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Harrish Shivakumar

Biology: President

Hi everyone!!!

I'm Harrish, your current Year One Academic Rep - I'm running for next year's BioSoc president!
I've met many of you in person, and probably more on the Y1 group chat :)

My improvements for next year:

  • Many more BioSoc events than this year - aiming for weekly events.

  • More academic events - as Academic Rep I've met plenty of the department's staff so I'd be happy to organise talks from them.

  • Careers in Biology talks - a recurring theme in the Rep feedback forms was uncertainty about careers after our degree. I will organise career talks/workshops from successful Imperial Bio alumni.

  • Nature walks!

  • Inter-uni BioSoc Ball - eg. at the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology

Why I'd make a great president:

  1. Experience running successful teams - alongside A levels I co-founded a business (we designed, manufactured and sold portable airborne allergen sensors), raising over £900 in funding as highschool students and winning prizes in student business competitions. I was also an editor of my school's science magazine.

  2. Experience organising weekly talks - I ran my school's Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage society, as well as a mentorship scheme in the West London area

  3. Reliability - I've put in consistent effort throughout the year to be the best Academic Rep possible :) - now I'll give BioSoc president my full attention!


If you think I've done a good job as your Academic Rep or agree with my vision for next year, I'd genuinely appreciate it if you gave me your 1st choice vote :)

Thank you! x