Students' Union
Every student at the University of Bristol is a member of the Students' Union. Led by students, for students, Bristol SU contributes towards our world-class university experience.
There are many ways that you can use Bristol SU to make your time at Bristol the best it can be:
- get involved with over 300 societies and 60 sports clubs, ranging from music and dance to politics and food and drink;
- meet like-minded people by attending an event;
- help others through volunteering and RAG fundraising;
- start a campaign and make your voice heard;
- become an elected officer and represent your fellow students;
- get advice and support;
- take the stress out of house hunting with Bristol SU Lettings.
Welcome week
Bristol SU coordinates an impressive range of activities to welcome you to the University. There are events each day in the Students' Union, ranging from pub quizzes and live music to karaoke and TED Talks.
The Welcome Fair is a highlight of welcome week, where you can meet society and sports club members and find out what's available.
The SU will release their official events programme and all event tickets on A-Level Results Day. Any Freshers / Welcome tickets you see on sale before then will be for unofficial events, not affiliated with the University or SU.
You can find more information about Bristol SU’s welcome week on their website.
Representation
Seven full-time officers and a network of student representatives, elected by you, work hard to represent your views and needs to the union, the University and the National Union of Students (NUS).
There are lots of ways to make your voice heard, such as voting in elections, contributing to consultations or taking up a role as an elected representative.
The Richmond Building
The Richmond Building is home to the Students' Union and is a lively hub where you can work or relax between lectures.
The building houses two theatres, a café-bar, photography darkroom, pottery and dance studios, rehearsal rooms and a swimming pool. It is one of the largest student union buildings in the country.
The Richmond Building is also home to one of the city's largest gig venues, the Anson Rooms, which has hosted big names including David Bowie, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran and London Grammar.
There is always so much going on and so many societies. I try to get involved with everything I can. When I came to Bristol I did some concerts with chamber choir, then I decided to do a capella. I’d also been interested in Shaolin Kung Fu and saw that Bristol had a society for it –now I’m vice president.
