Voting is now open in our Summer Elections! Voting opens today at 09:00 until Friday 17 May at 16:00

Make sure to have your say on who you would like to represent you, listen to your ideas and concerns and make sure positive change is made at Southampton.

Find out more about Academic Representation and our structure of Reps in the video below and over at www.susu.org/representation

The following roles can be voted for in our current elections:

👉 School or Department President in your Faculty
👉 PGR Rep in your Faculty
👉 Student Officer for Avenue, Boldrewood, … Read the rest

We can’t wait to celebrate Grad Ball 2019 with you, and we have an important announcement to make: our entertainment for the night!

Get ready for a night of 1920s style glitz and glamour…

Ticket Info: 

Your tickets will be ready to collect from the Box Office at the Students’ Union (Main Reception in Building 42, Highfield Campus) from Wednesday 15th May!

What does the ticket look like?

A black credit card with gold embossed text.

Can we offer refunds?

Unfortunately not, but students can sell-on ‘collected’ tickets if they wish to.

What do students need to collect their ticket?… Read the rest

Celebrate the achievements of Team Southampton with an evening of awards and entertainment at our Athletic Union Awards Ball on Friday 17 May, at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Non-dining tickets (for the afterparty only) are now available to buy from the SUSU Box Office for £18. Get yours here: AU Ball tickets 2019

We can also reveal the shortlist for AU Awards below, which will be presented on the night along with the winners. Winners of Club Colours and Special Recognition Awards will be announced on the night.

First Year Sportsperson

Sophie Sawyer – Squash
Olivia George – Canoe Polo
Hugo … Read the rest

Do you want to take a lead in your faculty or with student life at Southampton? This is your opportunity to do just that – nominations in our Summer Elections are now open!

The roles currently available are School and Department Presidents for each faculty, Student Office roles (all listed below), PGR Reps for each faulty, Student Trustees and our Chair of Senate.

Student Officer roles available are:

• Avenue Officer
• Boldrewood Officer
• Joint Honours Officer
• LGBT+ Officer
• NOCS Officer
• Sports Participation Officer
• Volunteering and Community Officer
• WSA Officer

Find out more about every role available this elections, including full role … Read the rest

Our world is constantly changing. Some changes are natural and some are our responsibility. Join us for Change Our World: a series of events and activities to do some amazing things for our planet and learn more about the natural world around us. Take a look at the full list of events below:

Nature for Wellbeing Festival, Tuesday 30 April, 15:00 – 21:00, Glen Eyre Halls.

🎤 Live music
🌼 Make your own herb garden
🌸 Veggie BBQ (free!)
🚴‍♂️ Bike Doctor
🌼 Competitions and prizes 
🌸 Wellbeing information …and more!

Sustainability Zone Networking Event, Tuesday 30 April, 19:30 … Read the rest

The Easter holidays are here! SUSU will remain open during the break – other than Easter closure days- although some facilities will be running reduced hours. 

SUSU, and the rest of the University will be closed 17 – 22 April for Easter itself. A full list of opening times is below 👇 Happy Easter!

Tickets are now available for WSA Summer Ball 2019!

This year the theme is red carpet so get ready to dress to impress at WSA’s most glamorous event of the year.

Summer Ball will be held on Saturday 01 June, 20:00 – 01:00, at the Winchester Guildhall. 

Early bird tickets are now on sale for £12 from the Union’s Box Office, and will be available until Saturday 13 April. 

After that, Standard tickets will be on sale for £15.

Buy your ticket here: SUSU Box Office

We can’t wait to celebrate, take a look at last year’s Summer … Read the rest

On Saturday 30 March our very own Aerial Sports Society will be hosting the first inter-University Aerial Hoop Competition for University clubs and societies in the UK and Ireland.

The event will be held at the Students’ Union in The Cube, 12:30 – 16:30, and our team will be competing against the University of Leeds, University of Warwick, Imperial College London, Lancaster University and Royal Holloway.

The competition will include talented aerialists from Beginners to Advanced as well as Doubles and a professional performance from the Aircraft Circus Academy.

If you’d like to come along and support our team and … Read the rest

Have you missed out on Grad Ball 2019 tickets?

You are not the only one. We may put more tickets on sale if there is demand for it. 

Sign-up now and we will be in touch if this happens! 

 Join here:  bit.ly/gradball_ticket

Event held in aid of the Union’s charitable activities.

… Read the rest

This year our Excellence in Volunteering Awards (EVAs) will be held on Friday 10 May 2019 at the Students’ Union. We can’t wait to celebrate the achievements of fantastic student volunteers here at Southampton, but first we need to know who you think should be put forward to receive an award.

If you know someone who has been an incredible volunteer this year, we want to hear about them!
They could have volunteered their time for charity, as a member of a sports club or society, supporting the local community, fundraising, or something completely different!

You can put their name … Read the rest