The Highlands & Islands Students’ Association (HISA) will be holding a referendum on the following question between Monday 9th March and Thursday 12th March:
“Should the Highlands & Islands Students’ Association (HISA) adopt the proposed revised Articles of Association and Schedules?”
Why is this referendum being held?
On Friday 20th February HISA’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution to hold a referendum on the proposed revised Articles of Association and Schedules.
The proposed revised Articles of Association and Schedules were developed as a set of revised governing documents to fix the following four identified issues with HISA’s current Articles of Association & Schedules:
- Missing Information
- Outdated Information
- Conflicting & Contradictory Information
- Complexity & Duplication
Why is it important to vote in this referendum?
The issues with HISA’s current Articles of Association & Schedules need to be fixed in order to ensure that our democratic decision making processes are working properly for students.
For example, HISA’s current Articles of Association & Schedules don't allow the Students’ Association to run All Student Meetings (ASMs) that enable students to decide the campaigns we run to improve both the learning experience and wider student experience across the UHI Partnership.
Where can I check out the proposed revised Articles of Association and Schedules?
A copy of the proposed revised Articles of Association and Schedules can be found below.
Proposed revised Articles Of Association
Proposed All Student Meeting Schedule
Proposed Board of Trustees Schedule
Proposed Democracy Schedule
Proposed revised Elections Schedule
Proposed revised Executive Committee Schedule
Proposed Referendum Schedule
A copy HISA’s current Articles of Association and Schedules can be found online here.
How can I vote in this referendum?
UHI students will be able to vote online at www.hisa.uhi.ac.uk/referendums by signing in with their UHI log on details between 10am on Monday 9th March and 4pm Thursday 12th March 2026.
Every UHI student who votes in both the 2026 Student Elections and the Articles & Schedules Referendum will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 Amazon voucher!
Interested in campaigning in this referendum?
You can register to campaign in this referendum using the below form.
Where can I find a copy of the referendum rules?
A copy of HISA's referendum rules can be found here.