The University Mammal Challenge (UMAC) is a year-round national challenge run by The Mammal Society to encourage university students to collect data on the mammals present on their university campus. They collect data on the 101 species of mammals in the UK. You don’t need to be a mammal expert to take part in the challenge, you just need to have a keen eye and enthusiasm when out on your post-lockdown walks!
Do you love singing, EuroVision or just competitions?
If any of those apply, then you’ll be excited to hear about our upcoming singing competition – UniVision!
Inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, UniVision brings together a selection of Universities to compete through song to become the UniVision champions.
The event will be hosted in Surrey on Sunday 14March and we need to submit one musical act (a solo singer or a group of singers) to represent Southampton and perform there live. Think this could be you? Record yourself performing a song and send it in to us (see details … Read the rest
Trans Day of Remembrance was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour her memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was brutally killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death and began an important memorial that has now become an annual event.
This day raises public awareness of hate crimes committed against transgender people, an action that mass media often fails to perform. It is a day to publicly mourn and honour the lives of the trans people lost to anti-transgender violence and discrimination. On … Read the rest
Trans Awareness Week runs from 13 – 19 November every year and on the 20th we commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance. This is a time where we share and uplift the voices and experiences of the trans community. This is an opportunity for transgender people and their allies to take action and bring more attention to the community by educating the public, sharing their stories and advancing advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community.
On campus, look out for the trans flag being flown by the Hartley Library. Pronoun badges can … Read the rest
We hope you had a great first week of Welcome 2020 and enjoyed getting to know lots of new people at our events, and our societies and sports clubs too!
There’s still plenty more to enjoy this week including the WSA Welcome Fair, Oktoberfest in The Stag’s, plus events from our societies including LGBT+ Society, Hookers, Knitters and Stitchers, Video Games and e-Sports Society, RAG and many more!
It’s Welcome 2020! We hope you had a great weekend settling into your accommodation and meeting your house mates. Now it’s time to dive right into student life by enjoying lots of events, meeting our societies and trying out our sports clubs.
This week you can enjoy meets & greets with our societies, go along to sports taster sessions, test your puzzle solving skills in our virtual Escape Rooms, learn how to cook a Sunday roast, and so much more!
Welcome 2020 is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to meet you all and welcome you to Southampton! We know you’ll have lots of questions about what you can look forward to in your first few weeks at uni, so here’s everything you need to know…
When is Welcome week?
Welcome 2020 runs for two weeks – Monday 28 September to Sunday 11 October.
What events will there be for Welcome 2020?
This Welcome we are hosting a mixture of online and in-person events. Our online events will include an escape room, quiz night, comedy night and a … Read the rest
The University are holding their first ever Alumni v Students Sports Quiz, hosted by the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman, alongside some familiar faces from across the University.
Sign up for your free place via Eventbrite: Alumni vs Students Sports Quiz. Select that you’re playing for Team Student and start quizzing – that’s all it takes! (Please note, if you don’t register there is no guarantee you’ll … Read the rest
There’s lots going on behind the scenes at SUSU to bring you a fantastic Welcome to Southampton this September!
We know this year will be different to our usual events, but we plan to bring you lots of virtual ways to meet new people, join our societies and sports clubs and dive in to student life in Southampton.
Welcome will be from Monday 28 September – Sunday 11 October.
All our events will be called Welcome 2020, not Freshers’, so they will be easy to spot online and on social media.
Huge congratulations to all our award winners and nominees in our first Society and Volunteering Awards! We are so glad we could celebrate all the amazing things our societies have achieved this year, and all the hard work and dedication from society members behind-the-scenes. If you missed the live ceremony, you can watch it below…
Best Event
Southampton University Symphony Orchestra – Centenary Concert “The Best Event award had many high quality nominations, making it difficult for the panel to pick the winner. SUSO‘s Centenary Concert however, held on 14 March, really stood out for its scale, impact and … Read the rest
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