Samayya Afzal is a graduate in Biomedical Science from the University of Bradford, and twice elected Women's & Campaigns officer at the University of Bradford Union of Students. She has been an elected representative on the NUS National Executive Council for two years, volunteering under the remit of Society & Citizenship. She is also the co-founder of the national campaign Students Not Suspects, formed in opposition to the measures placed on universities under the Prevent duty.