UWE Students' Union

The Students' Union at UWE

Motto	Join In, Speak Up, Be More
Institution	University of the West of England
Location	U Block, UWE Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, UK
Established	1971
Members	~40,000
Affiliations	NUS, BUCS
Website	https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/

The Students' Union at UWE, formerly UWE Students' Union, is the students' union of the University of the West of England. Formerly known as Bristol Polytechnic Students' Union (BPSU), and founded in 1971, it changed name in 1992, in line with the parent institution becoming a university. The union affiliates with the NUS.

The union has a turnover of over £6.5 million per annum. It operates representational and support services, including a jobs agency for students, a student advice centre and various bars and shops across Frenchay, Bower Ashton and Glenside campuses. The union also run an annual freshers' fair, the largest of its kind in the country.

In Summer of 2015, the union moved to a new purpose built building, with a new bar and coffee shop, and new space to support student engagement and activities.

The Students' Union is led by 5 full-time presidents: President, Vice President Education, Vice President Sport and Health, Vice President Community and Welfare, and Vice President Societies and Communication. There are also a number of part-time unpaid officers, who, alongside the presidents, form the Executive Committee, whilst also acting as another point of contact for students. The Students' Union elections are run in March every year for all president and officer roles, with by elections also running in October.

This year's presidents are:

The Students' Union runs various committees to decide on various union matters. These committees include: Student Representative Committee, Sports Conference, and Societies Conference. Committee meetings are chaired by their respective presidents at least three times a year, and are the highest-level decision making body before the Annual General Meeting, which all students may attend.

The union also has a board of trustees, which contains all full-time Officers, two student trustees and five external trustees. The Board acts on behalf of the union with the ultimate responsibility for the strategic direction and financial well-being of the organisation.

While largely based at the university's main Frenchay campus, there are site offices at the Bower Ashton, Glenside and Gloucester campuses. The Students' Union also operates facilities such as bars and shops at the Frenchay, Bower Ashton, and Glenside sites, with the intention of providing students with better value for money, and as a platform for developing social programmes.

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