On Wednesday, the Union is taken over by the Bunfight! This is one of the most exciting and manic times of the year where every single student group has a stall in an attempt to recruit members for the year ahead. This is your chance to sign up to anything that you would like […]
So its been almost a month and its about time that I talk to you about plans for the coming year. (Re)training has all finished, and we’ve passed the summer conference season which means that for the past few weeks I’ve been working on what I can do individually, and as part of the Sabbatical […]
This Sunday, 13th May, SUSU is holding The May Festival, a huge community day to celebrate the amazing talents of our students and to have loads of fun! With performances from local schools and University groups on an outside stage, dance performances inside the Students’ Union, live acoustic acts in The Stag’s, a bouncy castle, […]
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of your Students’ Union will be taking place on Wednesday 2nd May at 1pm in the union cinema. The AGM (Annual General Meeting) is the one time in the year when every student gets a vote on the big issues about how the Union is run and what is going […]
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 […]
SUSU , it’s your Students’ Union. You along with every other student at the University of Southampton are automatically a member of the union. The choices that SUSU makes as your union can have a massive impact on your experience whilst at University. From the amount of support your society or club gets, to the […]
Over the past few weeks I have been working away with the JCR committees in order to plan freshers’ within halls. The JCRs are an elected group of ex-residents who are in place within halls and private rented accommodation in Southampton. Their main responsibility is to run a variety of social events to make everybody’s first year at the University of […]
Students at the University of Southampton will be aware of the recent tragedy in Oslo and Utoya, Norway. The University of Southampton and its Students’ Union recognise that you may have been affected by these events either directly, or indirectly. We would like to remind students who may have been affected that they can access […]
Earlier today I met up with Ben and Mark, two of the Sabbs from Leeds, who gave a tour around their unbelievable Union. We’ll be looking into incorporating the best ideas into our own Students’ Union – are there any that you think would be particularly cool? Take a look at the photos below and […]
