UOS Union

The SU is now based in temporary accommodation while building work on the new Student Hub gets underway. We’re still available to support your student experience here, so if you need any support or have questions, just email us - we’re happy to help! su@uos.ac.uk

☀️ SU Offices - summer opening hours 👉 Our Ipswich Campus offices will be open Monday to Thursday, 10am - 3pm throughout July and August. Shop SU is now closed for the summer 💻 At all other times you can email su@uos.ac.uk or check our website uosunion.org

From Monday 2 June, we're adjusting some of our opening times for a short period. Shop SU in the SU Social Space will be open from 11am-2pm, Monday to Friday, while the SU Offices will maintain their regular hours of 9am-5pm. You can still email us at any time: su@uos.ac.uk

Excited to share that we've been honoured as the top Students' Union in eastern England at the WhatUni Student Choice awards, with the University of Suffolk taking the title of University of the Year. A huge shout-out to our incredible students — you drive our success!

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and we'd like to share with you some wellbeing tips from our student community that we collected earlier this year. If you need support, please email su@uos.ac.uk

UOS students - are you looking for an unforgettable way to kick off your summer? Check out our SU website for a special deal to get discounted weekend wristbands to this year’s Brighten the Corners Festival in Ipswich on 13 & 14 June. Two days of music and memories incoming 😎

Can your experience help shape our future? We're looking for trustees to help shape our strategy to develop a positive student experience here at the University of Suffolk. More details are here: buff.ly/hXYgwrp Closing date: Tuesday 27 May 2025

Yesterday, we were thrilled to have University Chancellor Prof. Helen Pankhurst visit the Students' Union for a conversation about our recent student engagement activities. These included the Reclaim the Night march in February, the SU elections, and the Iftar meal we organised

Are you passionate about encouraging young people to have their say? We're seeking student volunteers to assist with running an event for Year 6 primary school pupils on Fri 2 May as part of the #iWill initiative. Check out the news article on our SU website for more details

Feeling tote-ally creative? We are looking for a design for our Students' Union tote bag to be given out at Freshers 2025 and beyond. This competition is open to all UOS students - could you come up with an iconic design that explains what the SU is all about?

The Students' Union will be closed from Thurs 17 to Tues 22 April inclusive for the spring break. Time to relax, recharge, and (hopefully) catch some sunshine ☀️ Thank you to all our students for a great few months, and we'll be back with more SU fun, support and good vibes!

⚽ In the first of our sports and society features, we bring you a season round-up from The Oranges, aka the SU football team. The highs and the lows of the beautiful game can be found in the report from president Olly on our website: buff.ly/JGAeJZx

We are so proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Students' Union category of the Student Choice Awards. The fact that this nomination comes from student views represents everything which we are about: by students and for students. #WUSCAs

📲 Students! The uni is on the hunt for enthusiastic PAID content creators to share what life's like here with future students. If you're passionate about TikTok, this opportunity is perfect for you. There's info online to start your creative journey: buff.ly/IyWwWiO

🏆 Last week it was orange v yellow in the annual Students v Staff netball & football matches. The student teams won both trophies (yay!) but the staff teams worked with resilience & determination 😁 You can read more on the SU website: buff.ly/uTcx2cM

If you're at the Uni of Suffolk Open Day tomorrow, come along to the SU Social Space to meet our student sports teams and societies. They'll be here to show you how we put the fun into uni life! Plus there'll be SU giveaways & the chance to win ITFC tickets or a signed shirt

Our love of ducks has seen our SU CEO arrested! Can you help Dionne make bail by donating to the local charity Homestart? Anything you can afford will be gratefully received & will make a big difference to local families: buff.ly/mb05ZJV #FreeDionne #charity #fundraising

It's the last week of March and we couldn't be busier in the SU! Here's a list of the things you can take part in this week - student v staff sports, an Iftar meal, Home Away From Home events with animals and food, and the annual SU AGM. Find out more on our website

📢 Calling all students - Tues 25 March is our SU AGM 👉 Hear reports from officers and trustees 👉 Agree affiliations to NUS and BUCS (for sports teams) 👉 Debate motions proposed by students 🕔 5pm 📍 Atrium 001 or online 🍕 Pizza provided if you come in person

This week we'll be out & about, visiting our students at East Coast College, as part of our SU Unplugged tour. We're bringing opinion polls, giveaways & the opportunity to chat to SU staff and officers about the things that matter to you. Please come along to say hello! 👋