Next week, we’ll be celebrating the hard work of all our students who have made contributions to the student community at Surrey, especially recognising our student societies and sports clubs. Colours Ball takes place on Wednesday 7 May in University Hall, and promises to be the biggest celebration of student sport this year. Colours Ball…
The Student Equality Network is a group committed to promoting equality and ensuring the Union and University are shaped by diverse student experiences. The Network is run by paid part-time student leaders who share this commitment, and organise and lead the relevant meetings, ensuring that issues/concerns are being resolved and all students feel supported and…
Ballroom and Latin Dance Club is deeply important to me. When I joined Surrey back in 2019 I struggled to integrate and fit in – but I was very lucky to find a home in BLDC. One of the first things I learned about was this wonderful thing called Strictly Come Surrey! My Strictly…
On Friday 11th of April, your VP Voice Luana hosted the annual Course Rep awards in Hari’s and the Front Room. Our Head Reps helped to support and organise the awards which had over 40 Course Reps attend! There were lots of exciting things going on, a Course Rep themed quiz, free food and refreshments…
The Student Equality Network is a group committed to promoting equality and ensuring the Union and University are shaped by diverse student experiences. The Network is run by paid part-time student leaders who share this commitment, and organise and lead the relevant meetings, ensuring that issues/concerns are being resolved and all students feel supported and…
The Student Equality Network is a group committed to promoting equality and ensuring the Union and University are shaped by diverse student experiences. The Network is run by paid part-time student leaders who share this commitment, and organise and lead the relevant meetings, ensuring that issues/concerns are being resolved and all students feel supported and…
Want to be a Rep in the next academic year? Well, now is your chance! Course Rep elections are happening now until the middle of April. From 31/03/2025 until 10/04/2025, you can nominate yourself for the role here. Once you have nominated yourself, we will then have a week of voting from 11/04/2025 until 16/04/2025….
Written by Liam White, Students’ Union President You’ve likely seen recent headlines about the Office for Students, the regulating body for higher education institutions in England, having fined the University of Sussex £585,000 for free speech and governance breaches. A useful supplement alongside the OfS’ own article is WonkHE’s summary, an in-depth look at…
This year, the Students’ Union is making a significant improvement to our processes for electing Club and Society signatories. This is a big change, but it brings our election processes up-to-date with current best practice. As prospective candidates and voters, there are some important things you need to know if you are interested in getting…
Fom 17th-21st March 2025 it was Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide yearly initiative to highlight and support neurodivergent people, breaking down barriers, challenging stereotypes and increasing awareness of the neurodivergent experience. This year there were a range of free online events hosted to celebrate, which you can check out here: https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events. Your Students’ Union are…
Written by Liam White, Students’ Union President On the 18th of March, I had the privilege of being the opening student speaker at WonkHE’s ‘The Secret Life of Students’ event in London. This is an opportunity for leaders and advocates across higher education to come together and discuss how we can be making change…
Last week the Voice Zone ran Speak Week, a campaign all about gathering your feedback about your experience here at Surrey. The week was a great success – we spoke to hundreds of students who shared their feedback with us, including in four focus groups and at our Feedback Café event. Speak Week might be…
The election for the next Student Officer Team has concluded, and we have counted the votes. When we announced our election results on Saturday, we were unable to announce the results for two positions as these contests had not yet been counted due to unresolved complaints at the time. These were the contests for Vice…
The election for the next Student Officer Team has concluded, and we have counted the votes. We are pleased to present your elected Officer Team for 2025-2026: VP Voice: Luana Vasconcelos Voice Zone: Alfred Lovesey, Heer Patel, Jenny Jackson, Matt Jarvis and Alireza Khorasgani Union Chair: Re-Open Nominations VP Activity: Kade De Gannes Activity Zone:…
Written by Liam White, Students’ Union President As students of the University of Surrey, and as residents of Guildford, we are keen to see our public spaces kept safe. However the proposed additions to the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) are concerningly vague, and can be misinterpreted in a…
Written by Liam White, Students’ Union President What should we expect from our university? I like to think in terms of education and experience – the academic journey that we initially sign up for, and the experiences that shape who we are. This journey is one that we embark on at huge (and often…
Looking for ways to boost your employability? Do you want to make a difference to students at Surrey? Are you looking for ways to influence the decisions the University makes? Then now is your time! Nominations are open for this year’s Surrey Decides – the annual Student Union elections, that give you the opportunity…
FEBRUARY FRESHERS IS LAUNCHING Kick off the semester in style with the ultimate welcome week! Tickets for February Freshers’ Week go live THIS MONDAY – 20 Jan at 8:00 on tixtu.com 🎟️🔥 Whether you fancy yourself as the next Luke Littler at Let’s Play Darts, want to feel the 90’s/Y2K vibes with Bradley from S…
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