Why does the Guild have Officers?

Our team of Officers are our senior student leaders, responsible for making sure we are representing our students efficiently and effectively. There are generally higher expectations of students in Officer roles, which means Officers usually have responsibility for engaging more frequently with senior University staff on more widespread topics than other representative roles.

What is leadership?

leadership, noun. the action of leading a group, and the position and state of being a leader.

leader, noun. a person who has control over, or influence within, a specific group.

The purpose of student leadership is to have students in a position of influence, recognised by the University, who are able to campaign for change and improvements to the student experience.

What Officers does the Guild have?

The Guild has three types of Officers:

Full-Time Officers: Student leaders elected each year to represent you to the highest level of the University on their specific remits. Find out about this year's Officer Team at https://www.exeterguild.com/officers. All the officers work together to help improve your student experience at Exeter.

Department Officers: The student executive team and senior student representatives for their academic department, representing undergraduate and postgraduate taught students at Exeter campuses. Department Officers lead on improving the student experience, including academic interests, general student wellbeing, and opportunities for students to engage in activities.

PGR Officers: The senior student representatives for postgraduate research students at Exeter campuses. PGR Officers lead on improving the student experience for the PGR students within every department and research group, including academic interests and opportunities for development.