Your Student Leaders

Student Leaders at LUU

We’re home to student representatives who make change on your behalf at different levels – right up at the top are your elected Student Executive Officers who lead the Union for the year. Our student leaders are a mix of elected and appointed members, and most roles last for one academic year – you can see all the positions available through application and appointment here and all live elections here.

You can get in touch with all the student leaders using our handy rep finder.

The Student Executive Officers

LUU is led by six full-time Student Executive Officers elected annually by you, our members, in LeadLUU – one of the biggest student elections in the country. They make sure that you’re represented at the highest levels of University and Union decision making.

Find out more about, and get in touch with, your Student Exec here.

Community Reps

Community Reps are appointed to be the voice of students in their community, whether they live locally or commute. They lobby for action on issues affecting students in two key areas: Housing and Environment, and work to strengthen the sense of belonging of students in the community by running campaigns, events and projects. They bring the student voice to Better Leeds Forum.

Check out their handbook here.

They’re accountable to the Union Affairs & Communications Officer and supported by the Political Engagement Team.

Academic Reps

Academic Representatives (School, Course 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.

Find out more on our Academic Representation minisite.

They’re accountable to the Education and International & Postgraduate Officers and supported by the Academic Engagement Team.

Activities Exec

Each member of the Activities Exec is elected to represent a category of LUU societies – from Performance & Music to Welfare, they have you covered. They make decisions on new society formations, allocate funding and represent the voices of their members at Better Union Forum. You can find out more about them here.

They’re accountable to the Activities & Opportunities Officer and supported by the Activities Team.

Liberation Coordinators

The LibCos are a team of students appointed to take a lead on liberation issues within LUU, at the University and within the City of Leeds. As a team, they work intersectionally and cover several liberation groupings: POC, Disabled, LGBTQ*, Women and Working Class. They take the lead on History Month activity within LUU, advocate for marginalised students across the Better Forums and run campaigns throughout the year.