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Students' unions

Step 6: Starting university or college

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

Anglia Ruskin Students' Union

The Arts University College at Bournemouth Students' Union

Aston Students' Guild

B

Bangor Students' Union

Bath Spa University Students' Union

University of Bath Students' Union

Birkbeck, University of London Students' Union

University of Birmingham Guild of Students

Birmingham City University Students' Union

Bishop Grosseteste University College Students' Union

University of Bolton Students' Union

Bournemouth University Students' Union

University of Bradford Union of Students

University of Brighton Students' Union

University of Bristol Students' Union

University of the West of England, Bristol, Students' Union

Union of Brunel Students

University of Buckingham Students' Union

Buckinghamshire Chilterns Students' Union

University of Bedfordshire Students' Union

C

Cambridge University Students' Union

Canterbury Christ Church University Students' Union

Cardiff Students' Union

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)Students' Union

University of Central Lancashire Students' Union

Central School of Speech and Drama Students' Union

Chester Students' Union

University of Chichester Students' Union

City University London 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

De Montfort Students' Union

University of Derby Students' Union

Doncaster College Students' Union

University of Dundee Students' Association

Durham Students' Union

E

Union of UEA Students

University of East London Students' Union

Edge Hill University Students Union

Edinburgh University Students' Association

Edinburgh Napier University Students' Association

University of Essex Students' Union

University of Exeter Students' Guild

F

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union

G

University of Glamorgan Students' Union

Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association

Glasgow School of Art Students Association

Glasgow University Union

University of Gloucestershire Students' Union

Glyndwr Students' Guild

Goldsmiths Students' Union

University of Greenwich Students' Union

H

Harper Adams University College Students' Union

Heriot-Watt University Student Union

University of Hertfordshire Students' Union

Heythrop Students' Union

Homerton Union of Students

University of Huddersfield Students' Union

Hull University Union

I

Imperial College Union

K

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

Leeds Met Students' Union

Leeds Trinity University College Students' Union

Leeds University Union

University of Leicester Students' Union

University of Lincoln Students' Union

Liverpool Community College Student Union

Liverpool Guild of Students

Liverpool Hope Students' Union

Liverpool John Moores Students' Union

University of London Union

London Metropolitan University Students' Union

London School of Economics Students' Union

London South Bank University Students' Union

Loughborough University Students' Union

M

Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union

University of Manchester Students' Union

Marjon Student Union

Middlesex University Students' Union

N

Newcastle University Union Society

Newman Students' Union

University of Wales, Newport Students' Union

The University of Northampton Students' Union

Northumbria Students' Union

Nottingham Trent Students' Union

University of Nottingham Students' Union

O

Oxford Brookes Students' Union

The Oxford University Student Union

P

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

The Robert Gordon University Student Association

Roehampton University Students' Union

Royal Holloway, University of London, Students' Union

Royal Veterinary College Students' Union Society

S

University of Salford Students' Union

School of Oriental and African Studies Students' Union

School of Pharmacy Student Union

Sheffield Hallam University Students' Union

Sheffield University Students' Union

Southampton Solent University Students' Union

Southampton University Students' Union

University of St Andrews Students' Association

St Mary's University College Students' Union

St George's Students' Union

Staffordshire University Students' Union

University of Stirling Students' Union

Stockport 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

Teesside University Students' Union

Trinity Saint David Students' Union

U

University of Ulster Students' Union

University College London Union

University of the Arts London Students' Union

W

University of Warwick Students' Union

University of the West of Scotland Student Unions

West London Students' Union

University of Westminster Students' 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