Join us for a Q&A with Activist, speaker and writer Gina Martin, who is best known for founding and running the national campaign to make upskirting illegal.

Her campaign ultimately led to the passing into law of the Voyeurism (Offences) Act in April 2019 which would make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales. Three other countries have since followed suit.

Gina is also an ambassador for UN Women UK and advocates for regular people creating change in their communities.

Tickets to the event on the 07 February at 18:00 are FREE – sign up and get … Read the rest

Ready to #BleedBurgundy? Varsity returns home to Wide Lane and beyond for it’s 12th year! 🏅

Team Southampton will defend their crown against Team Portsmouth on Sunday 15 March and this year is going to be better than ever!

Your £12 ticket includes entry to Varsity itself, a Varsity 2020 t-shirt, and entrance to the amazing after party!

Get your tickets here: susu.org/boxoffice

Whether you’re competing or spectating, let’s support #TeamSoton towards another victory! 🏆 … Read the rest

The Bridge was packed on Tuesday 28 January for our Big Charity Quiz of the Decade! Thank you to everyone who came along and donated something to our charity collection – check out the photo below to see how much we received!

Your donations will be sent to Southampton City Mission food bank. Their website says:

“When someone attends a Basics Bank food venue they are given a warm welcome and offered a drink and a chat while their food parcel is made up. … There will be enough food in the parcel for 5 days worth of food for … Read the rest

The next in our series of zero-alcohol events is your chance to solve puzzles in our table top escape game!

“You are secret agents working for the national security service. During one of your missions, some highly classified files locked inside a case have gone missing in a large abandoned building, which is due for demolition in one hour.

You have just received intelligence that agents from an enemy state have found out about the files, and are on their way to the building to try and get their hands on them. Can you recover the files to stop the … Read the rest

Scott McCarthy, will be stepping down from his role as SUSU CEO on Friday 28 February 2020 after leading SUSU for five years. Scott will be starting a new opportunity in a sports management start-up company.

Scott commented:

“It has been an honour and a privilege to work at SUSU for the past five years.  The Students’ Union sector is unlike any other and I was wholly impressed by the thousands of energetic young people who make this Union work every year, at every turn.

There is massive energy, creativity and commitment in everything SUSU delivers and the future is

Nominations are now open in our Spring Elections until Wednesday 12 February, and one of the roles you can run for is VP Welfare & Community.

Do you have a passion for representing, promoting and campaigning for students and the issues they hold from all of the different communities across campus? This may be the role for you! All it takes is one great idea and lots of passion for the role – remember, change starts with you.

Previous examples of work an individual in this position has achieved include the introduction of WIDE Training as well as … Read the rest

Nominations are now open in our Spring Elections until Wednesday 12 February, and one of the roles you can run for is VP Activities.

Do you enjoy working with hundreds of different societies and helping them achieve their goals? This might be the role for you! All it takes is one great idea and lots of passion for the role – remember, change starts with you.

Previous examples of work an individual in this position has achieved include being accountable for 214 societies, having increased this number over time.

Don’t worry if you don’t have much experience … Read the rest

Nominations are now open in our Spring Elections until Wednesday 12 February, and one of the roles you can run for is VP Sports.

Do you enjoy working with sports clubs and want to develop a better sporting experience for students? This might be the role for you! All it takes is one great idea and lots of passion for the role – remember, change starts with you.

Previous examples of work an individual in this position has achieved include the introduction of Women in Sports Week as well as leading Team Southampton to victory over Portsmouth at Varsity … Read the rest

Nominations are now open in our Spring Elections until Wednesday 12 February, and one of the roles you can run for is VP Education & Democracy.

Do you have ideas about how to improve student’s academic experience or desire to increase student engagement with SUSU’s advice centre? This may be the role for you! All it takes is one great idea and lots of passion for the role – remember, change starts with you.

Previous examples of work an individual in this position has achieved include reducing printing prices for all students across the university as well as … Read the rest

Nominations are now open in our Spring Elections until Wednesday 12 February, and one of the roles you can run for is Union President.

Do you have ideas on how to lead the Union or how to improve how sustainable we are and ensure SUSU reaches all students at all sites? Then this may be the role for you! All it takes is one great idea and lots of passion for the role – remember, change starts with you.

A great example of what can be achieved in this role is the creation and launch of our vegan … Read the rest