University of Bristol Union
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| Institution | University of Bristol |
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| Location | Queen's Rd, Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Established | 1908 |
| Sabbatical officers | Laura Ho, Hannah Dualeh, Jamie Cross, Zoe Backhouse, Stephen Le fanu, John House |
| Members | c. 22,000 |
| Affiliations | National Union of Students, Aldwych Group, National Postgraduate Committee, British Universities & Colleges Sport |
| Website | www.bristolsu.org.uk |
Coordinates: 51°27′25″N 2°36′30″W / 51.4569°N 2.6084°W
Bristol SU is the students' union of University of Bristol, England. It is among the oldest of the UK students' unions and was a founding member of the NUS.
Former Union presidents have included the broadcaster, Sue Lawley, St Lucia's foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations, George W. Odlum and Lembit Öpik – Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
A fire in the Richmond building on 15 September 2009 caused its closure. Canoes and other water sporting equipment in a storage area in front of the building caught light and by 9am was sending "thick black smoke" along the road. The building sustained some minor damage, in particular to the swimming pool windows. While most of the building was due to be closed for approximately two days, the swimming pool was closed until mid-December.
For two days, starting 24 November 2010, a room of the building was occupied by students following the protests in Bristol on the same day. Among other things, the students claimed the union was failing to represent them on issues such as government funding for higher education, and rises to tuition fees. The union was also criticised for not holding an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to discuss these issues. The occupation was ended when the union agreed to calling an EGM, which resulted in motions mandating the Union to support students opposing tuition fees and cuts in funding to higher education.
An extensive refurbishment of the Union building took place in 2014-15. The building was reopened as 'the Richmond Building' in April 2015, and the Union was rebranded from 'the University of Bristol Union (UBU)' to 'Bristol SU'.
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