Apply to be a Div Rep! Deadline 8th May.

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Application deadline: 8th May

Applications close at noon at the end of Week 2, Trinity term 2026 (Friday, 8th May). To apply, please submit the following:

  • Your CV
  • A motivational letter outlining your relevant experience and the priorities you would bring to the role

Any questions? Contact academicrepresentation@oxfordsu.ox.ac.uk.

Apply now

Div Reps participate as full members of high-level divisional committees, with a direct voice in curriculum, assessment, and academic policy decisions at the University of Oxford.

What is a Divisional Representative (Div Rep)?

Oxford's academic structures, Divisional Boards, divisional committees, and Joint Consultative Meetings are where real decisions about your education are made. Div Reps are the students in those rooms.

Each division has three Div Rep positions, Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, and Postgraduate Research, plus two dedicated roles within Oxford Lifelong Learning.

Roles open for 2026–27

Role Status

Undergraduate Divisional Representative (all divisions)

Open

Postgraduate Research Divisional Representative (all divisions)

Open

Oxford Lifelong Learning Representative (two roles)

Open

Postgraduate Taught Divisional Representative

Not recruiting

 (Open in MT 2026)

 

What will you be doing?

As a Div Rep, you will take on a range of formal representational and engagement duties throughout the academic year.

Representation
  • Sit on your Divisional Board and relevant divisional committees
  • Chair Joint Consultative Meetings
  • Attend and contribute to the Academic Representation Working Group (once per term)
  • Attend and contribute to the relevant Oxford SU student committees (twice per term)
  • Represent your division at the Conference of Common Rooms (twice per term)

Engagement & accountability
  • Gather and relay student feedback to Oxford SU and divisional governance structures
  • Foster working relationships with course representatives across your division
  • Collaborate with sabbatical officers, fellow Div Reps, and divisional administrators
  • Contribute to policy research and evidence-based advocacy work
  • Submit termly reports detailing your activities, achievements, and challenges
  • Remain accountable to your student constituency and keep them informed of your work

 

What you will gain

The Div Rep role offers substantive experience in governance and advocacy that is difficult to build elsewhere. Past Div Reps have directly influenced assessment policy, improved postgraduate researcher representation, and driven lasting changes to academic structures at Oxford.

  • Governance experience

    You will work within Oxford's formal committee structures, developing a working knowledge of how one of the world's leading universities makes decisions.

  • Advocacy & policy skills

    You will develop skills in stakeholder engagement, evidence-based advocacy, and representing complex student issues in formal settings.

  • Professional network

    You will work closely with Oxford SU's sabbatical officers and a broad network of student representatives across the University.

  • Training & support

    Full training is provided by Oxford SU, alongside termly 1:1 meetings with our Policy and Representation Coordinator (Education) throughout your term.

Apply for 2026–27

Applications close at the end of Week 2, Trinity term 2026. To apply, please submit the following:

  • Your CV
  • A motivational letter outlining your relevant experience and the priorities you would bring to the role

Any questions? Contact academicrepresentation@oxfordsu.ox.ac.uk.

Apply now