Maria Lourido Moreno has been elected as the Sheffield Students’ Union full-time Education Officer for the 2023/24 academic year.
She won her position with a total of 1615 votes, beating Eve Woodall – who secured total 1363 votes – in the second round by 252 votes.
Speaking on the night, she said: “I just want to thank every single one of my friends. I could never have done this without you. And to every single person who voted, thank you so much. I think we only are only strong if we work together, we are only good as a team who dedicate time to make changes across the university, so I’ll be getting to know all the officers and what they want.”
Moreno is in her second year, studying Politics and Sociology and will be taking over from the current Education Officer, Alison Romaine, in June.
Her manifesto focussed on increasing Cost of Living support for students, creating a fairer assessment system, diversifying curriculums, and using the SU to help students campaign.
You can read Moreno’s full manifesto here.
When we interviewed Moreno last week, she said: “I’m campaigning to not fix the system, but change it. I don’t want provisional measures that can be then taken down, if the powers that be need them to be taken down. I want a change that is long lasting, and can’t be switched.
“I’ve seen the university put profits over students for two years and I’m done with it.“