What is a Sabb?

Sabbatical officers, or "Sabbs", are elected by you - the students - and work at the Students' Union to make sure the Union looks after your needs, represents you as students, and helps you to get the most out of your time at University.

Sabbs 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.

What do Sabbs do?

There are six Sabbs, working full-time at the Union, and each one does a different job, but all of them are related to representing and supporting students at the University.

The positions are (from top to bottom)...

• Sports officer
  Simon "Darby" Leach
  Deals with all matters sport-related,
  
  
• Activities & Development officer
  Ben Norman
  Deals with the creation and running of societies, and student training and volunteering projects,
  
  
• Education & Representation officer
  Andrew Machin
  Represents students and fights on behalf of students on academic matters,
  
  
• Student Support officer
  Kat King
  Looks after student welfare matters and campaigns,
  
  
• President
  Elle Gray
  Leads the Sabb team and the Union,
  
  
• Media & Publications officer
  Alex Harries
  Takes responsibility for ensuring the Union's media outlets are effective and engaging. Also has a delegated responsibility to manage the doughnut account...

Why become a Sabb?

Being a Sabb is a great way to get experience in a professional field, with responsibility for looking after the needs of students and the Union; Sabbs represent the students of the University right up to the highest levels of the University.

Any student can run in the Union elections - find out more in the elections mini-site.