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, 2 shops 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.

Students' Union UCL president's medallion

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.

Officers

Students' Union UCL has 6 elected sabbatical officers, which work full-time in for the Students' Union, so are not classified as students for the year they hold the post. There are also various other officers which represent UCL students in different fields.

Sabbatical officers

President
Activities and Engagement Officer
Education Officer
Equity and Inclusion Officer
Postgraduate Officer
Welfare and Community Officer

Student officers

Arts Officer
Disabled Students' Officer
International Students' Officer
LGBQ+ Officer
Mature, Part-Time and Carers Students' Officer
People of Colour Officer
Research Students' Officer
Social Class and Mobility Officer
Societies Officer
Sports Officer
Sustainability Officer
Trans Officer
Volunteering Officer
Women's Officer

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
European Law Students' Association
First Generation Society
Genetics Society
Immunology Society
International and Public Affairs Society
International Relations Society
Law for All Society
Lifestyle Medicine Society
Medical Society
MedTech Society
Modern Political History Society
Online Students Society
Palaeontology Society
PhDConnect Society
Public Affairs and Social Service Society
Surgical Society
Technology Society
Wilderness Medicine 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
Muslimah Careers Society
Nature and Conservation Society
Raising and Giving Society
Sexpression Society
Student Action Against Homelessness Society
Student Action for Refugees Society
Students for Global Health Society
TEDx Society

Arts & Media

Analogue Magazine
Anime Society
Argentine Tango Society
Art Business Society
Art Society
Arts for Mental Health Society
Caledonian Society
Cheese Grater Magazine
Comedy Club
Country and Folk Music Society
Dance Society
Dancing Le Rock Society
Delilah Magazine
Drag Society
Drama Society
Electronic Music Society
Era Journal
Film and TV Society
Free Hype Society
Freestyle Dance Society
Guitar Society
Her Campus Society
Hip-Hop and RnB Society
Jazz Society
Juggling and Circus Society
K-POP Society
Kinesis Magazine
Live Music Society
MDs Comedy Revue
MODO Fashion Society
MUA Society
Music Society
Music Society (RUMS/Medical School)
Musical Theatre Society
Photography Society
Pi Media
Piano Society
Rare FM
Salsa Society
Science Magazine Society
Shakespeare Company
Stage Crew Society
The UCL Review Society
Writers' Society

Common Interest

3D Modelling Society
93% Club Society
Agricultural Technology Society
AIESEC Society
Alternative Proteins Society
Animal Rights Society
Autism Society
Automotive Society
Aviation Society
Baking Society
Beekeeping Society
Behavioural Innovations Society
Biomedical Sciences 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
Cubing Society
Cyber Security Society
Debating Society
Dementia Research Society
Design Thinking Society
Detective Society
Disney Society
Duckrabbit Society
Enigma Society
Environmental Law and Life Science Society
Environmental, Social and Governance Society
European Horizons Society
European Society
Fashion Business Society
Financial Literacy Matters Society
Folklore Society
Food Society
Football Fans Society
Game Development Society
Gaming Society
Gender and Feminism Society
Global China Study Society
Go (Weiqi, Baduk) Society
Graphic Novels and Comics Society
Gulf Society
Harry Potter Society
Healthcare Management and Politics Society
Human Rights Society
Karaoke Society
Knitting Society
Lamorna Society
Legal Tech Society
Magic Society
Mahjong Society
Mature Society
MBA Society
Medieval Society
Mental Health Society
Mindful Society
Minesweeper Society
Moroccan Society
Museums Society
Music Business Society
Paediatric and Child Health Society
Pokémon Society
Poker Society
Postgraduate Social Society
Product Development Society
Quant Society
Real Estate Society
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Society
Sign Language Society
Sims Society
Soap Opera Society
Space Society
Sports Business Society
Student Inclusion Health Society
Swing Dance Society
Taylor Swift Society
Tea Society
TfL Society
UCL East Society
United Nations Association
Urban Farmers Society
US Law and Politics Society
Vegetarian and Vegan Society
Volunteering Society
Watch Society
Welsh Society
Women in Tech Society
Women's Engineering Society
World History Society

Cultural

Abacus Society
Afghan Society
African Caribbean Society
Albanian Society
Arab and North African Society
Armenian Society
Asian Social Network Society
Australian, New Zealand and Oceania Society
Austrian Society
Azerbaijan Society
Bangla Society
Bhangra Society
Bulgarian Society
Burmese 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
Habesha 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
Kurdish Society
Lebanese Society
Lithuanian Society
Malayali Society
Malaysian Society
Mexican Society
Multicultural Society
Nepalese Society
Nigerian 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
Telugu Society
Thai Society
Turkish Society
Ukrainian Society
Uzbek Society
Vietnamese Society

Departmental

ADM Mathematics Society
Anthropology Society
Arts and Sciences Society
Bartlett School of Architecture Society
Civil Engineering Society
Classics 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
Healthcare Innovation Pitching Society
History of Art Society
History Society
Institute of Education Society
Institute of the Americas Society
Integrated Medical Sciences Society
Life Science Society
Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Society
Natural Sciences Society
Orthoptics Society
Pharmacology Society
Philosophy 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)
Slade School of Fine Art Society
Society for Global Prosperity
Society of Engineering and Architectural Design (SEAD)
Statistics Society
STS Lunar Society
Surgery and Interventional Science Society

Faith and Spirituality

Ahlul-Bayt Society
Ahmadiyya Muslim Students' Society
Buddhist Society
Catholic Society
Chinese Christian Anchor Fellowship Society
Christian Union Society
Gospel Society
Islamic Society
Islamic Society (RUMS/Medical School)
Jain Society
Korean Christian YeDarm Society
Krishna Consciousness Society
Sikh Society

Finance and Enterprise

180 Degrees Consulting Society
Asset Management Society
Blockchain Labs Society
Business Society
Consulting Society
Economics and Finance Society
Enactus Society
Entrepreneurs Society
Eurasian Business Society
FinTech Society
Green Economy Society
Guild Society
Hedge Fund Society
IDEA Society
Intellectual Property Society
Investment Society
Leadership and Management Society
Negotiation Society
The Female Lead Society
Women in Finance Society

Political

Conservative Society
Diplomacy Society
Friends of Israel Society
Government and Politics Society
Labour Society
Liberal Democrat Society
Platypus Affiliated Society
Student Socialist Alternative Society
Students for Justice in Palestine Society

Sports

Aikido Club
Amateur Boxing Club
American Football Club
Archery Club
Badminton Club
Badminton Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Barbell Club
Baseball Club
Basketball Club (Men's)
Basketball Club (Women's)
Boat Club
Boat Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club
Calisthenics Club
Canoe Polo Club
Cheerleading Club
Clay Pigeon Shooting Club
Climbing and Mountaineering Club
Cricket Club
Cricket Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Cricket Club (Women's)
Cycling Club
Darts Club
Dodgeball Club
Fencing Club
Football Club (Men's)
Football Club (RUMS/Medical School Men's)
Football Club (RUMS/Medical School Women's)
Football Club (Women's)
Football Red Star
Futsal Club
Gliding Club
Golf Club
Gymnastics Club
Handball Club
Hiking Club
Hockey Club (Men's)
Hockey Club (RUMS/Medical School Men's)
Hockey Club (RUMS/Medical School Women's)
Hockey Club (Women's)
Horse Riding Club
Ice Club
Jitsu Club
Judo Club
Karate Club
Karting Club
Kendo Club
Kickboxing Club
Lacrosse Club
Lacrosse Club (Men's)
Mixed Martial Arts Club
Muay Thai Club
Netball Club
Netball Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Orienteering Club
Padel Tennis Club
Parkour Club
Pole Fitness Club
Pure Krav Maga Club
Rugby Club (Men's)
Rugby Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Rugby Club (Women's)
Running, Athletics and Cross Country Club
Sailing Club
Scuba Club
Skate Club
Skydiving Club
Snooker and Pool Club
Snowsports Club
Squash Club
Surf Club
Swimming Club
Table Tennis Club
Taekwondo Club
Tennis Club
Tennis Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Ultimate Frisbee Club
Volleyball Club
Water Polo Club
Wheelchair Basketball Club
Yoga and Meditation Club

Liberation Networks

Disabled Students' Network
International Students' Network
LGBTQ+ Network
Mature, Part-time and Carers Networks
POC Students' Network
Research Students' Network
Women's Network

Former societies and networks

Advertising, Marketing and PR Society
Aerial Silks Society
Alcohol-Free Society
American Society
Applied Qualitative Methods Society
Argentine Society
Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society
Atlas Advocacy Society
Backgammon Society
Baha'i Society
Beer Pong Society
Bollywood Society
Brazil Society
Bright Futures Society
Bruneian Society
Canoeing Club
Capoeira Club
Catalan Society
Chocolate Society
Christian Ethics Society
Clean Energy Society
Cornish Society
Cosmetics Society
Cosmetology Society
Croquet Club
Dinosaur Appreciation Society
Discover London Society
Doggo Society
Duke of Edinburgh's Awards Society
Ecuadorian Society
Emerging Markets Society
Eurovision Society
Finnish Society
Fives Club
Floorball Club
French Debating Society
Furry Society
Global Brigades Society
Holography Society
Horse Racing Society
Human*Futures Society
JOY Society
Kitesurfing Club
Kuwaiti Society
Laser Tag Society
Latin American Perspectives on Education Society
Libertarian Society
Liberty in North Korea Society
Life Ethics Society
Marxist Society
Masaryk Society
Medical Art Society
Mixology Society
Mongolian Society
Northern Society
Nutrition Society
One Club Society
Opera and Ballet Appreciation Society
Origami Society
Ophthalmology Society
Political Philosophy Society
Postgraduate Social Society
Retail and Luxury Business Society
Rifle Club
Robotics Society
Rock and Metal Society
Saving Faces Society
Shaolin Kung Fu Club
Socialist Society
Socionics Society
Sounds Society
South Asian Relief Society
Squash Club (RUMS/Medical School)
Stefan Bloc Society
Student Parents and Carers Society
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Society
Subtext Society
Team Up Society
TherouxSoc
Think Tank Society
Trampoline Club
Trans+ Network
Travel Society
Tree Society
Triple Helix Society
Type One Diabetes Society
Urban Miscellanea Society
Urban Outdoors Society
WASH Society
Wing Chun Kung Fu Club
Women and Politics Society
Women in Cyber Security Society
Women in Science Society
Workers Liberation Society
Yonce Appreciation Society
Young Greens Society

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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