All Student Vote: Sports Pass Update
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all doing well and that exam season has treated you kindly. I know that we haven’t given you an update since the results of the All Student Vote, but I wanted to quickly let you know that we’ve been busy behind the scenes negotiating with the University in light of […]
SUSU Sustainability 2023 Round-up
Amplifying your voice This autumn, we launched the Students’ Sustainability Forum, our student-led forum which acts as a sounding board on the issues that matter to you. The forum has reviewed the action being taken by the University to address the climate and ecological crisis and is asking that it continue developing ambitious environmental commitments. […]
Middle East Crisis – Supporting Our Students
As students prepare to go home for the holidays, we know that many of you remain deeply affected by the conflict in Gaza and Israel. The scale of the violence, the physical devastation and the many thousands of deaths are horrifying, and the impact and trauma of this conflict are felt profoundly now and will […]
The StudentCrowd Best Student Cities 2023
We are pleased to share that Southampton was rated number 8 on the list! StudentCrowd analysed 9,304 reviews submitted by students in the last 12 months. Within the review, StudentCrowd users rated the cost of living, eating out, night life, shopping and public transport in their university location. You can check out the Top 20 Best Student Cities 2023 […]
Introducing SUSU’s Green Sleeve Initiative
Helping SUSU be more sustainable and saving you money! Every time you want a hot drink from The Shop bring along your own cup or purchase one of ours to keep. Put one of our FREE green sleeves on your cup before filling it up with your drink of choice. At the checkout scan the […]
Winter Break Opening Hours
As we approach the winter closure, we wanted to make you aware of our Christmas opening hours for SUSU venues and buildings. The Stag’s 16 & 17 December: Closed 18 – 20 December: 15:00 – 22:00 *Closed for Christmas Break* 2 – 5 January: 15:00 – 22:00 6 – 7 January: Closed The Bridge 16 […]
All Student Vote – The Result
Following a petition being submitted at the start of the month by a student, which very quickly gained the required 250 signatures, SUSU held an All Student Vote which asked students to vote on whether they thought the University should lower or remove the charge on the Sports Pass. The All Student Vote needed to […]
All Student Vote – Sports Pass
On Friday 09 November 2023, SUSU opened an All Student Vote on the following statement: “The University should lower or remove the charge on the Sports Pass Sport is supposed to be inclusive and accessible. Adding this charge in the middle of a cost of living crisis stops people playing sport and makes Southampton University […]
SUSU Shop makes £200 local charity donation
As part of The SUSU Shop’s partnership with Nisa, we are part of the “Making a Difference Locally” charity scheme. This enables local retailers like us to donate money to their local communities. These funds are raised through specific products we sell in store, and then a local charity is chosen for a donation. We’re […]
The Advice Centre supports students over housing deposit issues
The Advice Centre at SUSU offers students a wide range of housing support, including knowing your rights on deposits with landlords and lettings agents. Our team have been made aware of issues with the lettings agency Posh Pads, and noticed an increase in concerns and complaints this year. Many students contacted The Advice Centre with […]
