SUSU Safe
At the University of Southampton’s Student Union (SUSU) we want to ensure every student feels safe on campus and at our events, and that campus is a safe environment for everyone. We have put a number of safety initiatives in place, which together are known as: SUSU Safe. You can find out more about each of these below.
Ways to Stay Safe
Active by-stander
See something. Do something.
We all play a part in creating a safer community. Don’t ignore concerning behaviour.
Ask for Angela
Need help discreetly?
If you feel unsafe, Ask for Angela and staff will discreetly help you.
Plan your journey home
Get home safe.
Know how you’re getting home before you go out and stick to your plan.
Look out for each other
Check-in. Stick together.
Keep an eye on your friends, check in regularly and don’t leave anyone behind.
Share your location
Stay connected.
Stay connected by sharing your location with trusted friends when you’re out.
Take a mate
Don’t go alone.
Whether you’re heading home or moving between venues, don’t go alone.
Charge your phone
Stay powered up.
Keep your phone charged before heading out so you can stay in touch, access travel information and get help if you need it.
Safety Support & Resources
Safety Bus
Our Safety Bus is a FREE service to help make sure you get home safely after a night out on campus! The Safety Bus will be waiting on the Redbrick area outside the students’ union (Building 42) every night of the week during term time.
Term Opening Hours*
Monday & Tuesday: 20:00 – 00:00
Wednesday: 20:00 – 00:00
Thursday: 20:00 – 01:00
Friday: 20:00 – 00:00
Saturday & Sunday : 20:00 – 00:00
*Buses leave on the hour, every hour between the above times.
Safety Essentials
SUSU offers a range of free safety measures and support to help you feel safer and more confident on a night out:
- Free attack alarms available from The Advice Centre (Building 40)
- Stop Topps anti-spiking drink covers available free of charge in late-night venues, including The Stag’s
- Bag searches and Student ID checks at events to help keep venues safe
- Security and venue staff on hand throughout the night to provide support and respond to welfare concerns
- Unattended drinks removed by staff to help reduce the risk of drink spiking
- Drinkaware guidance and resources to support safer drinking and informed choices on nights out
SUSU Harm Reduction Guides
Take a look at our guides below to help you understand more about your security and wellbeing.
Let’s end harmful hazing for good!
Joining a club or society should be an exciting and positive experience. Everyone deserves to feel welcome, included, and able to take part without feeling pressured to do something they’re uncomfortable with.
Harmful initiations, hazing, and activities that rely on embarrassment, intimidation, excessive drinking, or peer pressure have no place in our student communities.
Creating welcoming, inclusive communities
- Welcome new members in a respectful and inclusive way
- Encourage participation without pressure
- Challenge traditions that make people feel uncomfortable or unsafe
- Build community through friendship, support, and shared experiences
- Look out for one another and speak up when something doesn’t feel right
SUSU’s Zero Tolerance Policy
SUSU is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all our students, and we will not accept any kind of violence, bullying, harassment, intimidation, or discrimination.
We take reports of breaches of this policy very seriously and will investigate any accusations made. If, following an investigation, a student is found to have breached our zero-tolerance policy, we will impose an appropriate sanction, which may include permanent exclusion from our venues and spaces or the suspension of any or all benefits of Union membership for up to one year.
We will also ensure any student affected by unacceptable behaviour is able to access the support they need. If you wish to report an incident, please contact sam@susu.org to discuss it in confidence.
Need Support?
Immediate Support
In an emergency, always call the police on 999
You can also contact campus security or call 101 in a non-emergency
Contact campus security
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 3311
To speak to someone in confidence, the Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact Samaritans
Phone: 116 123
Report Something
If something has happened, don’t panic. You can use resources from the University, SUSU, and external sources to keep yourself safe.
Clubs & Socs Reporting Form
SUSU strives to be an open, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone with the ambition that all our members can participate fully in the activities we offer.
We promote our Expect Respect policy encouraging clubs and societies to think about how they could make activity more inclusive. We also make it clearly known that certain behaviours are unacceptable within clubs and societies, this includes any form of initiation, bullying or harassment.
We recognise that sometimes things happen that are inappropriate, and which go against our values. We also appreciate that it can be difficult for people to come forward with complaints in this area and have so therefore created a reporting form. We will investigate all submissions in line with the club & society Regulations and the union by-laws. Your details will never be shared with the offending club or society.
