Welcome to the page for Exeter Reps. You can find information about each rep role, the meetings that you will attend, and other information which will help you to be as effective as possible in your role as a rep.
Rep Meetings
The Student Voice Partnership
You may have heard of SSLCs, a structured meeting between staff and students to gain feedback in a very specific way. A change in this to encourage a new collaborative approach between students, staff and The SU to develop your academic experience in a non-traditional way. This opens up a new way to close the feedback loop in a shared way.
Student Voice Action Plan (SVAP)
A live working document that captures feedback and actions that emerge from student voice activity throughout the academic year. Updated collaboratively in an ongoing basis by DESEs, Subject Chairs and Reps.
Student Voice Action Plan Review Meeting (SVAPRM)
A smaller meeting (normally at the end of term) to review Student Voice Action Plans with DESEs and senior student reps. This enables more active student involvement in decision-making and provides a set space to close the feedback loop.
You can always catch up with staff outside of these set meetings. Sometimes it is better to try and solve some problems in this way, as it will meet students will get their issues sorted, without having to wait for the next SV event!
Rep Roles
Subject Chair
Subject Chairs are senior academic representatives, representing all students studying in their subject area and chairing departmental Student Voice meetings. Some subject areas have separate undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) Subject Chairs, whereas others will have the same Subject Chairs represent all students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Subject chairs work closely with the reps and DESEs within their departments to organise a range of student voice activity, to ensure that student feedback is reported, actioned and all students within their subject area are aware of the positive changes being made.
Download the full Subject Chair Role Descriptor (2025) here.
Course Reps
Course Reps are the foundation of student representation, promoting a partnership between students, academic staff, and The SU. They ensure that the experience of their peers is represented throughout their studies by collecting feedback to present to staff at various Student Voice activities throughout the year.
It is the responsibility of a Course Rep to ensure that the majority opinion of their course year group is heard by academic staff and that appropriate action is taken in response to student feedback.
It is also a key function of Course Reps to ensure that students are aware of how they are represented through The SU and how they can have their voice heard during their time at university.
Download the full Exeter Course Rep Role Descriptor (2025) here.
EDI Reps
EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Reps work alongside Course Reps and Subject Chairs to monitor and champion Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion within their course cohort and wider subject area. In this role, you will gather feedback from students in underrepresented groups and share this feedback with fellow reps and their department, making sure that these discussions are mindful of the whole student community.
EDI Reps play a key role in ensuring that underrepresented students within their cohort know how they can gain support and representation through the SU on matters that impact them based on their personal identity.
Please note that, whilst this role specialises in supporting underrepresented students, this role does not negate other academic reps' responsibility to ensuring all students are given a chance to have their voice heard.
Download the full Exeter EDI Rep Role Descriptor (2025) here.
Portfolio Reps
Portfolio Reps are course reps that focus on a specific area within a department’s Student Voice Activity. Each subject area may vary on what portfolio rep roles, some examples of portfolio rep roles include, but are not limited to:
Employability reps – Work with course reps to ensure a focus on the development of employability skills within the department, as well as the provision of the Career Zone.
Study Abroad/Placement (outgoing) reps – Representing the experience of students on a study abroad or placement year within their subject area.
Study Abroad/Placement (incoming) reps – Representing the experience of students who have just returned to university after a study abroad or placement year within their subject area.
Download the full Exeter Portfolio Rep Role Descriptor (2025) here.
PGR Reps
Postgraduate Research (PGR) Reps operate incredibly similarly to course reps; they still collect feedback from other PGR students and serve as a point of contact between staff and students on matters relating to academic representation, but also form a unique position due to the nature of postgraduate research.
PGRs represent their peers by research group rather than course group, each having their own SVAPs and individual Student Voice activity. This is a chance for key member of staff and PGR reps to participate in the composition, management and review of a subject’s research community and culture, with a view to improving the quality of supervision and research.
Extra Exeter Resources
Student Voice – The collaborative space for both Exeter staff and students to record and review student voice on. This is where SVAPS are kept.
Career Zone – Career materials and employability in general, as well as the Exeter Award.
University of Exeter Library – Library guides and resources, also study space bookings and study skills.
Wellbeing in Cornwall – Wellbeing Hub for Exeter Cornwall students.