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
1) UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Term of Office 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
- ONE (1) NON-ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER ON UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
2) ACADEMIC SENATE
Term of Office 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
- THREE (3) CONTINUING ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS FROM EACH FACULTY ON ACADEMIC SENATE:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Macquarie Business School
- ONE (1) ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER FROM THE INDIGENOUS STAFF ELECTORATE
3) FACULTY BOARDS
Term of Office 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
- ONE (1) NON-ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBER FROM THE CONTINUING NON-ACADEMIC STAFF IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FACULTIES:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Macquarie Business School
(Note: The elected non-Academic staff member for the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board is not due for an election until 2027)
Eligibility criteria and further information can be found on the nomination forms below
STUDENTS
1) ACADEMIC SENATE
Term of Office 1 December 2026 – 31 November 2028
- ONE (1) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FROM EACH FACULTY ON ACADEMIC SENATE:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Macquarie Business School
- TWO (2) POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK COURSE STUDENT MEMBERS
- ONE (1) GRADUATE RESEARCH COURSE STUDENT MEMBER
- ONE (1) STUDENT MEMBER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COHORT
- ONE (1) STUDENT MEMBER FROM THE INDIGENOUS STUDENT COHORT
2) FACULTY BOARDS
Term of Office 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
- TWO (2) STUDENTS FROM EACH FACULTY ON FACULTY BOARDS:
- Faculty of Arts Faculty Board
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board
- Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty Board
- Macquarie Business School Faculty Board
Eligibility criteria and further information can be found on the nomination forms below
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.
Nominations close at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Nominations must be submitted on the nomination forms below by email to election@mq.edu.au
- Staff - University Council - Non-Academic Staff nomination form
- Staff - Academic Senate - nomination form
- Staff - Faculty Board - Non-Academic Staff nomination form
- Student - Academic Senate - nomination form
- Student - Faculty Board - nomination form
Candidates may wish to appoint a scrutineer for the ballot draw. Appointing a scrutineer is not compulsory.
If you wish to appoint a scrutineer, please use the following form:
If you have any general questions about elections please contact election@mq.edu.au