During my tenure as RCSU President, Abs was the Dep Rep for Physics. He was by far the most active and most engaged rep I've worked with through my 4 years in representation at Imperial. He led several new initiatives in Physics (including introducing paid Undergraduate Teaching Assistant roles), and has frequently worked with others on Council to push through bold pro-student initiatives.

During my time as CGCU President, I’ve seen how students’ views are consistently ignored by senior staff within College and the Union itself. Abhijay Sood is the only candidate who will actually stand up to those who stop your voice being heard.

I have worked with Abs for two years as a rep in Physics, and he's always been aiming to improve the student experience, not only in his department but across the whole university.

Michael Edwards I worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Abs for two years on the RCSU committee and his dedication and willingness to challenge the status quo set him head and shoulders above the rest. His platform is the invigorating bolt ICU needs to rediscover itself as an effective student organisation, and he embodies the change we want to see.

Since joining Imperial, Abhijay has always made himself known as a friendly face and one you can always turn to for advice, guidance, and general support. He has been a key figure in my time at Imperial and I’m sure others who have been encouraged by him to take up new things and use the platforms we have as students to voice ourselves feel the same way. In my mind, it’d be foolish for Abs not to become Union President given his positive influence on myself and so many of my colleagues.

The experience, knowledge and relationships Abhijay has in the Union and college are his biggest assets. As President, he will be able to do more effectively and efficiently what he has been doing as a student rep anyway. He has always kept student interest his utmost priority. Without fail. And I know that he will continue to do so.

In all my time at Imperial I have never known anyone so committed to furthering the interests of students as Abs. He is the only candidate with the experience, drive and vision to deliver real and lasting change at our university. That’s why I’ll be voting for Abhijay Sood for Union President.

Abhijay is the obvious choice. He has more drive and conviction than anyone I've ever known, and he is the best chance we have to make meaningful change.

“Fixing the Union” requires an understanding of the structural issues that condition ICU, a commitment to listening to others and the courage to stand up to those responsible and make them accountable. In all my years involved in the Union, I’ve never seen anyone more prepared and capable than Abhijay.

I sat on Union Council with Abs this year, and in my opinion, there are few people that are as committed to bettering the Union and making the student experience the best it can be. As the chair of the Knowledge Management Group, I am convinced that Abs will work efficiently towards solving some of the issues that matter the most to us as students, from frustrating union processes to funding cuts, and achieve results that will benefit the student body for years to come.

I've seen first hand the heart and soul he puts into his work, and had the pleasure of seeing him shine bright in various roles from PhySoc to Union Council.

Every step of the way he strives to implement his ambitious ideas and quite often raises the bar on what it means to be a student representative in the union - all the way up to the point now where I strongly believe he would make a fantastic union president.

You don't change things by living under a rock, like a hermit or crab. You change things by electing forward-thinkers - so vote for someone, like Abs.

I’ve known Abhijay for two years through my role as a wellbeing representative in the RSMU. He is a thoughtful and highly motivated individual, and during the time I have known him has made a point of listening to students and fellow volunteers. To this end he is ever present around campus, whether it be at Union Council, assisting the UCU, greeting students old and new at the Freshers’ Fair, or supporting wellbeing representatives to run activities such as World Mental Health Day. In my opinion he would be an excellent representative for the student body and I am confident that he would be able to deliver on his ambitious goals.

I’ve known Abhijay since he ran for year rep in our first year. Now over three years later, he’s running for Union President and I can’t think of anyone else who would be better for the job. As I saw first hand when we worked together as faculty reps last year, he devotes so much of his time to representing the best interests of students and knows how to engage people to support a cause. A prime example is his efforts to get Life Sciences a common room.

If Abs is Union President, he won’t fail to challenge College on real issues that affect students, and he will change our Union to be more transparent and to work for its students.

Over his years at Imperial, Abhijay has consistently enacted real, positive changes – whether it be in working towards a common room for Life Sciences, or in securing 4th year teaching assistants in Physics. I’ve seen this myself; when I needed the Union’s support to fix the issues with the 2015 bursary, Abhijay was there to help immediately. Not only does he understand how the Union works right now, but more importantly he has a vision for how it needs to change to better support the students of Imperial: Fix the Union, Challenge the University.

Many of us have been fortunate enough to have Abs fighting our corner during our time at Imperial; now is our chance to make sure that another generation of students will have as capable and talented a representative as we’ve had. Vote Abs for Union President!