PG Representation

What is the Postgraduate Representation Committee? 

Imperial College Union are here to support students in many ways, one of which being student Representation. The Postgraduate Representation Committee is a body of student representatives (Reps) from Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research programs. The Postgraduate Representation Committee went through some changes in 21/22 which were brought about by the Postgraduate Representation Review. This created the below structure: 

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This structure created various Rep positions, so what do each of these positions do? 

What does the PGR Representation Chair and PGT Representation Chair do? 

The Chairs represent the academic & wellbeing views of PGR and PGT students, respectively, to the College & Union through different College and Union level meetings.  

The College meetings that these Reps attend are: 

• Postgraduate Research Quality Committee (PGR Rep Chair only) 

• University Research and Enterprise Board (PGR Rep Chair only) 

• Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee (PGT Rep Chair only) 

The Union meetings that these Reps attend are: 

• Union Council 

• Academic Representation Forums (Research or Taught) 

• Community and Welfare Forums 

The Chairs also support Academic and Welfare Officers (AWOs) by having regular meetings, keeping them updated on feedback outcomes and supporting them to coordinate their work & develop solutions to student feedback. 

What do the AWOs do? 

The AWOs represent the academic & wellbeing views of PGR and PGT students in their faculty to the College & Union through different College and Union level meetings. 

The College meetings that these Reps attend are: 

• Student-Staff Committees/Student-Staff Liaison Groups (DSAC meetings for Business School Reps) 

• Education/Teaching Committees 

• Faculty catch-ups 

The Union meetings that these Reps attend are: 

• Union Council 

• Academic Representation Forums (Research or Taught) 

• Community and Welfare Forums 

The AWOs also support department reps by having regular meetings, keeping them updated on feedback outcomes and supporting them to coordinate their work & develop solutions to student feedback. 

What do the Department Reps do? 

Dep Reps are elected members who are responsible for receiving and collating student feedback from Year Reps in their department and raising it to Departmental staff and AWOs as appropriate. They are expected to proactively pursue improvements to their course on their students’ behalf and to provide updates on their progress to their cohorts. 

What do the Course/Year Reps do? 

There is at least one course representative for each course, or cluster of interconnected courses. They are responsible for receiving and collating student feedback relating to their course as well as passing this information to relevant staff or volunteers as appropriate. They are expected to proactively pursue improvements to their course or research group, and to provide updates on their progress to the students they represent. 

Your PG Rep Chairs and AWOs for 24/25:

Contact Details 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your elected student representative and our members of staff: 

Deputy President (Education) 

Deputy President (Welfare) 

Representation Team