23 January 2013 »
Do you fancy setting up music lessons for kids with learning difficulties? Or maybe you want to set up a summer soup kitchen? Maybe you’d like to support a community group with their environmental impact? Whatever it is, you’ll need advice, support and a little bit of money: all things SUSU wants to give […]
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23 January 2013 »
As part of a wider campaign to improve transparency and accountability at SUSU, today from 5 -6pm, your Sabbatical team will be online answering ANY of your questions! Today it’s Nicole, Dean, Chloe, and David’s turn and you can still check out the questions and answers from yesterday with Sam, Sasha and Shane. You can submit […]
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Tags: #askSUSUsabbs, susu
14 January 2013 »
“It’s halfway through what has been an extremely exciting term in office for the Sabbaticals. To mark the new year, the Sabbatical team are writing mid-term reports to update you with what we’ve been up to and the sorts of things we’ve been dealing with, as well as the plans we have for the remaining […]
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Tags: Sabbatical Midterm Reports
12 November 2012 »
We’re almost a third of the way through the academic year: first year students will have now reaped 3K’s worth of education. Or have they? Were these last two months worth as much as a second or third year’s whole year of study? Or is an entire generation of students paying a disproportionate amount for […]
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Tags: Con Dem, London, Students Unions, susu, tickets, UK, Union Council
18 October 2012 »
FRESHERS: If you’re interested in getting involved in a massive halls competition involving over 75 other 1st year students in one afternoon and winning loads of freebies including: ★ Waste Wars t-shirt ★ Friday Night Entry to The Cube on Friday 26th October ★ An ethical chocolate bar …then Waste Wars is for […]
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Tags: competition, graduate passport, JCR, Recycling System, southampton, Southampton University, Southampton Waste Wars, Waste Wars
11 October 2012 »
Do you fancy being involved in something marvellous? Of course you do. Here at SUSU we have our very own Equality and Diversity Forum for students. We debate, we plan, we discuss and we mobilise student action. Maybe you’re enraged about a lack of disability access? Maybe you hate sexism? Maybe racism makes your […]
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Tags: results, susu
20 September 2012 »
Just in case you haven’t heard, I have excellent news for you. After previous years where students have had to use their first few weeks in a new house faffing about with their council tax exemption, this year things are finally different. I am very pleased to tell you that from now on your […]
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Tags: Eastleigh Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council, southampton, Southampton City Council, Student Records Team
22 August 2012 »
Finding a private rented house during the summer can be tricky indeed but the main thing to remember is to stay calm, don’t rush, and be smart about the choices you make. Here are ten top tips written by the experts in The Advice Centre and if you take them on board, you’ll be fine! […]
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Tags: advice, ASK, CHECK, FIND, LEARN, LOOK, Monday Friday, SASSH, UK, VISITING
10 August 2012 »
…Now that I’ve got your attention! It’s Friday and it’s my turn to let you know what my priorities for the year are going to be. Exciting stuff! The process of re-thinking, re-crafting (and remembering) our manifestos is one of the many things we’re all up to this summer. After much deliberation and […]
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Tags: blog, Improve Community Volunteering, It Friday, Letting Agency, Mental Health, PLENTY, susu
25 July 2012 »
Hello again folks! This week (23rd-29th July) is Hampshire’s Rape Awareness Week. This is a week dedicated to reinforcing the important messages about personal safety, while also putting a strong emphasis on potential offenders and making them aware of the issues around consent and the consequences. Though this is a specific week, the campaign is all […]
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Tags: Hampshire Constabulary, susu