Student Representation

Graduate student reps are elected by their peers in their department to act as a two-way mechanism of communication between the University and the student body they represent. They convey the views and interests of postgraduate researchers to the department and within the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).

Academic representation is a partnership between postgraduate researchers, through the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) and the GSA, and the department. Together, we aim to ensure that postgraduate researchers play an essential role in monitoring, driving and developing the quality of the academic experience here.

Postgraduate researcher reps (PGR and GTA) are supported by the GSA, with initial training in the autumn term and dedicated support and training throughout the year following the elections.

Postgraduate Researcher reps (PGR and GTA) are supported by the GSA, with initial training in the autumn term and dedicated support and training throughout the year following the elections.

If you’d like to represent the views of your fellow postgraduate researchers and have a say in how your course is run, why not apply to be a course rep? Visit: http://www.yorkgsa.org/students/academic/.

Finally, in our department there is a Staff/Student Forum that meets termly. These meetings are open to all.

Angelos Sofocleous is the department's current PG researcher rep. You can contact him at angelos.sofocleous@york.ac.uk.