is an open place, as in any student can run for it. Further education The further education representative is elected by delegates who are in further education and is in Further Education at the time of election. There is currently one positions as a Further Education representative. The representative is elected to help tackle the lack of participation within the liberation campaign despite the majority of NUS's membership being Further Education and to improve further education for Disabled people. International The international representative is elected by delegates who identify as international students and can only be run for by someone who identifies as such. There is currently one international representative. They are elected to ensure international students are represented in the campaign. Black The black representative comes from and are elected by a caucus of delegates who identify as black, or other ethnic minority. There is currently one position as black representative. They are elected to help tackle racism in the campaign and support black Disabled people in society and education. LGBT The LGBT representative comes from and are elected by a caucus of delegates who identify as LGBT. There is currently one position as LGBT representative. They are elected to help tackle LGBT issues in the campaign and support Disabled LGBT people in society and education. Trans The black representative comes from and are elected by a caucus of delegates who identify as Trans. There is currently one position as trans representative. They are elected to help tackle trans issues in the campaign and support trans people in society and education. Open place x2 The open representatives are elected by delegates and can be contested by any delegate. There are currently two positions as open representatives. They are elected to help the campaign in general. Women's place x2 The women's place representatives come from and are elected by a caucus of delegates who self identify as women. There are currently two positions as women's representatives. They are elected to tackle sexism and help the campaign in general. Nations officers x3 Each of the NUS Nations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) have their own regional autonomous Disabled Students Campaigns, and these regional officers also sit on the committee. Steering committee The committee is elected to set the agenda and compile the submitted motions and amendments for annual conference. References Higher education in the United Kingdom National Union of Students (United