Leeds University Union
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| Institution | University of Leeds |
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| Location | University Square, Leeds, LS2 9JZ |
| Established | 1877 (as the Yorkshire College Students Association) |
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| Members | c. 32,000 |
| Affiliations | National Union of Students, British Universities Sports Association, Aldwych Group |
| Website | http://www.luu.org.uk |
Coordinates: 53°47′46″N 1°33′50″W / 53.796°N 1.564°W
Leeds University Union (LUU) is the representative body for the students at the University of Leeds, England. It is led by a group of six student sabbatical officers known as the Student Executive, supported by volunteer students acting as Reps and a large body of staff, both full-time and part-time. The organisation's aim is the advancement of education of Leeds students, by representing, supporting and advising students to improve their welfare and promote their interests and through the provision of social activities.
The current Union has its roots in the various societies of the Yorkshire College, a college which joined the federal Victoria University in 1887. The Yorkshire College Students Association was the first such society, founded in 1877. In 1890, a single consolidated body was formed to manage and fund the various societies. Rooms and areas within University buildings, which at the time consisted mainly of converted townhouses, were used as common rooms and meeting spaces until 1937 when work began on the current University Union building. Completed in 1939, it was made possible by a large financial donation from W Riley-Smith of Tadcaster. The building was extended in the 1960s as part of the Chamberlin, Powell and Bon development plan for the University campus, and again in the late 1990s.
The representative function of the Union developed later, with no reference to the representation of the student body being included in the University's initial charter in 1904. From 1944, presidents and vice-presidents of the Union were made members of the University Council, to represent student opinion and inform students of the operations of the Council.
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