Candidate Profile

Tell students about yourself

Hello, everyone. I’m a third-year Accounting and Finance undergraduate, from China.

At John Snow, I served as Creative Executive for the Language and Culture Society, curating multicultural events that helped students connect and feel at home.

I now represent my cohort as a Course Representative, collecting feedback and working with departments to turn concerns into improvements.

I’m passionate about culture and the arts, and I love creative ideas that challenge unhelpful traditions and inspire change.

If elected, what sort of Officer can students expect you be?

A president who believes ‘a student community is built by students’.

I will set up student panels and open assemblies, so priorities are co-decided, not dictated top-down. I will widen participation through college pop-ups, online polls, accessible forums, and outreach to underrepresented and international students. Each month I will publish an action tracker: what I heard, decisions made with students, and deadlines for university responses.

Across Durham University, I have held some student roles, helping students build belonging and settle in. I have also worked on consulting and projects, bringing calm, practical problem solving and sharp analysis to complex issues.

Why is this role important to you?

To me, the reputation of Durham University and students’ wellbeing rise or fall together.

As an international student, I arrived with pride and uncertainty: new systems, new expectations, and the pressure to prove myself in a global job market.

When support is clear, teaching is inspiring, and health services are reachable, students thrive, graduate stronger, and become ambassadors for Durham.

When responses are slow or decisions feel distant, confidence erodes and so does the University’s long-term credibility.

This role matters to me because I care about the whole student journey: mental and physical development, academic excellence, and employability that matches today’s realities.

I want a Durham that consistently treats student insight as strategic intelligence and invests sustainably in the foundations making success repeatable.

I’m running because I’ve seen how small changes unlock big outcomes, and I want to lead that shift. For every student, home and international, now and future.

What is your pitch to students?

Vote for a President who listens and delivers.

I will strengthen Durham University’s reputation by building belonging, improving students’ mental and physical wellbeing, and raising teaching quality.

I will publish a feedback tracker and hold the University to deadlines, so students' voices become action.

Belong. Thrive. Be Heard.