11.   It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have a recent postgraduate qualification or a good honours degree.

12.   No longer will it be a place where candidates have to go and shake the hands of average voters.

13.   Successful candidates usually have a strong record of accomplishment in paid and unpaid work.

14.   The ideal candidate will have an honours degree.

15.   The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms.

16.   Before the election, candidates will have to boil down their campaign messages into a few simple phrases.

17.   Candidates must have a good knowledge of chemistry.

18.   Candidates will have to give a presentation on a given topic.

19.   Candidates should have training and practical experience in basic electronics.