Saturday 10 June sees the return of our annual Graduation Ball, where we will celebrate our final year members’ graduation at the Union, Highfield campus.

The evening will be your night to look back over your time here at University and make even more everlasting memories.

Our Grad Ball Committee, made up of a group of seven students from across the University, have taken a central role in the organisation of the night, choosing everything from the venue to the theme, which will be revealed shortly!

Stay tuned as we will be announcing more information as the evening draws … Read the rest

We are delighted to announce that tickets to this year’s WSA Summer Ball on Friday 05 May are now on sale on our Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice.

Our annual summer party will be held at Winchester Guildhall at 20:30. The first 50 guests to arrive can enjoy a free glass of prosecco on arrival.

Electro-swing DJ, Jamie Berry, will provide the entertainment with a set to get you on the dancefloor with music from our very own Surge Radio DJs, who will keep you partying until the early hours.

Capture the memories on our photobooth and get some group … Read the rest

If you were one of the 109 students who joined us for the WSA Quiz and Curry Festive Special a couple of weeks ago, you can rest assured that the Quiz will be back for 2017.

This year has seen some of the most successful quizzes yet, with over 70 students regularly attending the fortnightly Quiz.

We don’t want you to miss out on the quiz due to hand-in season, so we’ve waited until just afterwards to give you something to look forward to. We’ll even be giving you the chance to choose which food you’d like to see served … Read the rest

Save the date!

You are cordially invited to our Christmas Ball 2016 on Friday 09 December at the Union.

Last year our sell-out Ball was complete with live performances from Stooshe, Lawson and appearances from the cast of Made in Chelsea. This year promises to be even better, so make sure you save the date!

Tickets will soon be available at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice

Keep up-to-date with the latest news on our official Facebook event here.… Read the rest

However hard we try to deny it, the end of the year is nigh, which means another cohort of amazing students have to graduate from Southampton and go forth into the wide world. But have no fear – there’s still a month or so left to make the most of your time in Southampton, so we’ve compiled a list of 50 things to do before you leave our humble city.

1. Have a BBQ on The Common
2. Find one of the prizes in the Hartley Treasure Hunt
3. Get a selfie with Susu the cat
4. Indulge in a 10 piece breakfast from

If you cast your minds back to the January exam period (painful thoughts we know!), you may remember that we offered you the chance to attend free events and activities to help you relax and de-stress away from your studies as part of our You Are More Than (YAMT) campaign. Well, YAMT back due to popular demand for the summer with a whole host of new events and old favourites to help you power on through tough times spent in the library.

New for Summer 2016, you can look forward to a trip to Southampton’s new board game cafe, ‘Board … Read the rest

You asked us for more events and activities at WSA – and we have not disappointed. From a jam-packed Freshers’ week to the ever-popular WSA Quiz, there’s been plenty for you to get involved with this year. And things are about to get even better.

It’s the summer term, you’ve worked hard all year and you’re almost at the finishing line. What better time to celebrate?! Following the success of the popular Saints and Sinners Ball earlier this year, we’ve organised another fantastic event especially for WSA students.

We’re holding a WSA Summer Ball at Guildhall Winchester on 18^th… Read the rest

The summer term kicks off tomorrow – but it’s not officially summer until you’ve had a BBQ!

That’s right: the annual WSA End of Term BBQ is back on 02 June.

We’ve got lots of surprises in store for you, including some amazing entertainment and, of course, plenty of good Barbie grub!

So save the date and make sure you don’t miss out on one of the highlight events in the WSA Calendar.

Tickets will be coming to the WSA Cafe very soon!… Read the rest

2016 has already been a huge year for RAG, having raised an enormous £4754.87 for charity during The Big Give, boosting their annual running total up to a spectacular £60,616.88, compared to £40,967.53 at the same point last year (correct at the last count in February). We think it’s fair to say that there are many students who deserved to be awarded for this amazing contribution to charity!

Save the Date

You are cordially invited to the RAG Awards on Monday 9th May at 7pm in The Bridge.

You will get the chance to nominate those you think … Read the rest

Thank you to everyone who has nominated a deserving student for either an Athletic Union Award or an Excellence in Volunteering (EVAs) Award! It is lovely to recognise the achievements of students and show that we appreciate your hard work!

If you want to go along to the Awards ceremonies to see the winners accept their awards (cue the emotional Oscars-style acceptance speeches!), then make sure you save these dates:

Athletic Union (AU) Ball 

Friday 29th April 2016 at The Hilton, Ageas Bowl

Excellence in Volunteering Awards (EVAs)

Friday 6th May at The Cube

You can also attend the Intra-Mural … Read the rest