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Students' Union Elections - Tayyib Saddique
Tayyib Saddique is a final year MSci Chemistry student and wants the chance to represent Science and Engineering as Vice President.
If elected, Tayyib will represent students and campaigns on matters relating directly to students’ education within the faculty such as teaching quality, library provision and feedback. The Vice President is responsible for implementing many of the Students’ Union's education policies, working closely with Course Reps and School Representatives to improve students' educational experience. They chair the Science & Engineering Board and attend a wide range of university meetings.
Tayyib details his reasons for wanting to be appointed:
"Having studied at QMUL for the last four years, I understand the issues that students experience as well as what needs to be changed and improved which is why I’m running for Vice President Science & Engineering this year!
A key part of my campaign is to ensure that the university incorporates a revision week before the January exam season. This year was the first year in which January exams were held and for plenty of students it was their first time ever attempting January exams. Having a revision week for the January exam period would give students enough time to recover after an exhausting semester and better prepare themselves for their upcoming exams. I also want to improve accessibility to university facilities over the Christmas break by extending Mile End library hours and ensuring that study spaces like the Hive and Nest are open.
Improving graduate employability is a priority of mine that I want to work on immediately if elected as VP S&E. I want to work with the university to promote a wider range of job opportunities so students can find opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have thought about. I also would love the opportunity to bring back “Career Week”, a campaign initially started last year by ME Societies Officer, Adnan Hassan. Having a week dedicated to careers and employability will help students to improve their CVs, develop new skills and gain clearer insight into potential career pathways.
As VP of S&E, I also want to address BAME representation across the university. QMUL has a proud record of having the highest percentage of students from BAME backgrounds amongst Russell Group universities yet BAME representation in teaching staff is still poor. Far too many departments have little to no BAME lecturers or teaching staff and that needs to be drastically improved on to reflect the student population.
Of course, it doesn’t quite end there though, I have plenty more that I could mention in my manifesto that I want to improve if elected as VP S&E. If you want to read my manifesto pledges, check them out on the QMSU website and if you ever see me on campus, feel free to chat and we can talk about what I’m standing for and what your university experience has been like!"
Read the manifesto's from the Science and Engineering Vice President candidates
Voting will take place between Monday 24th February 2020 - Thursday 27th February 2020
SBBS Undergraduate Research Internships 2023
The School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences invites applications for 2 Undergraduate Research Internships designed to enhance the career prospects, the professional development and the retention in education and research of students from traditionally under-represented backgrounds, by improving their skills, CVs and competitiveness. Overview of the Internships The SBBS Undergraduate Internships will provide research experience to two undergraduates with research potential and encourage them to consider a career in scientific research. Interns will be paid at the London Living Wage rate (approx. £382/week) for six 30-hour working weeks between Monday 22nd of June and Friday 30th of July 2023. The internships will be awarded on the basis of the excellence and feasibility of the project, and the level of support and mentorship from the project supervisor. The proposed research topic will be chosen by the applicants together with the lab head. Applications should be submitted via email to sbbs-head@qmul.ac.uk. Outcomes will be communicated to the applicants by Friday the 2nd of June. Student eligibility criteria To be considered, an applicant should be: registered undergraduate at Queen Mary for a programme part of the Biology, Biochemistry or Psychology department in year 1 or 2 of a BSc programme, or years 1, 2 or 3 of a 4-year MSci programme on a trajectory to achieve a 2:1 or a 1st class degree award from a traditionally under-represented group in ethnicity, gender, access to higher education or other groups (see “How to apply” section for more details) the student must not be in receipt of financial support from other sources for the same period of time Students who applied for the S&E internships are not eligible to apply for the SBBS internship. Project eligibility criteria are listed below: The project must be conducted under the Supervision of a member of staff in SBBS The project must be empirical (secondary data analysis is allowed, not a literature review) The results from this project cannot be used to acquire any credits towards the degree nor data to be used for the final year dissertation The project should comply with the safety and ethical regulations of the School. If the project requires ethics approval, this must be already in place at the time of application How to apply - Applications should be submitted via email to sbbs-head@qmul.ac.uk - Please use “SBBS UG internship application” as a subject title. - No CV or transcript is required, but the academic should confirm that the student is on track for a 2:1 or 1st class degree award. Please use 11pt Arial font with 2cm page margins. Both documents should be no more than 1 side of A4 each (for details see below). - Applications should be made jointly by the academic supervisor and the undergraduate student. Therefore, it is important you find an appropriate academic supervisor and work together on the application materials consisting of: a project statement outlining the science goals (which must be feasible with the 6-week timeframe), and the outcomes for the intern a training and mentorship statement detailing the support offered to the intern throughout the project which exceeds the standard offered to interns within the School. Mentorship may also extend beyond the 6-week programme. This should include a short paragraph describing why you consider yourself from a traditionally underrepresented group in ethnicity, gender, access to higher education and/or other. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and decisions made by the Assessment Panel are final and there is no right of appeal. How your application will be assessed Your application will be assessed by a School selection panel including an SBBS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee member. The panel will evaluate applications using the following criteria with equal weighting: Quality of project statement; the feasibility of achieving the stated scientific goals within the internship period; and the benefits and outcomes for the interns. Excellence of the training, support and mentorship offered by the academic supervisor which exceeds the standard expected within the School. Conditions of the Award and the Final Report Requirements Following a positive outcome of the application, both student and Supervisor will be required to sign a document accepting the award. The student, prior to starting the research, will need to undertake all necessary inductions and health and safety training. The Bursary must only be used by the Applicant for work on the proposed project as detailed in the application and may not be used for any other purpose. Following the end of the internship, the student is required to submit a final report, highlighting the research outcome and the personal development/training achieved. The students is also required to participate in outreach activities related to the project. In the event that the Applicant wishes to withdraw their application due to a change of circumstances or if they receive funding from another sources, the Applicant must inform the Internship committee immediately by email. The committee reserves the right to reallocate the funds and resources accordingly.
Date added: Friday, May 27, 2022