Let’s celebrate the end of Freshers’ with a Big Night Out! Hurry, it’s on Thursday and tickets are flying from the Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice!

Get acquainted with Southampton nightlife and visit many of the different bars and clubs that you will have met at our Freshers’ Fayre.

If you don’t want to miss it, hurry and get your tickets at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice.

After an incredible intro into student life complete with our packed Freshers’ programme, grab your housemates on Thursday 13 October and join 5,000 other students to tour 10 of Southampton’s finest bars and clubs in … Read the rest

Don’t miss out on one of #SotonFreshers funniest nights – An Audience with… Sara Pascoe.

Star of BBC’s Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and The Thick of It, Sara is set to hit The Cube from 19:00 tonight.

You can expect a full live comedy performance that will have you rolling in the aisles!

If you like to laugh, you’re going to love this! With tickets at just £12 each and a support yet to be announced, what are you waiting for?!

Get your tickets from our Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice but HURRY, because they’re selling … Read the rest

We’ve had everyone from Michael McIntyre to Josh Widdicombe grace our Laughter Lounge stage and this year’s Freshers’ line-ups are shaping up to be some of our best yet.

Our sell-out comedy evening brought to you by Off The Kerb Productions & Comedy Central UK is back with another jaw-dropping line up of the finest professional comedians that the circuit has to offer…and tonight Connaught, Glen Eyre, City Gateway, Bencraft, Highfield and Liberty Point are in for a treat! Here’s what you’ve got to look forward to:

Thursday 29 September  – Birthday Girls, Tom Allen … Read the rest

The smallest villages withhold the greatest mysteries… Venture down to 1939 Cornwall were the villagers are facing a unique enigma after the disappearance of their antiquary and a most beloved pet sheep…

Renowned for their murder mystery nights, the 368 Theatre Company will be helping you lead a Sherlock-worthy investigation and maybe win a bottle of champagne if you prove your detective-skills!

Enjoy a 3 course meal prepared by our Michelin trained chef during an evening of interactive performance, captivating spectacle and thrilling twists to lead to the final deduction.

Intrigued? Here is a flavour of what 368 … Read the rest

In just 11 days, you will be heading down to Southampton or Winchester to embark on some of the best years of your lives. Are you ready?!

Giving you 10 amazing chances for you to make friends, party and let off steam before you start your lectures, our Master Passes mark the ultimate start to your student experience.

Our Passes have completely SOLD OUT over the past few years! If they aren’t already sold out in the next couple of weeks, we will be taking them off sale on Friday 23 September at 18:00.

If you don’t want to miss … Read the rest

Don your headphones and sing as loud as you please at our Freshers’ Silent Disco.

In the ultimate student ice breaker, you can listen to your favourite tunes and show off those dance moves with your new friends. – without saying a word.

We want you all to be included, so we are holding two separate nights, each assigned to different Halls of Residence and for everyone else (including our returning students), you have our Private Rented option.

Don’t forget that you can still buy tickets for Freshers’, even if you’re not sure where you will be living yet. We … Read the rest

Get acquainted with Southampton nightlife

Navigating Southampton’s nightlife has been a hot topic amongst many of you on our social media sites and during our Twitter #SotonQandA, but we have the ultimate solution to help you seek out the entertainment hotspots and clubbing favourites.

After an incredible intro into student life complete with our packed Freshers’ programme, grab your housemates on Thursday 13 October and join 5,000 other students to tour 10 of Southampton’s finest bars and clubs in the city’s biggest crawl.

For just £12 a ticket, or FREE entry with our Freshers’ Master Pass, you can … Read the rest

In just over a month, you will have experienced one of best weeks of your life at Freshers’. You will have partied across Southampton’s biggest venues in Bedford Place during Bloc Party, had foamin’ fun at our official Freshers’ Foam Party and most importantly, you will have kicked off uni with 6,000 other likeminded students!

If that isn’t enough,  this year, we have thrown in a true gem to the Freshers’ 2016 calendar. Forget Glastonbury and Reading, this year it’s all about the day festival. You can leave behind muddy wellies and wet wipe washes – Southampton Soundclash is … Read the rest

Star of BBC’s Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and The Thick of It, Sara Pascoe is set to hit The Cube stage this #SotonFreshers.

On Monday 03 October, you can expect a full live comedy performance headlined by Pascoe that will have you rolling in the aisles!

If you like to laugh, you’re going to love this! With tickets at just £12 each and a support yet to be announced, what are you waiting for?!

Get your tickets from our Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice.

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We know this can be a confusing time period for a lot of you, and so last week we held a Q&A on our @Union_Soton Twitter account to answer some of your questions! Below is a quick recap of all that was asked in this particular Q&A, using the hashtag #SotonQandA. If there is something you would like to know which you can’t see here, join us for our next #SotonQandA on Wednesday 14 September between 13:00-15:00…

Food is a very important part of student life, our VP Engagement Dan Varley answers Enrique’s question, and you can check … Read the rest