BBC Radio 1 DJs Scott Mills and University of Southampton alumni Chris Stark have confirmed a visit to the Students’ Union on Friday 9th October to wrap up their student tour across five UK universities.

The tour, which will also visit Stirling, Liverpool, Shropshire and Aberystwyth, will be broadcast live every day from Monday 5^th – Friday 9^th October from 1-4pm during Scott’s regular radio show slot.

The exciting news, confirmed by a news article on the BBC Radio 1 website, will follow up the recent involvement that Chris Stark has had with our Freshers’ Welcome parties. … Read the rest

The Students’ Union is full of weird and fun facts that you may have never known about…until now!

• Let’s start with one of our favourites…we have our own cat called Susu!

Susu is a stray cat who has adopted the Students’ Union at Highfield as her home – you can often see her chilling on the sofas by The Cube being cuddled by students.

• In preparation for Freshers’, we ordered over 7,000 pot noodles to give away to this year’s intake! 

True story – don’t say we don’t spoil you.

• In last year’s Union elections, Private Rented are the JCR

There are so many great activities and events both in the lead up to and during Freshers’ 2015 that it can be hard to keep up-to-date with it all. So to help you get a feel for what’s in store, we have picked our highlights so you know what to watch out for.

Day event: Union Fayre

 When? Monday 21^st September

Where? Students’ Union

Time? 11:00-15:00

Cost? Free

If you want to find out more about the Union and what we can offer, then you need to get down to the Union Fayre. Expect a day packed with … Read the rest

We are thrilled to be able to announce even more acts for this year’s Graduation Ball on Monday 10th June at Oceana in Southampton.

So far, we’ve given you details of the line-up for Oceana’s largest room – The Icehouse, which includes UK dance act Example + DJ Wire, Pendulum, vocalist Fleur, Varski and R3Wire.

We’ve added yet more names to the billing with BBC Radio1 favourites Scott Mills and his show guest and former University of Southampton student Chris Stark! The pair will appear in the New York Disco Room and will play through three years … Read the rest

Waiting until you move in and meet your new flat mates or house mates before you buy your Freshers’ tickets?

Well we have an exclusive offer available for this weekend only – the Welcome Weekend Super Saver!

4 amazing nights for just £20:

The Welcome Party (Sat 22 or Sun 23 Sept) – featuring the awesome Ministry of Sound Unitrash Tour
Live Music Mondays (Mon 24 Sept) – a brand new night, headlined by chart toppers Sam and the Womp and 5 other acts
SUSU Nightlife featuring Chris Stark (Fri 28 Sept) – known for his antics on the Scott … Read the rest