LSE Students' Union
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| Institution | London School of Economics |
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| Location | The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, 1 Sheffield Street, London, United Kingdom |
| Established | 1897 |
| General secretary | Busayo Twins |
| Sabbatical officers | Jasmina Bidé (Education Officer) Riham Mansour (Community & Welfare Officer) Julia Ryland (Activities & Development Officer) Mamoud El-Ghannam (Postgraduate Officer) |
| Members | 9914 |
| Affiliations |
National Union of Students National Postgraduate Committee Aldwych Group BUC Sport |
| Mascot | Biggles the Beaver |
| Website | www |
The London School of Economics Students' Union (sometimes referred to as LSESU) is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities of campus, including societies, sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives. It is the only SU in Britain to have a weekly Union General Meeting (UGM).
The Union is affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS), as well as being part of the federal Union for University of London students. It is also a founder member of the Aldwych Group, the national group of Students' Unions which mirror the members of the Russell Group, the top twenty research-intensive universities in the country.
Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is often regarded as one of the most politically active in the country, a reputation it has held since its origins, when it held fortnightly political debates known as the 'Clare Market Parliament.' In the 1960s, LSESU became known for its left-wing radicalism.
In 1905, the Students' Union founded the Clare Market Review journal, which ran until 1973 and has since been revived in 2008. The Clare Market Review is the oldest student journal in Europe.
After the First World War, the Students' Union expanded the range of societies and sports clubs its offered, aided by then Director of the LSE, William Beveridge, who expanded the LSE estate, including securing the Berrylands sportsground at New Malden, Surrey.
The political nature of the organisation continued in the 1930s, when the Communist Party were banned by the School from being active at LSE and a communist Students' Union President was expelled and deported. In 1937, the Students' Union gained its first premises, which became the famous Three Tuns Bar.
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