: information on this section is related only to SVCs for Postgraduate Taught students in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science & Engineering.

How are PGT SVCs structured?

Postgraduate taught SVCs follow a general structure, as set out by the Education Manual: the governing document of SVCs.

A student co-chair should be agreed from amongst the elected student representatives, either through an election or direct appointment to the SVC, either before the first SVC of the academic year or at the first meeting of the committee.

Which staff attend PGT SVCs?

The staff membership of the SVC should include the Head of School (or, in most instances, a nominee), the Senior Tutor, or equivalent, and other academic staff as agreed. Professional Services staff such as Library or IT staff should also be invited as agreed and when necessary. The secretary, or note taker, should be a member of staff from the School.

Please note that individual Schools may operate SVCs in different ways that stated above, where some Schools do combine the Undergraduate and Postgraduate SVCs. In the first instance, please contact the School’s Student Support Officer to find out the exact nature of your School’s SVC.

Note: information on this section is related only to SVCs for students studying MBBS and BDS programmes in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

How are MBBS SVCs structured?

MBBS SVCs follow a general structure, as set out by the Education Manual: the governing document of SVCs.

There are 5 course reps for each MBBS year, alongside two reps for each year of the Graduate Entry Programme. The Junior MBBS SVC (years 1, 2 incl. GEP) should be co-chaired by the Pre-clinical Representative. The Senior MBBS SVC (years 3, 4 and 5) should be co-chaired by the Clinical Representative. The BLSA President should be invited to the SVC in a non-compulsory fashion.

Which staff attend MBBS SVCs?

The staff membership of the SVC should include the Institute Director (or, in most instances, a nominee), the Senior Tutor, or equivalent, and other academic staff as agreed. Professional Services staff such as Library or IT staff should also be invited as agreed and when necessary.

The secretary, or note taker, of the Junior and Senior MBBS SVC should be a staff member appointed by the SVC.

How is BDS SVCs structured?

BDS SVCs follow a general structure, as set out by the Education Manual: the governing document of SVCs.

Course Representatives for Dentistry are elected from the Dental School. Two reps are elected for each year of the BDS programme. The BDS SVC should be co-chaired by the Dental President. The BLSA President should be invited to the SVC in a non-compulsory fashion.

The secretary, or note taker, of the BDS SVC should be the Dental Society’s secretary, elected by students.

Which staff attend BDS SVCs?

The staff membership of the SVC should include the Head of Institute (or, in most instances, a nominee), the Senior Tutor, or equivalent, and other academic staff as agreed. Professional Services staff such as Library or IT staff should also be invited as agreed and when necessary.

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