Students' Union UCL

Students' Union UCL
Institution	University College London
Location	Gordon Street, London
Established	1893
Affiliations	Aldwych Group, National Union of Students
Website	studentsunionucl.org

Students' Union UCL (formerly University College London Union) is the students' union of University College London. Founded in 1893, it is one of the oldest students' unions in England, although postdating the Liverpool Guild of Students which formed a student representative council in 1892.^[1]^[2] It was formed with the following objectives: "the promotion of social intercourse and of the means of recreation, physical and mental, of the students of University College, and the financial successes of students' clubs". UCL Union was the first of its kind as it was formed for both athletics clubs and social activities alike.

Since its formation, the Union has taken on responsibility for many aspects of student life. Events for example were seen as a key element hence the establishment of an Ents Committee. A student magazine known as the Gazette was formed a few years later and the Somers Town sports venue was also acquired.

Students' Union UCL is affiliated to the National Union of Students.

Organisation

Students' Union UCL runs over 300 clubs and societies, as well as 4 bars, 4 cafés, 1 shop and a fitness centre. UCL students through the Union have access to put on shows at the Bloomsbury Theatre.

The Union's sports clubs have access to several different venues including Bloomsbury Fitness, the Somers Town Sports Centre and the 100-acre (0.40 km²) Shenley Sports grounds, which Watford Football Club rent for training purposes. Arsenal F.C. rented it as training grounds until 1999. In October 1999 they opened the purpose built Arsenal Training Centre on a neighbouring 143 acres. On the other side is the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre.^[3]

Students' Union UCL provides support to students through Jobshop and the Advice Service, and has a highly active Volunteering Services unit, providing volunteering opportunities for over 1400 students a year.

As well as the magazine Pi, the Union's media output includes the radio station Rare FM, the "alternative" magazine The Cheese Grater and a number of smaller publications.

Charity Status

Operation of the Union lies mainly with elected full-time officers called sabbatical officers and appointed staff. The UCL Union is a registered charity in UK law, a status which requires it to have a trustee board. The board is composed of four of the elected UCLU sabbatical officers (sabbatical trustees), four elected student trustees, and three appointed external trustees. Trustees are charged with responsibility for controlling the charity's work, management and administration on behalf of its members.

Clubs and societies

UCL has numerous clubs and societies which include, sports, film, drama, martial arts, politics and degree-subjects.

The Union's Debating Society, founded in 1829 as the Literary and Philosophical Society, is one of the oldest student debating societies in the UK.^[4]

The UCL Film & TV Society, founded in 1948, is one of the oldest in the country, it still has a dedicated studio space on campus and continues to both make and screen films; Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas met and developed some of their earliest films at the society.^[5]

Present societies:

Academic related:

Anatomy society
Application of Psychedelics Society
Artificial Intelligence Society
Asiatic Affairs Society
Bentham Brooks Institute Society
Bioethics and Medical Law Society
Biopharmaceutical Society
Biotechnology Society
Connect.ed Society
Data Science Society
Data Visualisation Society
Dermatology Society
Education Innovation and Edupreneurship Society
Energy Society
First Generation Society
Genetics Society
Immunology Society
International Relations Society
Law for All Society
Medical Society
MedTech Society
Palaeontology Society
Public Affairs and Social Service Society
Surgical Society
Technology Society

Altruism:

Amnesty International Society
Cancer Charities Alliance Society
Climate Action Society
Effective Altruism Society
Engineers in Action Society
Engineers Without Borders Society
Friends of Médecins sans Frontières Society
Giving Voice Society
In Aid of UNICEF Society
MEDLIFE Society
Nature and Conservation Society
Sexpression Society
Student Action Against Homelessness Society
Student Action for Refugees Society
Students for Global Health Society
TEDx Society

Arts:

Argentine Tango Society
Art Business Society
Art Society
Caledonian Society
Cheese Grater Magazine
Comedy Club
Dance Society
Dancing Le Rock Society
Drag Society
Dramas Society
Electronic Music Society
Film and TV Society
Freestyle Dance Society
Guitar Society
Hip-Hop and RnB Society
Jazz Society
juggling and Circus Society
K-POP Society
Live Music Society
MDs Comedy Revue
MODO Fashion Society
Music Society
Music Society (RUMS/Medical School)
Musical Theatre Society
Photography Society
Salsa Society
Shakespeare Company
Stage Crew Society
Writers' Society

Common Interest:

3D Modelling Society
93% Club Society
AIESEC Society
Alternative Proteins Society
Animal Rights Society
Anime Society
Autism Society
Automotive Society
Baking Society
Beekeeping Society
Beer Pong Society
Behavioural Innovations Society
Board Games Society
Book Club
Botany Society
Bridge Society
Bubble Tea Society
Cats Society
Cheese and Wine Society
Chess Society
Chinese Traditional Painting and Calligraphy Society
Coffee Society
Communication Society
Cosmetology Society
Cubing Society
Debating Society
Dementia Research Society
Design Thinking Society
Detective Society
Disney Society
Environmental Law and Life Science Society
Environmental, Social and Governance Society
European Horizons Society
European Society
Females Forces in Fashion Business Society
Food Society
Furry Society
Gaming Society
Gender and Feminism Society
Global China Study Society
Go (Weiqi, Baduk) Society
Graphic Novels and Comics Society
Harry Potter Society
Healthcare Management and Politics Society
Her Campus Society
Karaoke Society
Knitting Society
Lamorna Society
Legal Tech Society
Magic Society
Mahjong Society
Mature Society
Medieval Society
Mental Health Society
Mindful Society
Museums Society
Paediatric and Child Health Society
Pokémon Society
Poker Society
Product Development Society
Quant Society
Real Estate Society
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Society
Sign Language Society
Soap Opera Society
Space Society
Student Parents and Carers Society
Taylor Swift Society
TfL Society
Tree Society
UCL East Society
United Nations Association
Urban Farmers Society
Volunteering Society
WASH Society
Watch Society
Welsh Society
Women's Engineering Society
World History Society

Cultural:

Abacus Society
Afghan Society
African Caribbean Society
Albanian Society
Arab and North African Society
Asian Social Network Society
Australian, New Zealand and Oceania Society
Austrian Society
Bangla Society
Bhangra Society
Bulgarian Society
Canadian Society
Chilean Society
Chinese Society
Chinese Students and Scholars Association Society
Colombian Society
Cypriot and Hellenic Society
Czech and Slovak Society
Dutch and Flemish Society
East African Society
Egyptian Society
Emirati Society
Esperanto and Endangered Languages Society
Ex-Yugoslav Society
Filipino Society
Francophone Society
Georgian Society
German Society
Hindu Society
Hungarian Society
Indian Dance Society
Indian Society
Indonesian Society
Iranian Society
Irish and Northern Irish Society
Italian Society
Japan Society
Jewish Society
Kazakh Society
Korean Culture Society
Korean Society
Lebanese Society
Lithuanian Society
Malayali Society
Malaysian Society
Mexican Society
Multicultural Society
Nepalese Society
Nordic Society
Pakistan Society
Polish Society
Portuguese Speaking Society
Punjabi Society
Romanian and Moldovan Society
Russian Society
Saudi Society
Singapore Society
Spanish and Latin American Society
Sri Lankan Society
Sudanese Society
Swiss Society
Taiwanese Society
Tamil Society
Thai Society
Turkish Society
Ukrainian Society
Vietnamese Society

Departmental:

Arts and Sciences Society
Bartlett School of Architecture Society
Civil Engineering Society
Computer Science Society
Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarianism Society
Engineering Society
English Society
European and International Social and Political Studies Society
Geographical Society
Greenough Society
History of Art Society
Life Science Society
Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Society
Natural Sciences Society
Pharmacology Society
Physics Society
Political Risk and Intelligence Society
Population Health Sciences Society
Psychology and Education Society
RUMS (Medical School) Society
School of European Languages and Culture Society (SELCS)
School of Pharmacy Society
School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies Society (SSEES)
Society for Global Prosperity
Society of Engineering and Architectural Design (SEAD)
Statistics Society
Surgery and Interventional Science Society

Faith and Spirituality:

Ahlul-Bayt Society
Buddhist Society
Catholic Society
Chinese Christian Anchor Fellowship Society
Christian Union Society

Former societies:

References

^ "Landmarks". University College London. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "History of the Guild". Liverpool Guild of Students. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
^ "The UCL Sports Ground". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "University College, London: Guild of Graduates Minute Book". UCL Archives. UCL Library Services. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Tempest, Matthew (24 February 2011). "I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

External links

Students' Union UCL web site

[ucl_milestones-1] "Landmarks". University College London. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

[LGoS-2] "History of the Guild". Liverpool Guild of Students. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.

[3] "The UCL Sports Ground". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[4] "University College, London: Guild of Graduates Minute Book". UCL Archives. UCL Library Services. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[5] Tempest, Matthew (24 February 2011). "I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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