Your SRC

The Student Representative Council is one of the oldest student bodies at the University of Dundee and has been responsible for raising the student voice on campus since the University was founded. The SRC is an elected body of students and has a series of important responsibilities which make sure that students have a lead role in deciding how DUSA can best serve students.

The SRC meets four times a semester to discuss issues that matter to our students and develop solutions and answers to big questions on campus. 

The Council is also made up of the DUSA Executive, School Presidents, Independent Member of Court (IMC) and other positions. Along with the SRC Chair, the DUSA Exec, School Presidents and IMC are elected in the spring elections in the second semester. Each SRC member has a specific area of student life that they represent, covering everything from the 1st Year Rep to a Mature Rep, Disabilities Rep and an Equality, Diversity and Welfare Rep. In addition to the DUSA Exec, the council is made up of the following SRC members and School Presidents.

2023/34 Motions Passed

The motion hereby proposes a presidential leadership scholarship, a carefully structured support designed to promote inclusivity and recognize dedication in student leadership. This scholarship will be awarded based on need and leadership potential, managed by a committee inclusive of faculty and student representation. A streamlined assessment will ensure the program’s effectiveness and sustainability, reflecting our commitment to create a supportive environment for diverse leadership at the University of Dundee.

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In relation to motion titled ‘University and DUSA to call for immediate end of the Israel-Palestine war,’, we propose certain adjustments to address key points that represent the interests of the students effectively and efficiently, without the need to defer to Board on our next steps.

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This motion calls on both DUSA and the University to condemn the war, call for an immediate ceasefire and to commit its support for Palestinian, Israeli and other students effected by this immense, criminal disaster.

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Who sits on the SRC?

The Council is also made up of the DUSA Executive, School Presidents, Independent Member of Court (IMC) and other positions. Along with the SRC Chair, the DUSA Exec, School Presidents and IMC are elected in the spring elections in the second semester. Each SRC member has a specific area of student life that they represent, covering everything from the 1st Year Rep to a Mature Rep, Disabilities Rep and an Equality, Diversity and Welfare Rep. In addition to the DUSA Exec, the council is made up of the following SRC members and School Presidents.

Nicole Okoro

Vice President of Representation (Convener)
vpr@dusa.co.uk

Hamish Fraser

Chairperson
src.chairperson@dundee.ac.uk

Ian Buerger

Independent Member of Court
2450056@dundee.ac.uk

SRC Councillors

Aniekeme Uwah

Mature Student Representative
src.mature@dundee.ac.uk

Cynthia Christopher

Housing Representative
src.housing@dundee.ac.uk

Esther Ajayi

First Year Representative
src.firstyear@dundee.ac.uk

Nicole Bryon

Environmental Representative
src.mature@dundee.ac.uk

Paul Eluwa

Equality, Diversity and Welfare Rep
src.equalitydiversity@dundee.ac.uk

Prashant Kumar

Employability Representative
src.employability@dundee.ac.uk

Saga Hamdan

International Representative
src.international@dundee.ac.uk

Elise Coubrough

Disabilities Representative
src.disabilities@dundee.ac.uk

Funmilayo Owa

Women's Representative
src.womens@dundee.ac.uk

Kolev Oggy

Student Parent Representative
src.studentparent@dundee.ac.uk

Rafat AhmedImitiaz

Facilities Representative
src.facilities@dundee.ac.uk

Samuel Lincoln-Bassey

Taught PG Representative
src.tpglearning@dundee.ac.uk

Zainab Adeleye

Black & Minority Ethnic Representative
src.bme@dundee.ac.uk

Tosan Akpituren

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

Seemab Zafar

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

Rajat Mittal

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

School Presidents

Dominic Lee

President of Medicine
president.medicine@dundee.ac.uk

Joanna Walke

President of Art & Design
president.artdesign@dundee.ac.uk

Marlon D’Ambrosio

President of Science & Engineering
president.scieng@dundee.ac.uk

Dani McFawns

President of Humanities,
Social Sciences & Law School
president.hsl@dundee.ac.uk

Erin MacInnes

President of Humanities,
Social Sciences & Law School
president.hsl@dundee.ac.uk

Connor Heward

President of the Business School
president.business@dundee.ac.uk

Lucas Fonseca

President of Health Sciences
president.healthsciences@dundee.ac.uk

Matthew Fancourt

President of Dentistry
president.dentistry@dundee.ac.uk

Ridvan Kucuk

President of Life Sciences
president.lifesci@dundee.ac.uk

DUSA Executive

Nyasha Mutembwa

DUSA President
president@dusa.co.uk

Nicole Okoro

Vice President of Representation (Convener)
vpr@dusa.co.uk

Bernard Aihevba

VP of Student Wellbeing
president.dentistry@dundee.ac.uk

Mubarak Babalola

VP of Academia
vpa@dusa.co.uk

Parissa Robinson

VP of Student Activities
vpsa@dusa.co.uk

Manaswi Budhathoki

VP of Community
vpc@dusa.co.uk

Yaa Agyei-Akwa

VP of Fundraising
vpf@dusa.co.uk

Representative Roles

Working with SRC members and DUSA to ensure that Kirkaldy students feel part of the wider student community and creating a network for commuting students.

Working with the Health Sciences President to improve the learning experience for Kirkaldy students and identify their specific needs.

Partnering with DUSA and Student Services to ensure that Kirkaldy students are aware of and can engage Support Services.

src.kirkcaldy@dundee.ac.uk

To support the voice of students who identify as transgender and/or Non-Binary, have a strong voice on campus.

Supporting the DUSA Executive in campaigns to raise

awareness and further build community of Trans and Non-Binary students, such as LGBT+ History Month, and Trans Awareness Week.

Works with University student groups, societies, the staff network to advise and recommend lasting changes to improve Trans and Non-Binary representation and welfare on campus.

src.transnonbinary@dundee.ac.uk

Working with SRC members and DUSA to ensure that student parents feel a part of the wider student community and creating a network for student parents.

Working with the First Year, TPG and PGR reps to improve the learning experience for student parents and identify their specific needs.

Partnering with DUSA and Student Services to ensure that student parents are aware of and can engage Support Services.

src.studentparent@dundee.ac.uk

The “Woman’s Rep” focuses on supporting students who identify as female to have the best learning experience possible.

Whether running their own or contributing to campaigns that tackle female specific issues, such as Period Poverty, Gender Based Violence and other issues of Gender Inequality that may act as a barrier to education.

Contact: src.women@dundee.ac.uk

Representative takes a lead in ensuring that students who identify with the BME community have a strong voice and are supported by the University and DUSA.

Helping with and creating engagement events that celebrate BME culture and running Campaigns which enhance the university experience of BME students.

The BME rep is a member of the Black Lives Matter working group with the University and DUSA.

Contact: src.bme@dundee.ac.uk

The LGBT+ Representative takes a lead in ensuring that students who identify with the LGBT+ community have a strong voice and work with DUSA and University services to raise awareness of their needs.

Supporting the DUSA Executive in campaigns to raise awareness and further build a community of LGBT+ students, such as LGBT+ History Month, World AIDS Day, Trans Awareness Week.

Works with University student groups, societies, the staff network to advise and recommend lasting changes to improve LGBT+ representation on campus.

Contact: src.lgbt@dundee.ac.uk

Ensuring that equality and diversity are integrated into all SRC activity and those fellow councilors are aware of its importance.

Collaborate with the Vice President of Student Wellbeing and equality, diversity and welfare leads at the University and DUSA to develop campaigns that promote wellbeing, inclusion and diversity.

Be a voice to support students who are affected by equality issues and support both DUSA and UoD with action to redress their concerns.

Contact: src.equalitydiversity@dundee.ac.uk

To support the voice of students identifying as having a disability, working with DUSA leads and Disability Services to raise awareness of services and support available to disabled students, visible or not.

Promote engagement events which raise awareness of the needs of disabled students.

Work with both DUSA and the University to ensure students with a disability get the best University Experience possible.

Contact: src.disabilities@dundee.ac.uk

Running campaigns to raise awareness of Environmental Issues, challenging environmentally damaging behavior on campus.

Working alongside societies and the University to run sustainability events, affecting positive change across the University.

A key member of UoD’s Environmental & Sustainability Committee.

Contact: src.environment@dundee.ac.uk

Work with the Library and Learning Centre (LLC) and Estates and Buildings (E&B) to improve student learning and recreation facilities.

Liaising with the DUSA executive to make sure that students have access to good facilities not just on the main campus, but also in Kirkcaldy and Ninewells.

Supporting DUSA to ensure that it provides facilities that allow students to make the best of their recreational, learning and study time.

Contact: src.facilities@dundee.ac.uk

Working to engage and capture students’ experience of living in and around our campuses and bring forward any issues that they’re experiencing to DUSA.

Works alongside DUSA’s Student Advise Team, and key University Committees to create solutions to any problems arising.

Contact: src.housing@dundee.ac.uk

Engaging with first year students to improve services, helping them transition into university life and make the most out
of their first year.

Working with the University and DUSA, feeding back issues that first year students face, helping them progress towards second year.

Contact: src.firstyear@dundee.ac.uk

Helping develop campaigns to make international students feel welcome at the University and celebrate different cultures.

Working with DUSA Executive, International Support and Advice Service, Internationalisation Committee as well as student societies that cater to international students.

Contact: src.international@dundee.ac.uk

Working with SRC members and DUSA to ensure that mature students feel a part of the wider student community and creating a network for mature students.

Working with the First Year, TPG and PGR reps to improve the learning experience for Mature students and
identify their specific needs.

Partnering with DUSA and Student Services to ensure that mature students are aware of and can engage Support Services.

Contact: src.mature@dundee.ac.uk

Promote and engage students in events and extra curricular activities which improve their employability.

Working with the Vice President of Community, DUSA and the UoD Careers Service to develop programmes that
allow students to advance their skills and experience.

To be a member of the employability committee and steer the Universities work to ensure students gain the key skills that make them ready for the world of work.

Contact: src.employability@dundee.ac.uk

Working closely with DUSA’s VPA, VPR, School Presidents, and UoD Vice Principal (Education), providing student feedback on changes to Learning and Teaching at the University.

Working with the SRC, bringing forward policies and campaigns that improve the learning experience for Students across
all campuses.

Working with the Academic Skills Centre to develop their services and improve engagement with students.

Contact: src.learning@dundee.ac.uk

Supporting the voice of Taught Postgraduate Students, working with DUSA and UoD to improve the TPG experience.

Supporting and organizing events specifically for Taught Postgraduate.

Students to build a community and facilitate a network for TPG students.

Helping DUSA to better support students studying at a TPG level.

Contact: src.general@dundee.ac.uk

Working with the Doctoral Academy and DUSA to improve the PGR experience.

Organising events specifically for Research Postgraduate Students, to build a community and facilitate a network for PGR.

Helping DUSA to better support PGR’s to continue towards their PHD study and professional development.

Identify and engage in SRC projects and campaigns that require additional support and assistance to complete.

Identify areas of enhancement that are not being tackled and develop motions, campaigns, and events which improve DUSA and the University.

Councillors

Victoria Simpson

Victoria Simpson

Mature Student Representative
src.mature@dundee.ac.uk

Andre

André Costa

Environment and Sustainability Representative
src.environment@dundee.ac.uk

Aaron Fernandez

Employability Representative
src.employability@dundee.ac.uk

Christine Odaro

Christine Odaro

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

Mahh Ashraf

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

Eamonn Custance

General Representative
src.general@dundee.ac.uk

SVSO

Alex Roberts

SVSO
svso@dusa.co.uk

Valerya Krumova

SVSO
svso@dusa.co.uk

Muhammad Hamza Liaqat

SVSO
svso@dusa.co.uk

SRC Motions Passed 22/23

Craig Reoch

"The SRC was a fantastic opportunity to gain some real skills to benefit me in my future career. It teaches you a lot of things you'll need after graduation that you don't even realize - prioritizing, meeting deadlines, producing written content etc. But what really counts when you graduate are those skills you get outside your course - leadership, interpersonal skills and the ability to speak up. Everyone needs something to help their graduate CV stand out from the rest - SRC gives you that. I wouldn't be where I am without it"

Sofia Skevofylaka

"Personally, being a student representative has given me skills for life. Through the SRC, I learnt about the DUSA organisation, how it works and how I can help students. The SRC prepares you for different debates, undertsanding key decisions and how to position yourself best to product value. I would recommend everyone to run for SRC, because it will not only look outsanding in your resume, but you will get to actually contribute in real life to people that need you, which is an opportunity that comes very rare to such a scale."

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