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Finding your community and your voice at university

Your Students' Union 

Your Students' Union (SU) is at the heart of student life.

It’s an independent, student-led organisation that represents your needs, protects your rights and, when it comes to making important decisions that affect you, makes sure your voice is heard. As a 乐播传媒 student, you’re already a valued and celebrated member of the SU.  

From its home in the Portland Building, the SU works hard to make sure your university experience is the best it can be. From the day you arrive to the day you graduate, they’re here to make sure that you can experience a huge range of social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities, make changes by standing up for what you believe in and find support when you need a helping hand.   

Societies and sports clubs – get involved, have fun, find your people

You can join any of the SU’s diverse and vibrant societies and sports clubs. With over 300 societies and over 60 sports clubs along with other student-run groups, networks and services, you can pursue your current passion or hobby, find a society, sports club or organisation specific to your degree, or try something completely new. You might even want to start your own society or adopt one that interests you. 

You can join a society or sports club during Welcome Week by attending the Sports and Societies Fair at David Ross Sports Village. You can sign up at any point online using the  

Life Sciences Societies

We have a society dedicated to each subject, running a mix of academic and social activities specifically for life sciences students. Join them or find out more about each one below: 

Become a course rep and get your voice heard 

Become a Students’ Union (SU) course rep 

Course representatives are a vital part of the collective school student voice, and if you have been involved in School Council or want to help inspire changes to your degree – being a rep could be for you. Your experience matters and we take student voice into account when making changes that impact you and your peers. Your role would be to gather feedback from your peers, contributing to key meetings by lobbying, campaigning or advocating for positive change. You can make a real difference to the academic experience of those on your course by representing the voices of your peers. Changes to first year will have been made using information given to us by previous course reps and we are always championing changes inspired by our students in Student Staff Forum meetings. 

Find out more 

Case study

Read about this student's experience of being a course rep and the skills they have gained.

Joining networks

Networks are separate to societies and aim to help students with specific needs or characteristics and provide a safe space to discuss issues, run campaigns, network with others and attend events aimed at supporting you. It is an excellent way to get involved with campaigning for change and improving student experience.