Winter Festival
Thank you to everyone that has joined us at our many events for this year’s Winter Festival, from Bauble and Gingerbread House decorating to roller skating and watching the illuminating light switch on.
We hope everyone was able to make some fantastic memories and enjoy some festive cheer!
Transgender Awareness Week
We ran four events at three different campuses supporting Transgender Awareness Week. The charity Beyond Reflections came in to support a GIAG and have an awareness stand.
International Men’s Day – November 19
From talking about the male role models to sharing a compliment, our Sabbs Lawrence and Conor asked male students to share their experiences this International Men’s Day.
Disability History Month
We celebrated our 2024 Disability History Month Campaign with a range of society led events – such as film nights, beginners sign language sessions and board game nights.
SUSU Sustainability
The Beekeeping Society extracted 96 jars of delicious homegrown honey from the bee hive on Highfield Campus (thanks to the hardworking bees and student beekeepers), and it is now for sale in the SUSU Shop and The Locker.
Southampton Come Dancing
Union Southampton Dance hosted the Southampton Come Dancing event, featuring 15 clubs and 136 performers, many debuting their dance skills. The event raised over £2,000 for breast cancer awareness.
Movember
Fundraising total so far £37,405 by 53 clubs, societies & teams.
Diwali
Over 200 attended the Diwali event, which was organised in collaboration with the Indian Society. We painted diya lamps, made rangoli, lit sparklers together on campus, and danced to Indian music in The Cube.
First Aid
We have now facilitated 3-day first aid courses, six 1-day first aid courses and twenty-two 3-hour first aid courses for our clubs and societies.
Over 250 students have been trained.
The Plant Pot Cafe
Plant Pot catered for 600+ dancers at the Latin & Ballroom competition in early November.
November Winners
Club of the Month: Powerlifting
Rep of the Month: Emily Haines-Furse, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Archaeology Year 2
Society of the Month: Medics Revue
SUSU Advice Centre
We are delighted to share some lovely feedback from one of our Advice Centre users…
“Your suggestions were incredibly helpful and have given me a much clearer direction on how to address my situation. Beyond the practical guidance, your understanding and supportive attitude made me feel genuinely cared for, which was both reassuring and heart-warming.” – Current Student, Nov 2024
Representation
We have elected 485 reps to represent you this academic year and have completed training to help them in their roles.
We hosted one of our biggest Rep Social with over 180 reps.
We held our 1st Senate meeting last month.
Student Experience Survey
Thank you to the 3,673 of you that took part in the Autumn Student Experience Survey, sharing your experiences at the university.
50% of students said that clubs and societies had helped them feel part of a community (+5% vs Autumn 2023).
Quiz & Chips
A whopping £660 in prizes awarded.
Sabbs
Our Sabbs have been busy this month…
They enjoyed a fantastic evening at this year’s USD Southampton Come Dancing – with Lawrence, Rebecca and Conor taking to the floor.
Their jobs are nothing if not varied – with Rebecca, Lottie and Lawrence donning Christmas attire to help you celebrate at the Christmas Lights Switch On!
We shared a Day in the Life video by Lawrence your Union President.
To find out more about what we do visit www.susu.org