A bit about me...
What is your most used emoji?
🙄 - there can be a lot to roll your eyes at in Durham.
Three things you can’t live without?
Chocolate milk, bacon, and - as much as it drives me up the wall - Twitter.
Why did you want to be a Student Officer?
I was Trevs JCR's SU Rep last year and sat on the SU Assembly, so I learnt how forgotten and powerless many students feel with both the University and SU. I want to help tackle this, so that students can feel confident that the University listens to them, and that their SU represents their academic interests.
How will you lead the SU in achieving its strategic goals?
The SU and student body face many challenges. Realistically, far too many to solve in a year. As officers, we must be pragmatic and prioritise effectively to fix as many as possible. I also want to optimise SU’s democratic structures so that future generations of officers and students are best equipped to tackle academic issues we can’t solve this year.
A favourite hidden gem in Durham?
The Picnic Basket stand in Market Square. I can thoroughly recommend their breakfast sandwiches.
What advice would you give your Fresher self?
Try as many new things as possible. Most of us only experience university once for three or four years, so make the most of that time and expand your boundaries by trying as many new activities and societies as possible.
What's your Kingsgate Bar & Café order?
I can’t say no to one of their pain au chocolat with orange juice in the morning.
Committees
- Senate
- Education Committee
- University Library Collections Committee
- Quality and Standards Sub-Committee
- Teaching and Learning Sub-Committee
- Student Access, Success and Outcomes Committee
- Fitness to Study Standing Group
