Students

Call for nominations

Are you interested in university governance and decision making?

Are you looking for professional development opportunities to enhance your future career with board-level experience and the opportunity to develop your professional network?

The September round for student elections has now commenced. The Returning Officer hereby gives notice of the intention to conduct an election to fill the following positions on University committees.

NOMINATIONS CLOSE 12 NOON WED 16 SEPTEMBER 2026

COMMITTEE POSITIONS IN THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION ROUND

Current Student Vacancies

Committee	Elected Positions	Term of Office
Academic Committee	One higher degree by research candidate of the University who is on the higher degree by research student roll, elected by members of that roll.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
	One coursework postgraduate student of the University who is on the postgraduate students roll to be elected by members of that roll.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
	Four undergraduate students who are on the undergraduate students roll to be elected by members of the undergraduate students roll of the University. One member shall be from each of the Arts, Education and Law Group, Griffith Business School,Griffith Health, and Griffith Sciences.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027

AEL Group Board	One HDR Candidate of the University enrolled in a HDR program directly identified with the Group, elected by the HDR Candidates on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
AEL Group Board	One coursework student [undergraduate or postgraduate] of the University enrolled in a program delivered by the AEL Group, to be elected by the coursework students on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027

GBS Group Board	One HDR Candidate of the University enrolled in a HDR program directly identified with the Group, elected by the HDR Candidates on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
GBS Group Board	One coursework student [undergraduate or postgraduate] of the University enrolled in a program delivered by the GBS Group, to be elected by the coursework students on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
Health Group Board	One HDR Candidate of the University enrolled in a HDR program directly identified with the Group, elected by the HDR Candidates on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
Health Group Board	One coursework student [undergraduate or postgraduate] of the University enrolled in a program delivered by the Health Group, to be elected by the coursework students on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027

Sciences Group Board	One HDR Candidate of the University enrolled in a HDR program directly identified with the Group, elected by the HDR Candidates on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027
Sciences Group Board	One coursework student [undergraduate or postgraduate] of the University enrolled in a program delivered by the Sciences Group, to be elected by the coursework students on the electoral roll for the Group at the time the election process is conducted.	01/01/2027 up to and including 31/12/2027

Should you wish to nominate for any of the above vacancies, nomination forms can be found here:

Nominate now - election forms for students

Persons wishing to stand for nomination must be listed on the electoral roll and submit a completed nomination form.

Persons nominated for a position (unless elected unopposed) will be elected by the persons on the electoral roll for the position.

Don't miss out! Key dates for the October election round:

Nominations and Electoral Rolls

Call for nominations

9am Monday 31 August 2026

Electoral rolls close

12 noon Friday 11 September 2026

Nominations close

12 noon Wednesday 16 September 2026

Voting and Results

Voting commences

9am Wednesday 23 September 2026

Voting closes

12 noon Wednesday 7 October 2026

Declaration of results

Thursday 8 October 2026

Want further information on each committee?

About Committees

Have questions regarding elections?

FAQs webpage

Elections will be conducted with integrity and fairness, using an open and transparent election process and a secure voting system, and guided by the principles set out in the Elections Policy, Elections Procedure and Electoral Code.

All elected University Council and University committee student members are expected to adhere to the Griffith University Code of Conduct and the Student Conduct, Safety and Wellbeing Policy.

Contact Us

For further information concerning the university election process, contact the Returning Officer:

Michelle Bouwhuis

Office of the General Counsel

elections@griffith.edu.au

Student elections