Student Leaders
Lead and make a difference
We’re home to student representatives and advisory boards who represent the student body, advise our work, and make change on your behalf at different levels.
Everyone can become a leader – our student leaders are a mix of elected and appointed members, and most roles last for one academic year.
The Student Exec
LUU is led by six full-time Student Executive Officers elected annually by you at the Lead LUU elections. The Exec make sure that you’re represented at the highest levels of University and Union decision making.
They are:
- Education Officer
- Activities & Opportunities Officer
- Union Affairs & Communications Officer
- Wellbeing Officer
- Equality & Liberation Officer
- International & Postgraduate Officer
Academic Reps
Academic Representatives (School Reps, Course Reps, and PGR Reps) are student leaders appointed by LUU or the University, who are empowered to make positive, student-led change within their School or course. They represent the views of their peers, and work alongside staff to make the Leeds academic experience better.
They’re accountable to the Education and International & Postgraduate Officers, and supported by the Academic Engagement Team.
Activities Reps
Each member of the Activities Reps are elected to represent a category of LUU societies. They make decisions on new society formations, allocate funding, and represent the voices of their members at Better Union Forum.
They’re accountable to the Activities & Opportunities Officer, and supported by the Activities Team.
Liberation and International Student Network (LISN)
The Liberation and International Student network are a dedicated team of student representatives who help to make LUU more inclusive, representative, empowering and fun for Liberation and International students. There are 7 members representing LUU’s Liberation Groups (Women’s, Trans, Asian, Working-class, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Black) and 7 members who represent international students. The team has an intersectional approach when working together to hold events, run campaigns. The LISN group are here advocate for the student communities they represent, so if you have an idea, concern or feedback that you would like LUU or the University to hear, they will Listen.
They are supported by the Equality and Liberation Exec Officer, the International and Postgraduate Exec Officer and the Political Engagement Team.
Sustainability Reps
As an LUU Sustainability Rep, you have the opportunity to take action on an issue you are passionate about, by leading your own sustainability project with support from the Exec and the LUU team. You can also play a crucial role in our delivery of big campaigns such as Climate Week, and advise on policy through our Better Forums process – making a lasting impact on LUU during your time as a rep. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in project management and campaign delivery, gain insight into how a large organisation operates, all while making a tangible impact on our environment and community.
Advisory Boards
LUU has multiple voluntary Student Advisory Boards which bring together students with a particular interest or expertise to help guide our thinking and inform key projects. They meet throughout the year and consult the Student Exec and specialist staff within LUU.
If you are interested in joining an Advisory Board, you can register your interest. Typically, we recruit new Board members in April/May, though we may have opportunities at any point during the year.
Digital Advisory Board
The Digital Advisory Board exists to improve LUU’s Digital Union Upgrade Project for the benefit of all students at the University of Leeds.
Sustainability Advisory Board
The Sustainability Advisory Board works to advise on LUU’s sustainability activity and to champion sustainability-focused policies and campaigns.
Wellbeing Advisory Board
The Wellbeing Advisory Board aims to improve LUU’s approach to student wellbeing by ensuring that everything at LUU is impactful and accessible for every student. Some of the issues the board tackles are mental health, safety initiatives, the cost of living crisis, destigmatizing taboos and belonging at university.
