Your Student Officers are elected every year to represent you, the students of Ulster. They work to champion the issues that matter to our members and work to ensure the student experience is as rewarding as possible.
WE’RE HERE TO REPRESENT, SUPPORT & CONNECT YOU!
You are automatically a member of your Students’ Union
Welcome from your Student Officers – Enjoy our Welcome Video Below!
These full time Student Officers together make up the Student Executive Committee - they represent you at the highest level of the Uni and Government.
Contact your Student Officers HERE
Student Voice
Each student should feel empowered to be active in either making educational, institutional or social change during their time at Ulster University. The Student Voice team support two streams of representation. Academic Reps and Student Council. Course Rep and student council nominations are open until 8th October.
Find out more on all of Student Voice volunteer opportunities HERE
Advice Bureau
UUSU Advice Bureau are available to discuss concerns and answer any questions via our free, independent & confidential advice service. Academic advice is independent from Ulster University and we help you navigate and understand the policies and procedures. You can speak to us about appeals, disciplinaries, complaints, and mitigating circumstances such as illness. Housing Advice our advisers are on hand to assist you no matter where you live. We can support you with issues with your landlord or flat mates, repairs, or issues in Accommodation/ Housing. Health and Wellbeing issues are often wide ranging and can affect anyone at any time. The Advice Bureau offers you a safe space to receive practical advice on a variety of issues including discrimination, bullying and harassment, cost of living, fees & finance hardship and International Student issues.
To contact one of our advisors, fill in this advice form it only takes 2 minutes to complete the form HERE
Events and Activities
The UUSU Activities team brings you a range of Freshers Events
Find out what’s happening on your campus HERE!
Volunteering
UUSU Buddy Volunteers, Course Reps, Council Members and Society Committee Members are all volunteers, as are the green fingered students who dedicate free time to
looking after our wellbeing gardens. We can also link you up with opportunities in your
local community. Find out how you can volunteer HERE
Societies
Societies are a great way to meet new people, have fun and do something you
love! There are societies for all interests – from course related societies to hobby societies,
faith societies, cultural societies and more!
You can join a society during Freshers and Re-freshers Fayre or HERE
Social Space
Visit your UUSU Social Space on campus with Kitchenette & Food Bank Fridge.
Here you can Game, Chill out & Meet Friends!
BELFAST:1st floor, BC Building, Outside the UUSU offices
COLERAINE: Room E019, Next door to Bann View Social
MAGEE: MG Building, Outside the Rock Road Social
Networks
Women’s Empowerment Network (WEN) is a community for our students who have a passion for gender equality, addressing misogyny and lobbying for issues raised by the membership. Through this network, membership can raise awareness of societal or localised issues, promote organisations working in this area and lobby for positive change.
DEN stands for ‘Disability Empowerment Network,’ it is one of our networks that specifically aims to provide students with additional needs with support and guidance.
Find out more about our networks HERE
Campaigns
We’re here to stand up for you and to make the changes you want to see,
both within Ulster University and the wider world too. At UUSU we work with students, with external organisations, and national campaigning groups to defend and extend your rights. This year the main campaigns we are focusing on are cost of living, tackling violence against women & girls, mental health, Irish Language plus advocacy & EDI.
Find out more about our campaigns HERE