Newman Students' Union is passionate about making sure that everything that you do is driven by Student Voice. Whilst you are at Birmingham Newman University, we want to make sure that your voice is the loudest and we want to empower you to use your voice to create change and make your University experience the best that it can be.
Ways you can use your student voice:
- Become a Course Representative.
- Become a School Representative.
- Run in our elections to become a Student Officer within the Union - whether that is with a part time role alongside your studies or a full time role after your studies or by taking a break and defering for a year.
- Come along to one of our Student Council meetings or our annual All General Meeting (AGM) to hold your Student Officers accountable.
- Ask about becoming a Student Trustee. Each year we appoint 2 Student Trustees to sit on the Trustee Board of the Union, which gives the post-holder access to real Board Room experience and the opportunity to influence your Union at the top level.
- Get involved in student or Officer led campaigns
We exist for and are led by YOU as students, so make sure that you get involved and use your voice to make the most out of your time at Newman.You can find out who your representatives are this year and how you can get involved by clicking on the relevant menu item in this section of the website, or by clicking on one of the links below:
Who are my Student Representatives?
President & Vice-President - Click Here
Part-Time Officers - Click Here
School Reps - Click Here
Course Reps - Click Here
Intersted in getting involved?
If you would like to find out more about how you can have your voice heard whilst you are at University then please contact our Student Voice & Representation Co-Ordinator who is located in the Students' Union Office just off the main atrium.
Contact me:
Email: su-voice@newman.ac.uk or spar409@newman.ac.uk
About me:
My name is Jason Sparkhall and I am your Student Voice and Representation Co-Ordinator! I studied at the University of Northampton between 2023 and 2026, where I studied and graduated in BA Politics and International Relations. During my time in higher education, I engaged at every level of student voice available to me and quickly realised that I had a passion for the student movement and fell in love with Student Union’s and student voice. I served as an Officer, Trustee, Course Rep, Society President, and NUS Delegate in my time as a student. I could talk for hours about how university can be so much more than a degree, while my studies educated me on a lot, my engagement in student voice and representation taught me things worth more than a degree. That is why I decided to stay in the student movement, so I can guide others towards realising their own potential. If you would like to talk about anything Students' Union or University related please feel free to drop me a message or come say hi to me in the office!
We are proud of how we represent the student voice at Newman and in 2025, students voted us the Number 1 Students' Union in the West Midlands in both the WhatUni Awards and in the National Student Survey.
