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elected by the student body, who will usually be paid and take a year out of study to take on the role. Sometimes they will, instead, dedicate a year after completing their studies. In many cases there are a small number of other full-time elected officers. There are also unpaid part-time officers
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Each university has a statutory obligation to receive representation from the SRC and it is usual for student representatives to be elected by the SRC or student body onto various positions in the main administrative bodies of the institution: the
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Universities may have a statutory obligation to receive representation from the SRC and it is usual for student representatives from the SRC to form part of university structures including the
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which is not part of a Students' Association as a result of the university's retention of its separate male and female students' unions (in the form of the
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respectively), although since 1980 both now admit both men and women as full members whilst retaining their separate identities.
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who continue with their studies, and there may be permanent staff members employed to assist in the running of the SRC.
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for its SRC, despite its formal and legal title remaining unchanged. An exception to this system is
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The SRC or its students' association may choose to facilitate a vote on membership of the
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or other educational institution. Generally the SRC forms part of a broader
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Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
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