Bristol SU’s International Students’ Network, Postgraduate Education Officer Shubham and a multitude of cultural societies teamed up to bring you a celebration of the things that make Bristol SU such an amazing place to be – diverse cultures and communities, student talent and delicious food from around the world!
Our regular Sports Nights at Gravity, and SCORE, have channeled over £11,000 of ticket sales back into our sports clubs. For the second year running Men’s Rugby have earned the most, though Men’s Football aren’t far behind!
UG Education Officer Nasra stopped the University from putting exams on a Saturday or squeezing 3 exams into a day, instead getting them to agree to extend the exam period by two days and letting you keep your weekends for rest and revision!
Undergraduate Education Officer Nasra and Equalities Officer Sally have been working hard to reduce the hidden costs that arise from studying, securing a graduation bursary from the University to cover the cost of gown hire for approximately 200 students.
Equalities Officer Sally has overseen the launch of the report and support tool to make to easier for survivors to report incidences of assault and harrassment. She has also been working with Pro-Vice Chancellor Judith Squires and the safeguarding organisation Lime Culture to review and overhaul the Unviersity’s policies around sexual violence and supporting survivors.
As part of the 2018/19 Varsity Series we partnered with the Great Bristol 10k to offer a huge discount on entries to the 10k. This resulted in 800 students and staff getting involved, getting active and representing Bristol in Varsity
Had half of JCR committee members engage with their forum to feedback issues to the University.
We supported over 300 students to obtain their DBS checks in the UK helping them start their volunteering journey
This year a record 44 student groups were awarded a coveted gold balloon for their outstanding work delivering extracurricular activities for students at the University of Bristol
Supported students to bring in over 250 speakers to the inform, educate and inspire their peers to continue learning outside of the curriculum