What's the role?
Student Academic Reps serve as a vital link between students and the school, university and Students' Union. Each programme across the university has Student Academic Reps, who are elected to represent their cohort on educational matters. The main role of a Student Academic Rep is to listen to feedback from their peers, and take this forward for discussion with staff members at regular Student Staff Panels - meetings designed to facilitate constructive conversation between Reps and school staff. Reps also work closely with university staff to find solutions to ongoing issues, and to help feed this back to the cohort. Reps are not expected to deal with any issues that are not academic, or related directly to their programme of study.
What are the benefits?
The role of Academic Rep is incredibly rewarding in itself, as you get to make a real difference to your course and student expereience not just for yourself but also for your peers. There are also a number of other amazing benefits such as growing your network, receiving a rep certificate to add to your CV, developing your public speaking and leadership skills, pioneering a school project or campaign, swapping rep points that you collect for attending events for rewards and much more! The role is incredibly rewarding and something fun and exciting that you can fit around your studies.
How to get involved
Getting involved is really easy, just speak to a member of staff in your school who will let you know if there are spaces available. If you want to find out more about the role take a look at our link:https://www.cardiffstudents.com/your-voice/reps/FAQs/:{Frequently Asked Questions} to find out more, or contact link:StudentReps@cardiff.ac.uk. where a member of our Student Voice Team team will be able to support you.