Introducing the Student Voice Team
Feedback from students is highly valued by ICMP and vital to the continued improvement of our provision. Putting students at the heart of everything we do, our academic committees include student membership to ensure that students are fully involved in the decision-making process.
We also have an established system of Student Reps with a Student Senate led by a Student President and Vice-President. The post of Student President is central in the Student Voice cycle of ICMP. The president coordinates a range of activities and is invited to attend a range of committees and meetings to ensure the student's voice is present in all relevant discussions. The Student President is supported by the Student Vice-President.
These roles are the figureheads for the ICMP Student Body and represent the student voice on top-level committees with ICMP Senior Management. Supporting the President and Vice-President are the team of Student Officers.
If you would like to contact any of them, please do so via my.ICMP.
Students Elected 2024/25
Gus Granchelli — Student President
Hello! This is Gus Granchelli (He/Him) Chair of our ICMP Student Senate, Leader of The ICMP Students’ Union Project and Third Year BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance student. I’m honoured to be re-elected for a second term as President of our Student Body for the 24/25 Academic Year! During my time here, I have been engaged in various student projects and groups, including the ICMP Student Senate, the ICMPSU Development Campaign, the National Union of Students and NUS Charity full membership and the expansion of our Student Societies! Please feel free to reach out to me, stop me on corridors to introduce yourself, or even drop me a message/email to talk to me!
Gus’s main objective as our Student Body President is to prioritise our students' overall well-being and represent their voices as accurately as possible.
His priorities for this year are:
- Introduce a proposal to bring the Hardship Fund Scheme back
- Consolidate the “ICMP Students’ Union” for current and future ICMP Students
- Recruit and train new Programme (Student) Reps for our Student Senate
- Improve communication across all ICMP Teams/Departments with our Students
Varvara Sherman — Student Vice President
Hey everyone, my name is Varvara Sherman and I'm currently on my second year of the BMus Vocal Performance course. I'm thrilled to have been elected Vice President and can't wait to bring positive change to the ICMP community! Feel free to contact me directly via email or on campus with any issues you may encounter during your studies. I am here to represent you, and make sure you are having the best possible experience studying at ICMP. I wish everybody a wonderful start of the academic year!
Varvara's main goal as Vice President is to sensitively transmit the diverse perspectives of the student body, helping to find points of common ground that spur positive change for the whole community. He wants to foster an environment of open and nuanced conversations about what’s working, what isn’t, and how we can move towards greater ease and efficiency. Varvara can be reached via student.vicepresident@icmp.ac.uk
Jake Patterson — Facilities & Sustainability Officer
“Hey ICMP! I’m Jake, a drummer in my second year of the BMus Popular Music Performance course. I’m excited to be your new Facilities and Sustainability Officer, and I’m here to help make sure everything runs smoothly for you—whether that’s borrowing equipment or improving the spaces we use. I’m always up for a chat or any ideas you might have to improve things around ICMP, so feel free to reach out to me in person or DM me on Instagram @jakesnake0o. "
You can contact Jake via facilitiessustainabilityofficer@icmp.ac.uk
Emanuela Ciminna — Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Officer
Hello everyone! My name is Emanuela (she/her) I am a third year BA Creative Musicianship student, and I'll be your EDI Officer for the next Academic year. I look forward to working with and for the students to keep making of ICMP a space where everyone feels safe, included, seen. The students’ ideas, concerns and needs will always be at the top of my priorities; I will always be ready to listen to anyone who will need support regarding Equality, Diversity, Inclusion. No one will be left behind, no detail will be considered small or not worth mentioning. I am here to help you so please feel free to contact me or just come up to me and let’s chat!'
You can contact Emanuela via email at ediofficer@icmp.ac.uk.
Natalia Ungar — Socities & Co-curiccular Officer
Hello Everyone! My name is Natalia and I am a 3rd year BMus student on vocals. I have been selected to represent you as Societies & Co-Curricular Officer this academic year. I am looking forward to hearing your ideas on how to improve events at ICMP and be the voice for our societies.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any thoughts or ideas for improvements!
I believe each of you should have a say in our student council and I will do my best to represent you.
You can contact Natalia via email at sccofficer@icmp.ac.uk.
Darius Oon — International Officer
Hi everyone, my name is Darius! I've just started my second year studying guitar on the BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance programme and will be taking on the role of International Officer. I hope that through this role, I will be able to be a helping hand to ICMP's international student community. I'm looking forward to welcoming our incoming batch of international students this year!
You can contact Darius via email at internationalofficer@icmp.ac.uk.
Student Officer Meetings
The elected Student President and Vice-President and Student Officers meet with senior staff members on a regular basis throughout the academic year. This informal meeting provides a more direct and therefore immediate line of communication. These discussions are responded to at the meeting by those present, or by the Executive Committee back to the Student President at following meetings.