University Elections

The Office of Governance Services conducts staff and student elections for a range of University Boards and Committees.

Please email returningofficer@westernsydney.edu.au to request an election or for further information about University elections.

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Academic Governance Policy

Member Responsibilities

Elections Request Form

Elections Policy

Board of Trustees Duties and Responsibilities of Members

Comittees and Members

Current Elections

Staff Health and Safety Representatives

The deadline to nominate for the following positions is 5:00pm 28 July 2026

Working Group

Positions

Bankstown – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Bankstown – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Campbelltown – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Campbelltown – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Liverpool – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Liverpool – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Penrith – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Penrith – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Hawkesbury – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Hawkesbury – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Parramatta South – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Parramatta South – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Parramatta City – Academic Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Parramatta City – Professional Staff

1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative

Notice of Staff Election

Health and Safety Representation at WSU

Information Session - Zoom Registration

Staff – School Work Plan Committee

The deadline to vote for the following staff nominees is 5:00pm 3 August 2026

Notice of Staff Ballot

Student – Academic Senate Standing Committees

The deadline to vote for the following student nominees is 5:00pm 3 August 2026

Notice of Student Ballot

Declaration of Results

Board of Trustees

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Position	Term	Declaration of Result
One Academic Staff Member	Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027	Professor Alison Downham Moore
One Professional Staff Member		Ms Alison Barclay
One undergraduate student member		Miss Pooja Zinzuwadia
One postgraduate student member	1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027	Ms Lisa Hanlon

Academic Senate (Staff Positions)

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Position	Term	Declaration of Result
Elected Chair	Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027	Professor Robert Mailhammer
Elected Deputy Chairs		Associate Professor James Gourley Dr Evan Crawford
Elected academic staff members from the Faculties (Level A or B)		Dr Miranda Daly (Health) Dr Samudaya Nanayakkara (ECS) Dr Jacinta Sassine (SABEL) Dr Maggie (Margaret) Hall (SABEL)
One Academic staff member (Level A or B) from the Research Institutes of the University		Dr Paul Kirkland

Academic Senate (Student Positions)

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Position	Term	Declaration of Result
One undergraduate student	Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027	Mr Gurkaranpreet (Guri Saini) Singh
One postgraduate coursework student		Mr Harsumeet Singh
One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Mr Sonu Sonu
One Indigenous Australian student		Miss Sophie Albion
One student representing disability matters	1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028	Mx Sasha Corr
One international student	Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027	Ms Shreya Sharma

Academic Senate Standing Committees

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Committee	Position	Term	Declaration of Result
Coursework Program Committee	One undergraduate student	1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028	Mr Benjamin “Benji” Broughton
Coursework Program Committee	One postgraduate coursework student		Ms Asma Al-Eisawi
Senate Assessment Committee	One undergraduate student		Mr . Raghav
Senate Assessment Committee	One postgraduate coursework student		Mr Harsumeet Singh
Senate Education Committee	One undergraduate student		Mr . Raghav
Senate Education Committee	One postgraduate coursework student		Mr Harsumeet Singh
University Research Committee	One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Ms Pooja Kaur Chaggar
University Research Committee	One International (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Dr Peyman Esmaeili Fard Barzegar
ECS Faculty HDR Board	One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Dr Peyman Esmaeili Fard Barzegar
Health Faculty HDR Board	One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Mr Kh Shafiur Rahaman
SABEL Faculty HDR Board	One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student		Mr Bharat Nepal
ECS Faculty Academic Board	One undergraduate student		Ms Janhavi Dutta
ECS Faculty Academic Board	One postgraduate student		Mr Prashant Bhusal
Health Faculty Academic Board	One undergraduate student		Miss Tianyi “Tina” Wang
Health Faculty Academic Board	One postgraduate student		Ms Mili Sharma
SABEL Faculty Academic Board	One undergraduate student		Mr Josh McKenzie
SABEL Faculty Academic Board	One postgraduate student		Mr Harsumeet Singh
Institutes Academic Board	One student from any Institute		Ms Omiam Al-Baghdadi

Work Plan Committees

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School	Term	Declaration of Result
School of Engineering	6 March 2026 to 31 December 2027	Dr Ranjith Liyanapathirana Associate Professor Khoa Le Professor Zhong Tao
School of Built Environment and Design	6 March 2026 to 31 December 2027	Dr Wenchi Shou Mr James Berry
School of Medicine	1 July 2026 to 31 December 2027	Dr Iman Hegazi Dr Valentina Naumovski
School of Science		Dr Nathan Absalom Dr Ben Perry Dr David Harman
School of Law		Dr Rob Mezyk Associate Professor Lowell Bautista
School of Arts		Dr Jason Tuckwell Professor Alana Lentin Associate Professor Ee Ling Quah
School of Health Sciences		Dr Justin Guagliano Dr Hazel Maxwell
School of Business		Professor George Lafferty Dr Nadine Campbell
School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences		Associate Professor Laurence Park Dr Rhys Tague
School of Education		Distinguished Professor Kathryn Holmes Associate Professor Christine "Criss" Jones Diaz
School of Nursing & Midwifery		Dr Miranda Daly Ms Lisa Wyatt
School of Psychology		Dr Quincy Wong
School of Social Sciences		Dr Rowena Butland Dr Shima Shahbazi Associate Professor Stephen Healy
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment		Associate Professor Ben Moore Professor Sally Power
MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development		Professor Chris Davis Professor Jeesun Kim
Institute for Culture and Society		Dr Jessica Weir Professor Lou Crabtree-Hayes

*Previous elected members is not inclusive of members from prior terms.

**As per section (30) of the Elections Policy, vacant positions that are not successfully filled after two rounds of nominations are able to be filled under section (55), through the casual vacancy process. Casual vacancies can be filled (at the discretion of the Chair) via the Chair appointing a member or via OGS holding another election.