Our VP Student Communities, Emily Harrison, launched our Sites Survey this week to hear your feedback on how we can improve student life at Avenue and Boldrewood campuses, the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton General Hospital and the Winchester School of Art.

If you spend time studying at any of these campuses, whether it’s a full week or just a few hours, we want to hear from YOU! Whatever ideas you have about how they can be improved or how we can extend the Union’s presence there, let us know.

Complete the survey here: Sites Survey

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Our mission statement is to unlock the potential and enrich the life of every student and that means that we aim to provide opportunities, facilities and services that include every student, regardless of what you’re studying and where.

You Said – “Improve transport services between Southampton and WSA”

The Students’ Union Did – We introduced the Shuttle Bus, a free service operating between the WSA and the University Highfield Campus, Monday-Friday during term-time from 8:00 to 20:00.

The two campuses are better connected and you are able to attend events at both locations.

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The Army are at Avenue Campus Car Park right now with a host of interactive games and challenges to give you a chance to experience life in the Army.

Until 5pm, you can jump out of a plane with the Paras and command a Challenger 2 tank, in virtual reality. Run the Sandhurst obstacle course in a full-body Oculus Rift experience. Train alongside a Sandhurst Physical Training Instructor. Then go on to lead a successful humanitarian mission in an interactive film. Claim your place on the top of the Leaderboard and you could win a real skydiving experience with the … Read the rest

The Summer break may be here for a lot of us, but that doesn’t mean that everyone has left Southampton. We now have lots of Pre-Sessional students here to enjoy the university and the Students’ Union. With that in mind, we still have lots of activities going on!

So far we have had some great events, including  trips to various sites around the country, halls nights and free sports at Jubilee gym, and we still have more to come!

If you feel like taking part in something active, there is a chance to play basketball every Sunday night in Jubilee … Read the rest

The 2014 Blackout event – in collaboration with the University of Southampton and Students’ Union – has been declared a success with more than 250 students taking part, and a record amount of computers being switched off by students and staff before the event began – showing a progression towards a more energy efficient University.

The annual sustainability event aims to highlight the energy wasted by members of the University as a result of not switching off electrical items when they go home in the evening, and is the largest energy audit of its kind. This year the campuses at … Read the rest