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.
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 2021-22
Executive Team
Srivatsa Garg

President - [email protected]
Hi! I’m Sri and I’m delighted to be President this year! I’m a finalist at Emmanuel College focusing on Information Engineering and Bioengineering. Do drop me an email if you have any questions, ideas, or comments!
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Vice President - [email protected]
Hi, I'm Shonak and I'm the Vice President for CUES this year! I'm a 4th year student at Queens' College, specializing in Information and Computer Engineering. My roll as VP includes the internal management of our wonderful committee and the CUES Grants scheme. I also enjoy cycling, music, sketching and good coffee (much needed for this degree)!
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Treasurer - [email protected]
I'm Jeremy, a 3rd year MET student from Girton. As the treasurer of the society, I am responsible for managing the cash flow of the society, ensuring we have the funds to run our exciting events. Outside of Engineering, I’m an active rackets sports player: especially badminton, tennis and squash. In addition to a side interest in graphite drawing and digital art , I’m an enthusiastic violinist, pianist and singer (in the shower).
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Sponsorship Officer - [email protected]
My name is Marcos Tapia Costa, and I am the upcoming Sponsorship Executive for CUES 2021-2022. I am a fourth year Information and Computer Engineering student at the Department, and I've worked in CUES as a Publicity Officer and Director of Marketing and Communications in the past. I am looking forward to continuing and improving our sponsor relations, delivering the best value to both students and sponsors by closely collaborating with both to create tailored events.
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Events Director - [email protected]
Hi! I’m Timothy, a 2nd year engineer from Gonville & Caius College. This is my first year in CUES and I am really excited at meeting all of you at different in person events! As the events director of CUES this year, I aim to resume as much in person activities as possible and organise a greater variety of events. Feel free to let me know about any ideas for new events or improvements to past events!
CloseAntros Economides

Technology Director - [email protected]
Hi, I’m Antros and I'm a third-year engineer at Trinity, following the Electrical and Information sciences route. This year, I'll be leading the brand new Technology team at CUES - do let me know if you have any suggestions!
CloseNikita Kamath

Operations Director - [email protected]
Hello there! I'm Nikita, a 4th year Mechanical and Bioengineering student, and I'm the Operations Director for this year. I will be supporting the Welfare, Diversity and Access efforts, as well as the CUES Magazine - please reach out if you'd like to see any particular events or articles!
CloseNaresh Rasakulasuriar

Strategy Director - [email protected]
Hi, I'm Naresh and I'm excited to be the Strategy Director at CUES this year! I'm a 4th year Aerospace engineering student at Trinity College. It's my job to come up with some new strategies to better our societies engagement with our members, attract new members and to help us be as useful as possible. Outside of CUES I love playing cricket and racquet sports, watching F1 and trying new food!
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M&C Director - [email protected]
Hi everyone! I'm Ethan, a third year information engineering student at Girton. I'm this year's M&C director meaning I manage the society's social media and newsletter. If you have any questions regarding any of that, just shoot me an email!
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Timothy Tsang

Events Director - [email protected]
Hi! I’m Timothy, a 2nd year engineer from Gonville & Caius College. This is my first year in CUES and I am really excited at meeting all of you at different in person events! As the events director of CUES this year, I aim to resume as much in person activities as possible and organise a greater variety of events. Feel free to let me know about any ideas for new events or improvements to past events!
CloseJustine Hong

Events Officer - [email protected]
Hello! My name is Justine and I'm a fourth year info engineer at Corpus Christi. As one of the events officers, I'll be organising careers related events like the careers fair, hackathons and industry visits throughout the year, as well as networking events to meet company representatives - hopefully in person! I also like kickboxing, tennis, playing the piano and books.
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Events Officer - [email protected]
Hi, I am Ankit! I am a second year engineer at Trinity. As an events officer, I will be organising events such as careers fair, hackathons and networking events. Outside of engineering, I enjoy cycling, playing the piano and reading science fiction.
CloseNeelay Sant

Socials Officer - [email protected]
Hi! I'm a fourth year Emma Engineer and one of this year's Socials Officers. After a tough year for us all, we will be organising exciting and entertaining social events so that everyone can get back to meeting up and having fun! Outside of CUES, I like playing the guitar, singing and dancing.
CloseJunhyuck Kim

Presentations Officer - [email protected]
Hello, I am a second-year tringineer and I will be working as one of the presentations officers this academic year. We will be introducing inspiring presentations from both our sponsors and non-sponsor companies as well as career talks from individual speakers. Either the events are going to be online or offline, we will do our best to deliver high-quality presentations.
CloseOoi Ren An

Events Officer - [email protected]
Hello! I'm Ren An, third year electrical and electronics engineer at Magdalene :) Together with the events team, I hope to organise events to bring you closer to industry and experience engineering in the real world. In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano, cycling and cooking!
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Sophie O’Keeffe

Brand Manager - [email protected]
Hi, I'm a second year engineer at Emmanuel and I'm brand manager for CUES! I design and coordinate the unique stash for the year and help develop the society's brand. Outside of engineering, I really enjoy sports and swim on the blues team. I can't wait to get involved in CUES after the year of COVID we've had!
CloseAayushi Jhaveri

Content Designer - [email protected]
Heya, I'm a second-year Pembroke engineer and now one of the content designers for the CUES. We design all the graphics surrounding the engineering society events that you see around, including posters, booklets, banners and much more. Outside of all things engineering, I play badminton, love all things fine art (painting, sculpting etc.) and am at the start of my guitar learning journey.
CloseAdorey Shen

Content Designer - [email protected]
HeloHelo! I am Adorey and I am a third-year Newnham engineer and content designer for CUES. I love graphical design and I am responsible for creating posters, banners and booklets that are posted on social medias like facebook and instagram for our society events. I am excited to create visual contents that are colorful and innovative in design this year :)
CloseSamir Sardana

Publicity Officer - [email protected]
I am a second-year engineer at Caius and one of the publicity officers for CUES. My role involves advertising upcoming CUES events through social media as well as in-between lectures to the rest of the engineers. Aside from my course, I enjoy sport, playing cricket and hockey for the University.
CloseEthan Mak

M&C Director - [email protected]
Hi everyone! I'm Ethan, a third year information engineering student at Girton. I'm this year's M&C director meaning I manage the society's social media and newsletter. If you have any questions regarding any of that, just shoot me an email!
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Sam Walker

Access Officer - [email protected]
Hi, I'm Sam and I'm one of the Access officers for this year! I'm a third year engineer at Trinity College, and I'm probably most well known for my YouTube channel The Dodgy Engineer!
CloseLibby Gande

Welfare Officer - [email protected]
Hello! I’m Libby, a third year student at Emmanuel. I’m very excited to be one of the CUES welfare officers this year, and am looking forward to hosting lots of great welfare events to help you unwind, and to helping direct students to the help available in department should you need it. Engineering can sometimes be quite stressful, and I hope that we can make improvements to the welfare provisions available so that you can enjoy your time here as much as possible. If you see me around department please don’t hesitate to say hello; I’m always available for a chat.
CloseYi Chen Hock

Magazine Officer - [email protected]
Hello! I'm Yi Chen, a third year engineer at Queens'. I am the magazine officer for this year, so I am responsible for writing the news articles. Outside of CUES, I enjoy doing art, music, game dev, programming, video editing and crochet!
CloseIlora Ishaque

Access Officer - [email protected]
Hey everyone, I am Ilora, a 3rd year engineer at Girton College, and one of the Access officers this year. I am excited to be working on organizing events, creating resources and open up opportunities to help prospective students from under-represented backgrounds feel confident in applying to Cambridge. Coming from that background myself, I know how much a push in the right direction can help! To tackle the barriers encountered from our target students, it's important that we listen to your diverse experiences, so please don't hesitate to contact me or Sam, we are always open for ideas or to just listen.
CloseSelina Guo

Welfare Officer - [email protected]
Hi everyone, I'm Selina Guo, a fourth year engineer at Newnham College specialising in electrical and information sciences. I'll be one of this year's welfare officers. It's my second year working in CUES. It's been a wonderful society with loads of helpful people, wonderful events and opportunities. This year we hope to bring back the regular weekly Engineering Cafe and more exciting new events (hopefully in person) to bring people together after a whole year's online learning.
CloseNikita Kamath

Operations Director - [email protected]
Hello there! I'm Nikita, a 4th year Mechanical and Bioengineering student, and I'm the Operations Director for this year. I will be supporting the Welfare, Diversity and Access efforts, as well as the CUES Magazine - please reach out if you'd like to see any particular events or articles!
CloseJulia Gontarek

Diversity Officer - [email protected]
Hi! I’m Julia, a second-year student at Caius and this year’s Diversity Officer. I hope to contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment within the department and help us reimagine who an engineer is. Please reach out to me if you have any ideas, suggestions, concerns, or with anything else.
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Connor Wang

Technology Officer - [email protected]
Hi there! I am Connor Wang from Magdalene College, about to start / in the fourth year journey towards a computer engineer. I am excited to stay on the committee for another year and keen on supporting other teams with the technology. Looking forward to seeing all the folks again at the CUES events in person!
CloseAntros Economides

Technology Director - [email protected]
Hi, I’m Antros and I'm a third-year engineer at Trinity, following the Electrical and Information sciences route. This year, I'll be leading the brand new Technology team at CUES - do let me know if you have any suggestions!
CloseTom Grant

Technology Officer - [email protected]
Hi, I'm Tom, I'm a third-year engineer at Trinity studying Information and Computer Engineering. I aim to spend this year improving our website and helping to organize technical events/ hackathons.
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Anchit Jain

Strategy Officer - [email protected]
I'm a second-year engineer at Homerton. I am also an international student from India. I love playing tennis and literally anything engineering related! My main aim is going to try help the second year engineers make up for every opportunity they lost during "these uncertain times"
CloseNaresh Rasakulasuriar

Strategy Director - [email protected]
Hi, I'm Naresh and I'm excited to be the Strategy Director at CUES this year! I'm a 4th year Aerospace engineering student at Trinity College. It's my job to come up with some new strategies to better our societies engagement with our members, attract new members and to help us be as useful as possible. Outside of CUES I love playing cricket and racquet sports, watching F1 and trying new food!
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- NAME
The name of the Society shall be The Cambridge University Engineering Society, hereafter referred to as “the Society”.
- DEFINITIONS
- Society Committee: Individuals who are members of the Executive Committee, Team Directors, or General Committee Officers as defined in Article 5.
- Full Tenure: The period from one Society Election to the next, lasting approximately 12 months, plus a transition period which will last until the end of Board of Advisors (BoA) Meeting.
- Society Members: Individuals as defined in Article 4.
- Society Handbook: A compilation of the handover documents from previous committees.
- OBJECTIVES
- The aims of the Society shall be:
- To provide a link between Society Members and industry.
- To provide engineering-related educational opportunities for Society Members that are not covered by their formal degree course.
- To inform Society Members of relevant industry developments and career opportunities.
- To provide social functions for Society Members.
- In pursuance of its aims, the Society accepts sponsorship from companies, bodies and individuals of an engineering or otherwise technical nature.
- The aims of the Society shall be:
- MEMBERSHIP
- Membership of the Society shall be open to all members of the University.
- There shall be a membership fee payable on joining the Society. The membership fee and duration shall be determined by the Executive Committee.
- The Executive 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, political views, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- The Executive Committee may expel any member for behaviour likely to bring the Society into disrepute, in accordance with Article 9.
- All members shall have full voting rights at the Society’s General Meetings and Elections.
- THE COMMITTEE
- The Executive Committee
- The day-to-day management of Society’s affairs shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee.
- The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, the Sponsorship Officer, and the Junior Treasurer.
- The members of the Executive Committee shall be elected in accordance with Article 5(3).
- The members of the Executive Committee must remain undergraduate or postgraduate students of the University of Cambridge, as well as members of the Society in good-standing, for the duration of their Full Tenure.
- There shall be a Senior Treasurer, who shall be a member of the Regent House or another 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.
- The Team Directors and the General Committee
- The number of Team Directors, as well as their responsibilities, shall be determined by the Executive Committee based on the Society’s operational needs.
- The number of General Committee Officers, as well as their responsibilities, shall be determined by the Executive Committee in consultation with the relevant Team Directors.
- Team Directors and General Committee Officers shall be selected from Society Members in good-standing, in accordance with Article 5(4).
- The Election
- The Executive Committee, except for the post of Senior Treasurer, shall be elected using Single Transferable Vote, following candidate hustings at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The voting process may be conducted online.
- Nominations for a new Executive Committee must be submitted to the outgoing President, who shall act as the Returning Officer for the Election.
- Candidates for the Executive Committee must be proposed and seconded by distinct members of the outgoing Society Committee. The proposer must be a member of the outgoing Executive Committee. Each outgoing member of the Society Committee can propose or second only one candidate for each Executive Committee position.
- Candidates for the Executive Committee must be Society Members in good-standing and current members of the University at the time of their election. Only members of the two most recent Committees, as defined by Articles 5(1) and 5(2), may stand for an Executive Committee position.
- Should no candidate stand for one or more of the positions or the election result in a call for reopening of nominations (RoN), these positions will be made open to all Society Members. The nomination process in Article 5(3)(c) must still be followed. Additional hustings may take place at the discretion of the Returning Officer.
- The timeline and procedures for each Election shall be set by the Returning Officer and made public on, or before, the date of opening nominations. Such procedures shall adhere to, and be interpreted in accordance with, relevant provisions of this Constitution.
- 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.
- If any Executive position becomes vacant during the Full Tenure of the Executive Committee, the remaining Executives may appoint an existing member of the Society Committee to the vacant position. This appointment shall be agreed upon unanimously by the remaining members of the Executive Committee and documented. If such an appointment is not possible, an Election for the role shall be held following the procedures established for the most recent Election.
- Induction of Team Directors and the General Committee
- The roles of Team Directors and General Committee Officers shall be advertised publicly and University-wide. Applications for the positions shall be submitted to the outgoing Executive Committee.
- Applicants must be members of the University. If they are not current Society Members, then they must also commit to purchasing and maintaining Society Membership upon selection.
- New Team Directors shall be selected by the incoming Executive Committee, in consultation with the outgoing Executive Committee and outgoing Team Directors. The selection process may include an interview component.
- New General Committee Officers shall be selected by the incoming Executive Committee and incoming Team Directors, in consultation with the outgoing Executive Committee, Team Directors, and Officers of that role. The selection process may include an interview component.
- After the selection process, should any post remain unfilled, the unfilled posts are to be advertised publicly and University-wide. Subsequent applicants should be selected according to Articles 5(4)(c) and 5(4)(d).
- If any Team Director or General Committee position becomes vacant during the Full Tenure of the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee may appoint an existing member of the Society Committee to the vacant position. This appointment shall be agreed upon unanimously by the Executive Committee and documented. If such an appointment is not possible, the Executive Committee shall accept applications from University members and follow the selection process in Articles 5(4)(c) and 5(4)(d).
- The Executive Committee
- GENERAL MEETINGS
- The Society shall hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) during each Academic year. The AGM shall be held in Cambridge during the Lent Full Term. All Members shall be entitled to attend the AGM.
- An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) may be held at any time during Full Term. It shall be held in Cambridge, unless otherwise specified by the Executive Committee, and may be called by the Executive Committee or at the written request of at least ten Society Members, submitted to the Executive Committee. An EGM shall have the same powers as an AGM.
- FINANCIAL MATTERS
- The Society shall maintain a banking account with a suitable Bank or Building Society to hold the Society’s funds.
- 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.
- Any authorised signatory of the banking account will be allowed to possess a debit/credit card on behalf of the Society.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
- The procedure for amending the Constitution shall be that an appropriate motion is passed at a General Meeting (AGM or EGM). 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.
- 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.
- DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES
- 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.
- 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.
- DISSOLUTION
- 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.
- On dissolution all assets of the Society shall be transferred to the Cambridge University Engineering Department.
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
The Committee is responsible for publishing the following information on the CUES website or making it available upon the request of any Society Member:
- First and Last Names of the Society Committee
- This Constitution