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Students' unions
Your students' union will probably be the hub of your university or college. The union is responsible for social events, sports events, discounts, music, and most importantly, for representing students.
Not all universities are part of the National Union of Students (NUS), but most have a union. Your union, whether part of NUS or not, will be run by a group of representatives elected by you.
If your union is part of the NUS you should consider getting an NUS card. A democracy card enables you to prove your student status - an extra card is good for discounts in hundreds of high street shops, in cinemas, museums, theatres, restaurants, cafes and bars. Your own students’ union will probably also have negotiated deals with local restaurants, clubs and bars to get you cheap deals and student nights.
Below are details of students' unions within UK universities and colleges. Click on the link to view the relevant page on the university's or college's website. Each link opens in a new window.
A
Aberdeen University Students' Association
University of Abertay Dundee Students' Association
Aberystwyth University Guild of Students
Anglian European College of Chiropractic Student Union
The Arts University College at Bournemouth Students' Union
Askham Bryan College Student Union
B
Barking & Dagenham College Student Union
Basingstoke College of Technology Student Union
Bath Spa University Students' Union
University of Bath Students' Union
City of Bath College Students' Union
University of Bedfordshire Students' Union
Birkbeck, University of London Students' Union
University of Birmingham Guild of Students
Birmingham City University Students' Union
University College Birmingham Guild of Students
Bishop Grosseteste University College Students' Union
Blackpool and The Fylde College
University of Bolton Students' Union
Bournemouth University Students' Union
Bournemouth & Poole College Students' Union
University of Bradford Union of Students
Bradford College Students' Union
Bridgwater College Student Union
University of Brighton Students' Union
Brighton and Sussex Medical School Medical Students' Society
City of Bristol College Students' Union
University of Bristol Students' Union
University of the West of England, Bristol, Students' Union
Bristol Filton College Student Union
British College of Osteopathic Medicine Students' Union
Brooklands College Student Union
University of Buckingham Students' Union
Buckinghamshire Chilterns Students' Union
C
Cambridge University Students' Union
Canterbury Christ Church University Students' Union
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) Students' Union
University of Central Lancashire Students' Union
Central School of Speech and Drama Students' Union
University of Chichester Students' Union
Chichester College Student Union
City and Islington College Students' Union
City College Brighton and Hove
City College Coventry Students' Union
City University London Students' Union
Cleveland College of Art & Design Student Union
Colchester Institute Students' Union
Cornwall College Students' Union
Courtauld Institute of Art Students' Union
Coventry University Students' Union
Cranfield Students' Association
University for the Creative Arts Students' Union
University of Cumbria Students' Union
D
University of Derby Students' Union
Doncaster College Students' Union
Dudley College of Technology Students' Union
University of Dundee Students' Association
E
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Students' Union
University of East London Students' Union
East Riding College Student Association
Edge Hill University Students Union
Edinburgh University Students' Association
Edinburgh Napier University Students' Association
University of Essex Students' Union
European Business School, London Student Union
European School of Osteopathy Student Union
Exeter College Students' Union
University of Exeter Students' Guild
F
Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union
G
Gateshead College Students' Union
University of Glamorgan Students' Union
Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association
Glasgow School of Art Students Association Glasgow University UnionGloucestershire College Students' Union
University of Gloucestershire Students' Union
University of Greenwich Students' Union
Guildford College Students' Union
H
Hackney College Student Association
Harper Adams University College Students' Union
Havering College of Further & Higher Education Students' Union
Hereford College of Arts Student Union
Heriot-Watt University Student Union
University of Hertfordshire Students' Union
Highbury College Students' Union
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Students' Association
University of Huddersfield Students' Union
I
Institute of Education, University of London Students' Union
K
Kaplan Business School Student Union
Keele University Students' Union
University of Kent Students' Union
King's College London Students' Union
Kingston University Students' Union
L
University of Wales Lampeter Students' Union
Lancaster University Students' Union
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru Students' Union
Leeds City College Students' Union
Leeds College of Art Student Union
Leeds College of Building Student Union
Leeds College of Music Students' Union
Leeds Trinity University College Students' Union
Leicester College Student Union
University of Leicester Students' Union
University of Lincoln Students' Union
Liverpool Community College Student Union
Liverpool Hope Students' Union
Liverpool John Moores Students' Union
London Metropolitan University Students' Union
London School of Economics Students' Union
London South Bank University Students' Union
Loughborough University Students' Union
M
The Manchester College Student Council
Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union
University of Manchester Students' Union
Medway Pharmacy Students' Association
Mid Cheshire College Student Union
Middlesex University Students' Union
Moulton College Student Association
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Student Union
N
Neath Port Talbot College Students' Union
Newcastle College Students' Union
Newcastle University Union Society
New College Durham Students' Union
New College Nottingham Students' Union
New College Stamford Student Union
New College Telford Students' Union
University of Wales, Newport Students' Union
The University of Northampton Students' Union
North Lindsey College Student Association
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Student Union
Norwich City College of Further & Higher Education Students' Union
Norwich University College of the Arts Students' Union
Nottingham Trent Students' Union
University of Nottingham Students' Union
O
Oxford Brookes Students' Union
The Oxford University Student Union
Oxford & Cherwell Valley College Students' Union
P
The University of London Institute in Paris Students' Union
Pearson College Students' Association
Plymouth College of Art Students' Union
Plymouth University Students' Union
University odf Portsmouth Students' Union
Q
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh Students' Union
Queen Mary, University of London, Students' Union
Queen's University Belfast Students' Union
R
Reading University Students' Union
Regent's College London Student Union
Richmond, The American International University Student Government
Richmond Upon Thames College Student Union
The Robert Gordon University Student Association
Roehampton University Students' Union
Royal Agricultural College Student Union
Royal Holloway, University of London, Students' Union
Royal Veterinary College Students' Union Society
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Students' Union
S
University of Salford Students' Union
School of Oriental and African Studies Students' Union
School of Pharmacy Student Union
Sheffield College Student Union
Sheffield Hallam University Students' Union
Sheffield University Students' Union
Somerset College Student Union
South Devon College Students' Union
South Downs College Student Union
South Essex College of Further & Higher Education Student Council
South Nottingham College Student Council
South Tyneside College Students' Union
Southampton Solent University Students' Union
Southampton University Students' Union
Sparsholt College Hampshire Students' Association
University of St Andrews Students' Association
St Mary's University College Students' Union
Staffordshire University Students' Union
University of Stirling Students' Union
Stockport College Students' Union
Stourbridge College Student Council & Union
Stranmillis University College Students' Union
Strathclyde University Students' Association
University Campus Suffolk Union
University of Sunderland Students' Union
The University of Surrey Students' Union
University of Sussex Students' Union
Swansea Metropolitan University Students' Union
Swansea University Students' Union
T
Tameside College Student Union
Teesside University Students' Union
Trinity Saint David Students' Union
Truro and Penwith College Student Association
U
University of Ulster Students' Union
University College London Union
University of the Arts London Students' Union
W
Wakefield College Students' Union
Warrington Collegiate Student Council
University of Warwick Students' Union
Warwickshire College Student Association
West Cheshire College Student Union
University of the West of Scotland Student Unions
City of Westminster College Student Council
University of Westminster Students' Union
Wigan and Leigh College Students' Union
Wiltshire College Student Union
University of Winchester Students' Union
Wirral Metropolitan College Student Union
University of Wolverhampton Students' Union
Worcester College of Tehnology Students' Union
Worcester University Students' Union
Writtle College Students' Union
Y
York St John University Students' Union
University of York Students' Union
Yorkshire Coast College of Further and Higher Education Student Voice