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Information for staff and students standing for election

Elected staff and student representatives are included in the University's major governing bodies (Council, Academic Senate and Faculty Boards).

The Student Representative Committee is the main student group at the University and is formed of a mixture of elected and appointed student positions.

STAFF

Faculty Boards

A notice of election has been issued on 18 March 2026 for the following elections:

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY BOARD
Term of Office 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2028

One (1) Continuing Academic Staff Member from the following Departments / Schools for Representation on the Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty Board
- School of Computing
- School of Engineering
- School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- School of Natural Sciences
- Applied BioSciences
- Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO-MQ)

MACQUARIE BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY BOARD
Term of Office 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2028

One (1) Continuing Academic Staff Member from the following Departments / Schools for Representation on the Macquarie Business School Faculty Board
- Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
- Department of Actuarial Studies & Business Analytics
- Department of Applied Finance
- Department of Economics
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing

Nomination forms are available below and must be submitted no later than 3.00 pm on Wednesday 1 April 2026.

If you have any questions about elections and voting, please contact Governance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au

STUDENTS

The next scheduled student elections are for student members on Academic Senate and Faculty Boards in S2, 2026

Information will be available on this webpage and through student communication channels including email closer to the date of these elections.

More information on student elections can be found in these documents:

Please note these will be updated and reissued at the time of each notice of election.