Schedule: Academic Board — election of students

This is the schedule for the election to fill student positions on Academic Board.

The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this election, and information about Academic Board induction, TD School undergraduate student electorate and Academic Board.

For the election of

Term of office

One year: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

Electorate

Restrictions

Students (undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research students) who are also members of academic or professional staff of the university (continuing or fixed-term) are not entitled to stand as candidates, nominate candidates or vote in this election (Rule G3-22(2)).

Students undertaking a double degree are only eligible to stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote for candidates within their home faculty (except for TD School students, see TD School undergraduate student electorate for more information).

Nominations

• Open Tuesday 5 August 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 19 August 2025

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Academic Board — election of students (PDF 121kb).

Ballot

• Open Tuesday 9 September 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 23 September 2025

A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.

The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available in voting before the ballot opens.

Returning Officer

University Secretary, William Paterson

Election rules

University General Rules, G3, Part 3

Conduct

Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.

Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security. Phone +61 2 9514 1192, or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.

Results

The results of these elections will be made available in results around 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).

Academic Board induction

UTS has introduced an extended approach to induction to support incoming student members elected to Academic Board. This means that if you are elected as a 2026 student member of Academic Board, you will be able to start attending Academic Board meetings as an observer from the time you are elected. Your formal term will still commence from 1 January 2026.

The first Academic Board meeting that elected 2026 student members can attend will be held on Wednesday 24 September 2025, from 9am to 11am in HR Training Rooms 1 and 2, level 22, building 1, city campus.

This year, election results will be finalised on Tuesday 23 September 2025, so students elected to Academic Board will be notified by close of business on 23 September. Given the tight timing, please put a hold in your diary in advance, so that if you are elected and you so choose, you are able to attend the Wednesday 24 September Academic Board meeting.

TD School undergraduate student electorate

The TD School undergraduate student electorate includes all undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) (Course Codes: C09076, C09098, C10321, C10322, C10323, C10324, C10325, C10326, C10327, C10328, C10329, C10330, C10338, C10351, C10352, C10355, C10359, C10373, C10374, C10375, C10376, C10377, C10389, C10454, C10461, C10465, C10466, C20060, C09122).

Therefore, subject to meeting all other eligibility requirements, if you are enrolled in a double degree with the BCII, you may choose to stand as candidate for either your home faculty or for the TD School student representative position.

Students enrolled in a double degree with the BCII can nominate and vote for candidates in either or both their home faculty and/or for the TD School student representative position.

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