Here at Southampton we have four brilliant student-run media departments, who create high quality content throughout the year; and this year they have been even more successful. SURGE were nominated for three Student Radio Awards, both the Wessex Scene and The Edge came highly commended in a Student Publication Award (Wessex Scene for Design and The Edge for Best Entertainment Piece) and SUSUtv won a NaSTA Award for their take on Top Gear.

But SUSUtv have only gone and done it again! Fresh of the back of them hitting 200,000 views on YouTube, their coverage of the SUSU Elections … Read the rest

It’s been another great year for student democracy at SUSU, with thousands of votes cast!

There was some action-packed campaigning by some very dedicated candidates.

Every student who voted had a say on the students who will lead our Students’ Union!

And here is who you chose…

Union President:
Benjamin Franklin

VP Democracy & Creative Industries:
Kerry Sclater

VP Welfare:
Sam Bailey

VP Engagement:
Hannah Talbot

VP Student Communities:
Anjit Aulakh

VP Sports Development:
Jamie Wilson

VP Education:
Shruti Verma

Student leaders:

Ethics and Environment Officer:
Amy Paraskeva

Student Groups Officer:
Trini Philip

The Edge Editor:
Natalie Fordham

Wessex Scene … Read the rest

The Debate Event offers a chance for the candidates to set out their vision for the future of your Union. The event will be moderated and all manner of hard hitting questions will be thrown at the aspiring future leaders! Do make sure to attend so you can be fully informed as to your choices when the time comes to vote!

If you haven’t taken the time to check out the candidates for the upcoming Sabbatical Elections then have a cheeky look at the video below!

There are seven full time positions available and the eager candidates will be looking … Read the rest