Students are campaigning to open Australia's first McDonald's on a university campus.

Left-wing students usually oppose big multinational corporations being anywhere near the lecture halls but one group says they just need more choice and cheaper eating options.

Elections are being held next week for the University of Queensland Union, which runs student services.

Thrive campaigners, seen here on campus with a pooch, want McDonald's at university

Thrive campaign manager Conor Ruane, a 22-year-old commerce-law student, said the group had held talks with McDonald's about opening an outlet at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus in Brisbane.

'Our idea is to introduce McDonald's to give students more options, more choice, more late-night trading hours during exams and also some cheaper alternatives,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

'We have had preliminary negotiations - obviously I can't go into them due to confidentiality agreements but the space at UQ here is one of the highest traffic areas in Queensland.

'We will be beginning formal negotiations if we are successful in winning these elections.'

However, a McDonald's spokeswoman Skye Oxenham later told Daily Mail Australia Thrive had not contacted the fast food giant.

'Our development team in Queensland has not been contacted by Thrive,' she said.

Thrive has a five-point plan which includes McDonald's and puppies to relieve stress

Thrive's campaign to deliver a McDonald's on campus features prominently on their Facebook page.

Mr Ruane said they also wanted the RSPCA to bring puppies to the campus during exam weeks.

'It's just a bit of a stress reliever for students who are obviously going through a pretty stressful time,' he said.

'Multiple forms of research show puppies help people chill out a bit.'

A-frames around campus highlight Thrive's policies of making puppies, pancakes and trampolines available during exam preparation week, known in some parts of Australia as "swotvac".

Thriveuq.com page of student group is registered at same address as Liberal National Party

The Thrive ticket is campaigning to wrest control of the Union from the incumbent Labor-linked Reform group.

They deny any affiliation with Queensland's conservative Liberal National Party.

However, a search of their web domain thriveuq.com showed they were registered to the same Brisbane address as the LNP.

Thrive campaign manager Conor Ruane (left) with Brisbane's LNP Lord Mayor Graham Quirk

Conor Ruane, a former University of Queensland Liberal National Club president, was pictured this year campaigning for Brisbane's LNP Lord Mayor Graham Quirk in a 'Team Quirk' T-shirt.

He insists Thrive is not connected with the LNP.

'Thrive has no connections with any political parties,' he said.

'Thrive does not have a postal address.'

Labor MPs Murray Watt (left), Jenny McAllister, Milton Dick and the LNP's Ted O'Brien (right)

Three former candidates for the University of Queensland Union were elected to federal parliament in 2016.

Senator Murray Watt, fellow Queensland Labor MP Milton Dick and the LNP's Ted O'Brien posed for a picture outside Parliament House in August with incumbent NSW Labor senator Jenny McAllister.

Senator Watt, a former University of Queensland Union president, tweeted: 'In 1993 this lot were duking it out in student elections for@uq_union. 23 yrs later, we take our seats in Canberra.'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was also active in student politics at the University of Sydney

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Liberal predecessor Tony Abbott were also active in student politics, with both serving on the University of Sydney Student Representative Council during the 1970s.

Senior federal Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese, a former party leadership contender, was elected to the same SRC in the 1980s.

Elections for the University of Queensland Union are being held next week, from October 10 to 14.