Society
HISTORY
Founded in 1901, the Cambridge University Engineering Society is Cambridge University’s most active academic society and one of the largest, with over 1300 current student members.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver the very best opportunities to students to enhance their skills and develop their employability. To our partners, our mission is to be their indispensable route to interaction with some of the greatest talent in the world.
Events
We make regular contact with our network of high achieving students through numerous channels including presentations from industry, events (including the university’s largest student-run careers fair), our grants scheme and regular social activities. We are proud of how this has always resulted in very high exposure for our partners, not only to our members but also to the wider Cambridge community.
Members
Recently, CUES has undergone a shift in focus and is rapidly expanding its reach to an increasing number of STEM and non-STEM students, as well as the postgraduate community. Membership is open to anyone at the University with an interest in technology and industry, giving us a strong membership base that is growing and diversifying.
Committee 2020-21
Executive Team
Kim Barker
President - president@cues.org.uk
I’m Kim and I’m a fourth year engineer at Emmanuel College, specialising in Information Engineering.
I have been on the CUES committee for three years now, and I am so excited to be in the role of president this year.
We always welcome your feedback, so please feel free to reach out to me at any point with suggestions or things you’d like to see!
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Vice-President - vp@cues.org.uk
Hi! I’m Ryan and I’m a third year engineer at Trinity College, specialising in Information and Bioengineering. This is my second year in CUES, having previously been an Events Officer and one of the first year reps.
My role is to facilitate the daily operations of the committee but you’ll likely see me hopping between our many events, so do stop by and say hi!
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Strategy Lead - strategylead@cuengineeringsociety.org.uk
I’m Srivatsa, and I’m a second year engineer at Emmanuel College. This is my first year being involved with CUES and I am really enjoying it so far! My role involves collecting and using data to help direct the committee’s efforts.
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Treasurer - treasurer@cues.org.uk
Hi I am Sabrina and I am a third year engineer from Emma.
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Jay Wong
Marketing & Communications Director - mcdirector@cues.org.uk
Hi everyone! I’m Jay, a 3rd year engineer from Churchill. My role as Marketing & Communications Director is mainly leading a group of really talented content designers and publicity officers to realise all of CUES’ publicity and content. The M&C team have a lot in store for this year, so make sure to follow us on Facebook & Instagram (@CUEngSoc) for the latest updates!
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Operations Director - opsdirector@cues.org.uk
Hello! I’m Vaish, a third year Manufacturing Engineer from King’s. As Operations Director I am responsible for our Welfare, Diversity, and Access initiatives, as well as the Website and Magazine. I’m hoping this year to achieve a greater focus on Welfare as well as greater integration between the Diversity, Welfare, and Access functions.
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Antonis Georgiou
Events Officer - events@cues.org.uk
My name is Antonis and I’m a third year engineer at Christ’s College, specialising in Electrical engineering. My role is to organise fun and educational events for CUES, so if you have any cool event ideas, feel free to send a message!
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Events Officer - events@cues.org.uk
I’m Brandon, a third year manufacturing engineer at Downing. This is my first year on the CUES committee, and I work with the other events team members to arrange exciting events such as Hackathons and the careers fair!
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Socials Officer - socials@cues.org.uk
Hi, I’m Kiseki. I’m a third year engineer from Christ’s specialising in information engineering. My role, alongside Tisal, is to organise various social events for CUES so that you can get the most out of your time in CUED.
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Socials Officer - socials@cues.org.uk
Hi all! My name is Tisal and I’m a second-year PhD Student at Trinity College reading Mechanical Engineering. I was part of CUES for two years while doing my undergrad at Cambridge. Now I’m one of the socials officers and will be organising exciting socials throughout the year and the all-important CUES Annual Dinner.
James Thompson
Presentations Officer - presentations@cues.org.uk
My name is James and I am a second year engineer at Emmanuel College. This is my first year on the CUES committee and my job is to arrange lunchtime presentations with engineering companies, many of whom are our sponsors.
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Publicity Coordinator - events@cues.org.uk
Hi! I’m Tomos, a third-year engineering student from Queens’, specialising in energy & the environment. My role straddles publicity and events, where I help facilitate new initiatives such as the Intro Hackathon and ensure that the inter-team communication functions smoothly.
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Amy Clayton
Secretary - secretary@cues.org.uk
Hi! My name is Amy and I’m a third year engineer at Emmanuel College specialising in Mechanics, Materials and Bioengineering. This is my first year on CUES committee and I’ve really enjoyed it so far. I’m mainly responsible for sending out the CUES bulletin twice a week to keep you up to date with all our events!
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Content Designer - design@cues.org.uk
Hi, I’m Namnueng. I’m a second year engineer at Queens’ College. I’m a Content Designer and Publicity Officer because I love designing and creating art! I make posters, CUES stash and is encharge or CUES insta so GO FOLLOW if you want a regular update or want to know more about our society
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Content Designer - design@cues.org.uk
Hi! I’m Afif, a third year Engineer at Churchill – specialising in Civil/ Structural Engineering. I’m one of the content designers mostly fiddling around Adobe Creative Cloud apps hoping it turns out fantastic; and so far it has! If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact me!
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Publicity Coordinator - events@cues.org.uk
Hi! I’m Tomos, a third-year engineering student from Queens’, specialising in energy & the environment. My role straddles publicity and events, where I help facilitate new initiatives such as the Intro Hackathon and ensure that the inter-team communication functions smoothly.
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Content Designer - design@cues.org.uk
Hey! I’m Ilakya, a third year engineering at Magdalene. As one of the content designers I’m mostly playing around on Photoshop making posters/facebook cover photos and presentation packs for CUES.If you have any design suggestions, feel free to contact me.
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Publicity Officer - publicity@cues.org.uk
Hi everyone, my name is Miruna and I am a third year aerospace engineering student from Churchill College. Apart from engineering, I’ve always been not-so-secretly interested in the ins and outs of publicity and marketing. My responsibilities include promoting the society’s talks and events and managing our social media accounts.
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Publicity Officer - publicity@cues.org.uk
Hi everyone, I am Zoe, a third year information engineer from Christ’s College.
This is my first year in CUES committe and I really enjoy in publicity works so far. My responsibilities is promoting society events, mainly by facebook posts and events, lecture shoutouts and other approaches, together with other talented publicity officers.
Marcos Tapia Costa
Publicity Officer - publicity@cues.org.uk
Hi I am Marcos, a second year engineer from Magdalene College.
This is my first year as a publicity officer, and my first time in CUES all together. My main responsibilities are scheduling Facebook events, posts, giving lecture shoutouts, and overall ensuring different company events get the right type of attention.
Operations Team
Tse Uweja
Diversity Officer - diversity@cues.org.uk
Hi, my name is Tse (pronounched: Shay). I am the Outreach and Diversity for CUES for this year!
My role is to help promote engineering diversity within the department e.g. through Outreach activities and by working closely with the CUES Access Officer Areeg.
The other part of my role is to help students from under-represented backgrounds with the department to feel more comfortable and confident in the department through workshops, events and schemes.
Please do let me know if you have any other ideas as to how I can make the engineering department as inclusive and welcoming as possible!
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Magazine Editor - magazine@cues.org.uk
Hello, I am Lettice, a fourth year Information engineer in Magdalene College. I have been the magazine editor for one year and will stick to it until graduation. As an engineer and an amateur visual designer, I emphasise the connectivity between Art and Tech. We will strive to bring you with a fantastic digital experience in reading the Cambridge Engineer!
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Welfare Officer - welfare@cues.org.uk
Hi, I’m Athi, I’m a third year engineer from Churchill College specialising in Aerothermal Engineering and I am one of the welfare officers for CUES this year! This is my first year on the CUES committee.
My role, alongside Ewan, is to help improve the physical and mental welfare in the department so that you can get the most out of your time in CUED.
Ewan and I are always available for a chat, whether it is degree related or otherwise and we will be running events throughout the year to make it more enjoyable experience here, but we are always open to any ideas on how we can improve in our roles to help relieve any stress or concerns.
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Operations Director - opsdirector@cues.org.uk
Hello! I’m Vaish, a third year Manufacturing Engineer from King’s. As Operations Director I am responsible for our Welfare, Diversity, and Access initiatives, as well as the Website and Magazine. I’m hoping this year to achieve a greater focus on Welfare as well as greater integration between the Diversity, Welfare, and Access functions.
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Webmaster - webmaster@cues.org.uk
Hi! I’m Roman, a Second year engineering student, studying at Girton College, and a CUES Webmaster for 2019-20.
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Welfare Officer - welfare@cues.org.uk
Hi, my name is Ewan. I’m one of the welfare officers for CUES this year. I’m a third year from Churchill college specialising in electrical and information sciences and this is my first year on the CUES committee.
As one of the welfare officers, my role is to help promote mental health awareness in the department and organise welfare events during the year, and generally make the year more enjoyable and less stressful.
If you’re feeling down you can always reach out to myself or Athi and we’ll do out best to help you out. We’re always looking for ways that we can improve welfare in the department, so if you have any ideas don’t hesitate to share them!
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Access Officer - access@cues.org.uk
Hey there! So my role as access officer will cover working with the CUED Outreach Officer to help improve our intake of students from backgrounds that would not usually apply to Cambridge and/or Engineering. I will be in charge of the organisation of the first ever CUES Access Day which will give students an insight into the student experience in CUED as well as the application process. Please feel free to reach out to me either via Facebook or my email access@cuengineeringsociety.org!
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Srivatsa Garg
Strategy Lead - strategylead@cuengineeringsociety.org.uk
I’m Srivatsa, and I’m a second year engineer at Emmanuel College. This is my first year being involved with CUES and I am really enjoying it so far! My role involves collecting and using data to help direct the committee’s efforts.
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Strategy Officer - strategy@cues.org.uk
Hi, my name is Theo and I am a 3rd year from Trinity,specializing in Information and Computer Engineering. Within the commitee, I am one of the Strategy Officers for this year and my role is to make sure that we gather meaningful feedback from events and socials in order to get a better understanding of what our members like.
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Strategy Officer - strategy@cues.org.uk
Within the commitee, I am one of the Strategy Officers for this year and my role is to make sure that we gather meaningful feedback from events and socials in order to get a better understanding of what our members like.
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CONSTITUTION
Cambridge University Engineering Society
Constitution
1. NAME
The name of the Society shall be The Cambridge University Engineering Society, hereafter referred to as “the Society”.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. Full Tenure: The tenure of a committee; from one election to the next, usually 12 months.
2.2. Society members: Individuals who meet the criteria in Article 4.
2.3. Society Handbook: A compilation of the handover documents from previous committees.
3. OBJECTIVES
3.1. The aims of the Society shall be:
3.1.(a) To provide a link between the Cambridge University and the industry
3.1.(b) To provide engineering-related educational opportunities that are not covered by the formal course.
3.1.(c) To inform members of the Society of relevant industrial developments and various career opportunities.
3.1.(d) To provide social functions for the Cambridge engineering students and those who are interested in engineering.
3.2. In pursuance of its aims the Society accepts sponsorship from companies, bodies and individuals of an engineering or otherwise technical nature.
4. MEMBERSHIP
4.1. Membership of the Society shall be open to all members of the University and any others who are interested in engineering.
4.2. The Society offers Life Membership or shorter fixed period membership. There shall be a membership fee payable on joining the Society. The membership fee shall be determined by the Committee.
4.3. The Committee has the right to decide whether it accepts an application for membership. It shall not reject an application for membership on the grounds of race, sexual orientation, religion or political views. It may, however, expel any member for behaviour likely to bring the Society into disrepute. All members shall have full voting rights at Society general meetings and elections.
5. THE COMMITTEE
5.1. The Executive Committee
5.1.(a) The day-to-day management of the Society’s affairs shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee.
5.1.(b) The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, the Committee Director and the Junior Treasurer.
5.1.(c) There shall be a Senior Treasurer, who shall be a member of the Regent House or other person approved by the Junior Proctor. The Senior Treasurer shall be appointed by the elected members of the Executive Committee and shall be ex officio a member of the Executive Committee.
5.1.(d) The elected members of the Executive Committee shall all be full-time undergraduate or postgraduate students of the University of Cambridge.
5.1.(e) Meetings of the Committee shall be chaired by the President or in his or her absence the Vice-President. If neither the President nor Vice-President is present, the remaining members shall elect a chairperson for that meeting. The quorum for a meeting of the Committee shall be more than 80% of the Committee members and a written record of each meeting shall be kept.
5.2. The General Committee
5.2.(a) The roles and the responsibilities of each role of the Committee Members are subjected to changes every year in accordance to the Society’s need. The details are kept in the Society Handbook and must be followed.
5.3. The Elections
5.3.(a) The Executive Committee, except for the post of Senior Treasurer, shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which should be held at the end of Lent Term. Nominations for the Executive Committee must be submitted to the President.
5.3.(b) The election shall be conducted using the Single Transferable Vote System.
5.3.(c) The posts of the Executive Committee (except for the Junior Treasurer) are only open to officers of the two most recent Committees and must have served a Full Tenure.
5.3.(d) The candidates for posts in the Executive Committee must obtain two nominations from the outgoing Committee, and at least one nomination must come from the outgoing Executive Committee. Each outgoing Executive Committee member can nominate only one candidate for each Executive Committee post.
5.3.(e) Should none of the Committee stand for one of the positions or the election result be a call for reopening of nominations, that position will be made open to the remaining members of the Society. The candidate for Executive Committee post still needs to be nominated in accordance with Article 5.3.(d) above.
5.3.(f) The Executive Committee members elected in the annual Lent election shall take office at the Board of Advisors meeting or by the end of Easter Full Term, whichever is sooner.
5.3.(g) The posts of the Executive Committee are only open to members of the Society.
5.4. Induction of General Committee members
5.4.(a) The posts in the General Committee, as defined in the Society Handbook, shall be open the Society members only.
5.4.(b) The posts of the General Committee shall be advertised publicly and university-wide, by the end of Lent term.
5.4.(c) Applications for the posts of the General Committee shall be submitted to the outgoing President.
5.4.(d) The applicants for the posts of the General Committee shall be interviewed by the end of Lent Term. The interviewers must include, but are not limited to: the outgoing President, the incoming President, and an outgoing Officer of that role.
5.4.(e) Interview outcomes should be communicated to the applicants by the end of Lent Term.
5.4.(f) After the interview outcomes, should any post remain unfilled, the unfilled posts are to be advertised publicly and university-wide. Subsequent applicants should be interviewed according to Article (4)d above.
5.4.(g) If any of the posts of the General Committee remain unfilled or become vacant after the Board of Advisors meeting or the end of Easter Full Term, the said post must advertised publicly and university-wide. The subsequent applicants should be interviewed by at least two members of the serving Executive Committee and appointed with consensus of all members of the serving Executive Committee.
6. GENERAL MEETINGS
6.1. The Society shall hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) during each Academic year. The AGM shall be held in Cambridge at the end of the Lent Full Term. All Members shall be entitled to attend and vote at any General Meeting.
6.2. The AGM shall approve Minutes of the last General Meeting and the Society’s Accounts for the preceding year, elect the Committee for the year ahead and conduct such other business as is necessary.
6.2. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) may be held at any time during Full Term. It shall be held in Cambridge and may be called by the Executive Committee or at the written request of at least ten members. An EGM shall have the same powers as an AGM.
7. FINANCIAL MATTERS
7.1. The Society shall maintain a banking account with a suitable Bank or Building Society to hold the Society’s funds.
7.2. It shall be the responsibility of the Junior Treasurer to ensure that monies received are properly accounted for and that the Society’s financial records are kept in good order.
7.3. Any authorised signatory of the banking account will be allowed to possess a debit/credit card on behalf of the Society.
7.4. The Senior Treasurer shall make arrangements for the Society’s accounts to be properly audited, either by himself or herself, or by some other person approved under University Ordinances.
7.5. The Senior Treasurer shall not be liable for any financial debt or other obligation of the Society unless he or she has personally authorised such a debt in writing.
7.6. For so long as the Society shall be Registered with the Junior Proctor, it shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to ensure that the Society complies with the requirements for Registration as a University Society.
8. CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
8.1. The procedure for the amendment of the Constitution shall be that an appropriate motion must be passed by a General Meeting and ratified at a referendum. Where the amendment would remove an executive post, that change shall not come into effect until the end of the term of office of the current holder of the post.
8.2. No amendment to this Constitution intended to remove the position of Senior Treasurer, to alter its prerogatives and duties, or to change the criteria and procedure for the appointment of a Senior Treasurer can be put to a vote without the prior written agreement of the Junior Proctor of the University of Cambridge.
9. DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES
9.1. The Society’s only disciplinary sanctions are to expel or to suspend a member whose actions are felt to be such as to bring the Society into disrepute, or to adversely affect the smooth running of the Society in a major way. Such expulsion or suspension can only be effected by a majority vote of all Executive Committee members, excluding the Senior Treasurer. In the event of an expulsion, the excluded member is required to return all equipment, documents and finances belonging to the Society within 7 days. He/she will not be entitled to any full or partial refund of annual subscriptions.
9.2. If the excluded or suspended member wishes to appeal the decision, that appeal should be made to the Senior Treasurer, who will consider all the facts, and whose decision will be final. An appeal as to the process of exclusion, but not a further investigation into the facts, may be lodged with the Junior Proctor.
10. DISSOLUTION
10.1. The Society may be dissolved at a General Meeting provided that at least Twenty-one days’ written notice of the intention to dissolve the Society has been given to the members. At least two thirds of those present and voting at the General Meeting must vote in favour of the motion for Dissolution for it to be effective.
10.2. On dissolution all assets of the Society shall be transferred to Engineers Without Borders, EWB U.K.
11. WEBSITE MAINTENANCE
The Committee is responsible for publishing the following articles on the CUES website:
11.1. Names of the Committee members
11.2. The Constitution
11.3. Minutes of all meetings