Mental health problems are far more common than most of us realise; according to a national survey, 1 in 5 students will experience a problem. For this reason, supporting you all with your mental health has been my main focus this year. I’ve spent the year ensuring that SUSU does more than ever before to bring mental health […]

In general Southampton is a pretty safe city.  There have, however, been a few incidents recently including sexual assaults on female students.  Therefore I just want to take this opportunity to remind you of some top tips for staying safe in the City. Take the safe route home: Always try to walk home with somebody […]

The Society of St. James is Southampton’s largest homelessness charity and they do some fantastic work for thousands of homeless people across Southampton. This Friday (9th March) at 7pm they are holding a Sleep Out at the Marlands Shopping Centre in Southampton and there are still places left for you to take! All the details […]

We’ve been working very closely with the University this year to bring you a week of fantastic events to celebrate International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day is held nationally every year to celebrate the achievements of women, inspire women and show how far women have come. The central event this year is named Celebrating Women: […]

Southampton Body Gossip is happening on the 14th March here at SUSU. But, in order for this to happen we need your stories about your body. We’re pretty low on them at the moment, so we need you to get your creative caps on this weekend! You can write anything about your body, whether it’s […]

  .. Is coming to Southampton this weekend! Starting on Friday evening with an ethical fashion show in The Bridge at 7:30PM and then leading to a whole day of events in The Union on Saturday! It’s set to be a fantastic weekend with some great speakers from students, lecturers and campaigners. There’s a vast […]

The Student Taxi scheme can now be used! The scheme is to ensure that if you’ve lost your money or are in a vulnerable position you can still get home safe. There’s 4 simple steps to using this scheme: 1. Phone Radio Taxis on 023 8066 6666 and state that you’re using this scheme 2. […]

Next week is Housing Week and we’ll be providing you all the information you need to find and secure a house! We’ve got a different theme on each day so you can choose which day is most relevant for you! Monday 6th – Find a house.  Come along to The Union to search for properties […]

Body Gossip on Tour is coming to Southampton! Body Gossip is a very powerful campaign about body image.  Body Gossip offers everybody an opportunity to speak about their bodies.  It has been set up for people to have their stories heard.  You submit a story to Body Gossip and then some are made into performances, […]

If you are sharing a house with 3 or more people (not related to you) whilst studying at Uni. then you are living in a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO). At the moment a landlord does not need planning permission to turn a house into a HMO, but from March they will.  This is known […]