KNOWING THE VOTERS

Who are the students of Newcastle University? total students (including Singapore and Malaysia) based in Newcastle 74% UG 26% PG Student based in Newcastle: 23% international, 77% home students PG students: 52% of all PG students are international/EU students INTO students and London students are eligible to vote

Faculties and locations Distribution of Students by Faculty Faculty Full & Part Time NUIS, Singapore NUMed, Malaysia Grand Total Medical Sciences 4, ,217 Science, Agriculture and Engineering 6, ,478 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 11,169 Total 23,864

Courses and Schools School and candidate numbersStudent NumbersVoters in March 2015% of school that votes NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL (4) % SCHOOL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION % GEOGRAPHY, POLITICS & SOCIOLOGY (6) % ARTS & CULTURES (1) % ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & LANDSCAPE % ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING % MARINE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY % EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE SCI (1) % CIVIL ENGINEERING & GEOSCIENCES % COMPUTING SCIENCE (1) % HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY (3) % BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (4) % FMS GRADUATE SCHOOL MECHANICAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (1) % ENGLISH LIT, LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS (7) % AGRICULTURE, FOOD & RURAL DEVELOPMENT % INTO NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY % CHEMICAL ENG & ADVANCED MATERIALS % MODERN LANGUAGES (1) % NEWCASTLE LAW SCHOOL (1) % PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES & COMBINED HONOURS % MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS (2) % CHEMISTRY % PSYCHOLOGY (5) % MEDICAL SCIENCES FACULTY OFFICE55900 BIOLOGY (2) % DENTAL SCIENCES % INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR MEDICINE2212<1% INST FOR CELL & MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES1702<1% INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE1342<1% INSTITUTE OF HEALTH & SOCIETY1022<1% INSTITUTE OF GENETIC MEDICINE962<1% NORTHERN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH911<1% NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY LONDON74

Locations of students For study Medical School Business School Robinson Library Walton library NUSU Central Majorie Robinson library Other places on campus Sports Centre Students’ Union Cafes Common rooms

Accommodation TERM TIME RESIDENCE OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS Monday, December 1, 2014Gender Term Time AccommodationFemaleMaleTotal% Institution maintained property Not in attendance at institution Not known Other - not renting or with parents Parental/Guardian home Own residence Other rented accommodation Private-sector halls Grand Total To access halls, always best to contact halls managers ommodation/about/conta ct.htm Do not go into students rooms in halls or any other accommodation

Social activities Club members: 3857 Society members: 8713 Give It a Go, Go Play, Hall Sport, Sports Centre Where do students go for a coffee? Where are they most likely to listen to you? Where might you find students that have not been approached yet?

Campaigning tips The biggest reason students don’t vote for you is apathy 1. Talk to students about their experiences 2. Create a vision for how things could be better 3. When people can see the problem and how change could be achieved they will act For you: Have fun and be proud of the Union and University Don’t fail your course over it Eat, drink water and sleep Expect to win, but prepare yourself just in case you lose Don’t be negative about others or concerned with their campaigning, it will get you, your campaigners and voters down

How to win an election Get as many people as possible to vote for you How many do you need to win? NameVotesExcluded Alice Cross X Emily Horswill X Caleb Jones1540 Simon Miles1058 RON X Ballot for AU Officer 2014 Votes cast: 3227 Winner: Caleb Jones (1540) Abstentions: 122 Stage 1 Quota calculated as No one meets quota. Redistribute. Stage 2 Redistribute Alice Cross, Emily Horswill and RON. Quota recalculated as Caleb Jones is elected. Count completed.