Gisèle Scanlon has been elected Vice-President of the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU).
Scanlon, who ran a campaign on a joint ticket with presidential candidate Shaz Oye, won with nearly 82 per cent of the vote.
Scanlon received 414 votes out of a total of 507 valid votes.
Scanlon and Oye ran on a platform of campaigning for the allocation of affordable accommodation, employment rights for PhD students and the abolition of re-entry visas for postgraduate students.
Scanlon is currently studying for an MPhil in art history in Trinity and was the sole candidate in this race for vice-president. Scanlon previously held the position of AHSS Faculty Officer and worked as editor of the College Green.
The role of vice-president is one of two full-time sabbatical officers elected by the union and focuses on the academic and welfare-based issues facing postgraduate students.
Scanlon takes over the role from incumbent Vice-President Gogoal Falia.