Eight candidates are running for the Senate this year in what can be expected to be a fiercely contested election.

We need students in the Senate - which has the final say on University resourcing - who are committed to improving teaching and learning conditions.

When asked about the structural barriers to change facing student representatives on the Senate, Finch and Stricker-Phelps said that “we’ve faced surprisingly little structural barriers”, attributing this to the “cooperative, productive and outcomes focussed” approach of University Management.