Sabbatical officers, or "Sabbs", are elected students who work at the Students' Union to make sure the Union looks after the needs of, and represents, the students of Portsmouth, to help student to get the most out of their time at University.

They are current or just-graduated Pompey students who have won one of the six Sabbatical positions during the Union elections, held in March each year.

Successful candidates are the interface between all students at the
University and the University itself, with direct control over how the Students’ Union is run on a day-to-day and future basis.

The Sabb positions form the Executive Committee of the Students’ Union.

These full-time, paid positions are for one year and Sabbs can serve their term either at the end of their course or between years, so long as they are a full-time student when they stand for election.

Each successful candidate is known as a Sabbatical Officer and together these 6 people act as Trustees of the Students’ Union Charity.

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