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.
A notice of election has been issued on 27 August 2025 for the following elections:
STAFF
Council
Term of Office 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027
- Two (2) Academic Staff Members on University Council
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board
Term of Office 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027
- One (1) Continuing Academic Staff Member from the following Departments / Schools for Representation on the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board:
- Department of Chiropractic;
- Department of Health Sciences;
- Department of Linguistics;
- Macquarie Medical School;
- School of Psychological Sciences; and
- Australian Institute of Health Innovation
- One (1) Continuing Non-Academic Staff Member on the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board
STUDENTS
SRC
Term of Office 15 November 2025 – 14 November 2027
The following elected positions:
- four (4) students enrolled in an undergraduate degree comprising one from each of the four Faculties of the University;
- one (1) student enrolled in a postgraduate degree (i.e., a degree conducted by coursework that is not a higher research degree);
- one (1) student enrolled in a graduate research degree;
- one (1) enrolled international student (as defined in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000); and
- one (1) student enrolled in a program of study to represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Nominations close at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025
Nominations must be submitted on the nomination forms below by email to election@mq.edu.au
- University Council staff election nomination form
- Faculty Board staff election nomination form
- SRC student election nomination form
To find out more about a governance or consultative body, visit their webpage:
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.