SRUC students have elected their new SRUCSA Co-Presidents, who take up their roles in June 2026 to represent students, work with SRUC, and push for changes across education, student voice and wellbeing.
SRUC students have now chosen their new SRUCSA Co-Presidents. These are full-time, paid student roles where elected students take a year to represent others, work with staff, and push for changes across the college.
In the SRUCSA elections students nominated themselves, set out what they wanted to change in a manifesto, campaigned across campuses, and then all students voted online. The candidates with the most votes in each role were elected.
This year, three students have been elected to lead SRUCSA's work across education, student voice, and wellbeing.
Education and Quality
Returning for a second run Mhairi wants to focus on improving how students experience learning day-to-day. Her priorities centre on clear communication, making student voice feel real and visible, and giving students more chances to shape their own education.
She's also doggedly committed to closing feedback loops, so students can see what actually changes as a result of what they have said in surveys. She wants clearer, more compassionate communication, more chances for students to co-create their education, and regular updates on what’s happening - not just decisions, but progress as well
Engagement and Advocacy
Chloe wants an SRUC where students feel comfortable speaking up, not second-guessing whether it's worth it. She wants to make it easier to share concerns, ideas and feedback, and to be clearer about what’s actually going on across SRUC and within SRUCSA.
Because of her own experience, Chloe recognises the pressures of student life - anxiety, isolation, trying to balance everything at once - and leans towards a more human, open approach. She wants student perspectives to be properly heard and for SRUCSA to back student-led action on the issues that matter.
Welfare and Community
Also taking a second slice of SRUCSA pie, Alex wants to keep pushing back against cuts to courses and protect locally available, land-based provision, so students aren’t forced into long-distance travel that wears them down or pushes them out.
She wants to keep showing up in decision-making spaces and saying what needs to be said, raising issues around staffing, services and facilities, and making sure students aren’t an afterthought.
Alex also wants to build on support for students with disabilities and additional needs, strengthen mental health support, and sort out basics like food and catering so they actually work for students. Alongside that, she’s pushing for better governance, more transparency, and proper investment in campuses and courses.
Three Leaders - One SRUCSA
These three roles work together. While each has a focus, they share responsibility for representing students across SRUC, from classrooms and campuses to Board-level decisions.
Over the next year, their manifestos will shape what SRUCSA works on, alongside ongoing student feedback through reps, surveys, and Speak Week.
You can look forward to these officers taking up their roles in June 2026.