A University of Southampton student presents his sustainable fishing project to the United Nations, following a £300 investment from our Union.

We made the £300 investment towards prototypes as part of the our Enterprise Fund in May 2016. The fund aims to support students launch their own businesses and community projects.

Andreas Ostrovsky, presented ‘Right Light Technologies’ to the United Nations last week to showcase his project to help create an environmentally and economically sustainable fishing industry. Right Light Technologies design solar powered fishing lamps as an alternative to pressurised kerosene lanterns used in the night fishing industry in Daggaa … Read the rest

What better way to get to know your new home, then by taking part in our International Cross Campus Scavenger Hunt! We are giving you the opportunity to win one of these great prizes, simply by sending us photos of places from your adventures:

Prizes –delicious and fun prizes to be won!

• Premier passes to Union Films for your whole team
• Meal at The Bridge for you and four of your friends
• £50 to spend at WSA Art Shop
• A trip to the Union films cinema for your team
• A pitcher of beer from The Stag’s
• Toasties for your team

Our #SotonFreshers Master Pass tickets have been selling in their thousands so we’re celebrating with our Great Weekend Giveaway! Get our Master Pass before midnight tonight (Sunday 18 September) and you could win yourself one of these 10 incredible prizes!

That’s right! You can expect:

★ A free attempt at our Braveheart Challenge in The Diner worth £7.50

★ A meal for two in The Bridge

★ A free stationery starter kit

★ A year’s supply of pizza at The Stag’s

★ A University of Southampton branded hoodie

★ Two tickets to our Freshers’ Christmas Ball

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Our very own Southampton RAG team have won their bid to host the 2017 RAG Conference.

The conference is hosted in a different Union annually to showcase the successes of the year’s fundraising.

The bid comes after RAG announced their 2015-16 fundraising total, which was an incredible £165, 194.05.

Each year, our student-run team focuses its fundraising efforts on three nominated charities, voted on by you! in 2015-16, Make A Wish Foundation, Student Minds, and The Red Lipstick Foundation were just some of the charities that benefitted! From charity Colour Runs to Christmas Fayres, you have had the opportunity to … Read the rest

As if a 3-day weekend wasn’t good enough, we’re giving you the chance to win a FREE Master Pass worth £95!

To be in with a chance of winning, simply purchase your Master Pass from our Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice before midnight on Monday 29 August. You will then automatically get entered into a prize draw to win a full refund on your ticket.

To find out more about what’s included in the Master Pass, read our FAQs and join our official Facebook event.

#SotonFreshers

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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

Do you like live comedy? Do you want to see some of the UK’s top comedians do stand-up at your Students’ Union?

The final Laughter Lounge event of 2015 is this Thursday 3rd November from 7pm in The Bridge. You can watch:

MC: Fin Taylor
Open: Harriet Kemsley
Close: Ian Smith

PLUS! You will get a free mince pie with every ticket and mulled wine and hot cider will be available for you to buy during the evening.

Book in advance on the Box Office.

But, if you want the chance to win a pair of tickets to the … Read the rest

A little bit of light relief on a chilly Wednesday!

We’ve teamed up with ibis hotels, the official sponsor of Hairspray The Musical UK Tour, to give two lucky winners a pair of tickets to see the all-star cast in the international smash hit musical comedy, on Monday 16th November at 7.30pm at the Southampton Mayflower Theatre.

All you need to do to win is like and share our Facebook post before Friday 13th November at 12pm and we will pick randomly select a winner!

Fancy a classy night out at the theatre to celebrate the end of the university year? Forgot to buy your Mum a birthday present and know she’d love a night out watching a play? Well, we’ve got you covered.

From June 23th until July 4th, the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton city centre will be playing host to the award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. After winning seven awards at the 2013 Olivier Awards and receiving rave reviews, the National Theatre production is embarking on its first ever tour of the country. Based … Read the rest

Got a part time job at University? Want to get your mitts on a £50 West Quay voucher? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Here at SUSU we want to know what it’s like to work as a student, so we can make things better for you.

The survey only takes 5 minutes, and if you submit it you could be in with a chance to have a spending spree down at West Quay. Think, 5 minutes and you could have your Grad Ball outfit sorted! Or a relative’s birthday present without having to spend any of your … Read the rest