Return to HSU Elections

Candidate Hub

The Candidate Hub is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know through the Elections process, including resources to help you write your application, build a platform, and design your campaign.
Student with half green, half pink hair looking directly at the camera.

The process

  1. Submit your application

    Guidance on writing your application

  2. Prepare your campaign

    Guidance on building a campaign

  3. Attend candidate training

    Book onto a session

  4. Start your campaign!

Key dates

  • 6 January, 10am

    Applications open

  • 20 February

    Applications close

  • 24-28 February

    Candidate training

  • 3 March

    Candidate name release

  • 10 March, 9am

    Voting opens

  • 13 March

    Voting closes

  • 14 March

    Results night

Resources

Writing your application

Building a winning campaign

Wellbeing support

Rules and regulations

Submit Elections complaint

Submit Candidate Expense Claim Form

Hallam SU Logo (for use in promo)

Candidate training

Every candidate must attend a training session. We will run several sessions after applications close, so take a look, decide which session you will attend, and sign up. IMPORTANT: you will not be a candidate unless you've submitted an application.

There are currently no training sessions scheduled, please check back later.

Checklist

What you need to do before voting week.

Required

  • Submit your application (Deadline: Thursday 20 February, midnight)
  • Attend a candidate training session

Optional (but strongly encouraged)

  • Set a reminder for candidate training
  • Plan your campaign spending (each candidate may spend and claim back up to £(TBC) of campaign spending)

Three friends sat on the floor, huddled up and smiling.