Autumn Elections 2025: Voting Now Open

Voting is now open for the 2024 Autumn Elections until Thursday 16 October at 16:00!  Vote now! >> The nominations are in and it’s time to cast your vote for who you think should represent students. In these elections, you can vote for Chair of Council, Student Council, School Presidents, Department Presidents and Course Reps. The people elected […]

International Mental Health Day: Managing Burnout 

Toby Page, VP Inclusion Many students face burnout during stressful periods of the year. If you are struggling, the Advice Centre and Student Hub are here to support you.  What is burnout?  Burnout is exhaustion as a result of prolonged stress. It can happen to anyone, for any reason. If you are experiencing burnout, that’s […]

Scam Awareness

Students are often targeted by Scammers trying to get either money or your personal details from you for illegal gain.  Please see the bullet points below that could help towards keeping and your information safe. Never give any passwords, banking or personal details to anyone you do not know or trust. Nobody in a position […]

Advice Centre: Who We Are

Hello to everyone, old and new. As it is Freshers this week, we thought what better time to refresh you all on who we are and what we do! So, who are the Advice Centre? Our team comprises trained professionals ready to assist you with a range of concerns, from navigating housing issues to managing […]

Autumn Elections 2025: Nominations Open

We are excited to announce that nominations for this year’s Autumn Elections is now open! This is your chance to nominate yourself for the positions of: Course Reps Student Council Chair of Council Arts and Humanities Postgraduate Research Officer Environment and Life Sciences Faculty Officer School Presidents for the following: Economic, Social and Political Science […]

The Plant Pot update

We are sad to announce that we have made the decision to close the Plant Pot café.  We remain proud of having first opened a fully vegan café in 2019 and that since then we have offered many delicious plant-based dishes. Unfortunately we can no longer sustain a separate, fully vegan outlet. However, we remain […]

Appeal Resits

If you have taken resits, have been given the ratified result and you want to appeal you must do so within 5 working days from the date you received your results. You will need to fit under one of the 3 grounds permitted for Appeals.  Please follow this link to the Appeal Regulations to see […]

Getting Home Safely After a Freshers’ Night Out

Emma Brown, Union President Freshers’ Week is all about meeting people, trying new things, and, let’s be honest, a fair bit of late-night dancing. But no matter how good the night is, nothing kills the vibe like worrying about how you’re getting home. Luckily, SUSU have put together great options to get back to halls […]

Starting University: Your Questions Answered 

Starting university is an exciting experience, but it can also bring its fair share of nerves and challenges. From making new friends to finding your way around, there’s a lot to take in. We’ve put this blog together to answer some of the most common questions and share student support tips for your first few […]

Gambling Harm Reduction

Sam Scott, Head of Advice and Support Gambling Harm – Who Can It Affect?  1 in 10 adults in the past year have been significantly affected by gambling harm.   Research has consistently demonstrated that individuals who are young, male, and who belong to ethnic minority backgrounds are disproportionately susceptible to gambling disorder.  Gambling disorder (the […]