Students' Union UCL

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Students' Union UCL
InstitutionUniversity College London
LocationGordon Street, London
Established1893
AffiliationsAldwych Group, National Union of Students
Websitestudentsunionucl.org
The Union's building on Gordon Street

Students' Union UCL (formerly University College London Union) is the students' union of University College London. Founded in 1893, it is one of the oldest students' unions in England, although postdating the Liverpool Guild of Students which formed a student representative council in 1892.[1][2] It was formed with the following objectives: "the promotion of social intercourse and of the means of recreation, physical and mental, of the students of University College, and the financial successes of students' clubs". UCL Union was the first of its kind as it was formed for both athletics clubs and social activities alike.

Since its formation, the Union has taken on responsibility for many aspects of student life. Events for example were seen as a key element hence the establishment of an Ents Committee. A student magazine known as the Gazette was formed a few years later and the Somers Town sports venue was also acquired.

Students' Union UCL is affiliated to the National Union of Students.

Organisation[edit]

Students' Union UCL runs over 300 clubs and societies, as well as 4 bars, 4 cafés, 1 shop and a fitness centre. UCL students through the Union have access to put on shows at the Bloomsbury Theatre.

The Union's sports clubs have access to several different venues including Bloomsbury Fitness, the Somers Town Sports Centre and the 100-acre (0.40 km2) Shenley Sports grounds, which Watford Football Club rent for training purposes. Arsenal F.C. rented it as training grounds until 1999. In October 1999 they opened the purpose built Arsenal Training Centre on a neighbouring 143 acres. On the other side is the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre.[3]

Students' Union UCL provides support to students through Jobshop and the Advice Service, and has a highly active Volunteering Services unit, providing volunteering opportunities for over 1400 students a year.

As well as the magazine Pi, the Union's media output includes the radio station Rare FM, the "alternative" magazine The Cheese Grater and a number of smaller publications.

Students' Union UCL president's medallion

Charity Status[edit]

Operation of the Union lies mainly with elected full-time officers called sabbatical officers and appointed staff. The UCL Union is a registered charity in UK law, a status which requires it to have a trustee board. The board is composed of four of the elected UCLU sabbatical officers (sabbatical trustees), four elected student trustees, and three appointed external trustees. Trustees are charged with responsibility for controlling the charity's work, management and administration on behalf of its members.

Officers[edit]

Students' Union UCL has 6 elected sabbatical officers, which work full-time in for the Students' Union, so are not classified as students for the year they hold the post. There are also various other officers which represent UCL students in different fields.

Sabbatical officers[edit]

  • President
  • Activities and Engagement Officer
  • Education Officer
  • Equity and Inclusion Officer
  • Postgraduate Officer
  • Welfare and Community Officer

Student officers[edit]

  • Arts Officer
  • Disabled Students' Officer
  • International Students' Officer
  • LGBQ+ Officer
  • Mature, Part-Time and Carers Students' Officer
  • People of Colour Officer
  • Research Students' Officer
  • Social Class and Mobility Officer
  • Societies Officer
  • Sports Officer
  • Sustainability Officer
  • Trans Officer
  • Volunteering Officer
  • Women's Officer

Clubs and societies[edit]

UCL has numerous clubs and societies which include, sports, film, drama, martial arts, politics and degree-subjects.

The Union's Debating Society, founded in 1829 as the Literary and Philosophical Society, is one of the oldest student debating societies in the UK.[4]

The UCL Film & TV Society, founded in 1948, is one of the oldest in the country, it still has a dedicated studio space on campus and continues to both make and screen films; Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas met and developed some of their earliest films at the society.[5]

Present societies[edit]

Academic related[edit]
  • Anatomy society
  • Application of Psychedelics Society
  • Artificial Intelligence Society
  • Asiatic Affairs Society
  • Bentham Brooks Institute Society
  • Bioethics and Medical Law Society
  • Biopharmaceutical Society
  • Biotechnology Society
  • Connect.ed Society
  • Data Science Society
  • Data Visualisation Society
  • Dermatology Society
  • Education Innovation and Edupreneurship Society
  • Energy Society
  • European Law Students' Association
  • First Generation Society
  • Genetics Society
  • Immunology Society
  • International Relations Society
  • Law for All Society
  • Lifestyle Medicine Society
  • Medical Society
  • MedTech Society
  • Palaeontology Society
  • Public Affairs and Social Service Society
  • Surgical Society
  • Technology Society
  • Wilderness Medicine Society
Altruism[edit]
  • Amnesty International Society
  • Cancer Charities Alliance Society
  • Climate Action Society
  • Effective Altruism Society
  • Engineers in Action Society
  • Engineers Without Borders Society
  • Friends of Médecins sans Frontières Society
  • Giving Voice Society
  • In Aid of UNICEF Society
  • MEDLIFE Society
  • Nature and Conservation Society
  • Raising and Giving Society
  • Sexpression Society
  • Student Action Against Homelessness Society
  • Student Action for Refugees Society
  • Students for Global Health Society
  • TEDx Society
Arts & Media[edit]
  • Anime Society
  • Argentine Tango Society
  • Art Business Society
  • Art Society
  • Arts for Mental Health Society
  • Caledonian Society
  • Cheese Grater Magazine
  • Comedy Club
  • Dance Society
  • Dancing Le Rock Society
  • Delilah Magazine
  • Drag Society
  • Drama Society
  • Electronic Music Society
  • Era Journal
  • Film and TV Society
  • Free Hype Society
  • Freestyle Dance Society
  • Guitar Society
  • Her Campus Society
  • Hip-Hop and RnB Society
  • Jazz Society
  • Juggling and Circus Society
  • K-POP Society
  • Kinesis Magazine
  • Live Music Society
  • MDs Comedy Revue
  • MODO Fashion Society
  • MUA Society
  • Music Society
  • Music Society (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Musical Theatre Society
  • Photography Society
  • Pi Media
  • Rare FM
  • Salsa Society
  • Science Magazine Society
  • Shakespeare Company
  • Stage Crew Society
  • The UCL Review Society
  • Writers' Society
Common Interest[edit]
  • 3D Modelling Society
  • 93% Club Society
  • Agricultural Technology Society
  • AIESEC Society
  • Alternative Proteins Society
  • Animal Rights Society
  • Autism Society
  • Automotive Society
  • Baking Society
  • Beekeeping Society
  • Behavioural Innovations Society
  • Biomedical Sciences Society
  • Board Games Society
  • Book Club
  • Botany Society
  • Bridge Society
  • Bubble Tea Society
  • Cats Society
  • Cheese and Wine Society
  • Chess Society
  • Chinese Traditional Painting and Calligraphy Society
  • Coffee Society
  • Communication Society
  • Cubing Society
  • Cyber Security Society
  • Debating Society
  • Dementia Research Society
  • Design Thinking Society
  • Detective Society
  • Disney Society
  • Duckrabbit Society
  • Enigma Society
  • Environmental Law and Life Science Society
  • Environmental, Social and Governance Society
  • European Horizons Society
  • European Society
  • Females Forces in Fashion Business Society
  • Financial Literacy Matters Society
  • Food Society
  • Football Fans Society
  • Game Development Society
  • Gaming Society
  • Gender and Feminism Society
  • Global China Study Society
  • Go (Weiqi, Baduk) Society
  • Graphic Novels and Comics Society
  • Gulf Society
  • Harry Potter Society
  • Healthcare Management and Politics Society
  • Human Rights Society
  • Karaoke Society
  • Knitting Society
  • Lamorna Society
  • Legal Tech Society
  • Magic Society
  • Mahjong Society
  • Mature Society
  • Medieval Society
  • Mental Health Society
  • Mindful Society
  • Moroccan Society
  • Museums Society
  • Music Business Society
  • Paediatric and Child Health Society
  • Pokémon Society
  • Poker Society
  • Product Development Society
  • Quant Society
  • Real Estate Society
  • Sci-Fi and Fantasy Society
  • Sign Language Society
  • Soap Opera Society
  • Space Society
  • Sports Business Society
  • Student Inclusion Health Society
  • Swing Dance Society
  • Taylor Swift Society
  • TfL Society
  • Tree Society
  • UCL East Society
  • United Nations Association
  • Urban Farmers Society
  • US Law and Politics Society
  • Vegetarian and Vegan Society
  • Volunteering Society
  • Watch Society
  • Welsh Society
  • Women in Tech Society
  • Women's Engineering Society
  • World History Society
Cultural[edit]
  • Abacus Society
  • Afghan Society
  • African Caribbean Society
  • Albanian Society
  • Arab and North African Society
  • Armenian Society
  • Asian Social Network Society
  • Australian, New Zealand and Oceania Society
  • Austrian Society
  • Azerbaijan Society
  • Bangla Society
  • Bhangra Society
  • Bulgarian Society
  • Canadian Society
  • Chilean Society
  • Chinese Society
  • Chinese Students and Scholars Association Society
  • Colombian Society
  • Cypriot and Hellenic Society
  • Czech and Slovak Society
  • Dutch and Flemish Society
  • East African Society
  • Egyptian Society
  • Emirati Society
  • Esperanto and Endangered Languages Society
  • Ex-Yugoslav Society
  • Filipino Society
  • Francophone Society
  • Georgian Society
  • German Society
  • Hindu Society
  • Hungarian Society
  • Indian Dance Society
  • Indian Society
  • Indonesian Society
  • Iranian Society
  • Irish and Northern Irish Society
  • Italian Society
  • Japan Society
  • Jewish Society
  • Kazakh Society
  • Korean Culture Society
  • Korean Society
  • Kurdish Society
  • Lebanese Society
  • Lithuanian Society
  • Malayali Society
  • Malaysian Society
  • Mexican Society
  • Multicultural Society
  • Nepalese Society
  • Nordic Society
  • Pakistan Society
  • Polish Society
  • Portuguese Speaking Society
  • Punjabi Society
  • Romanian and Moldovan Society
  • Russian Society
  • Saudi Society
  • Singapore Society
  • Spanish and Latin American Society
  • Sri Lankan Society
  • Sudanese Society
  • Swiss Society
  • Taiwanese Society
  • Tamil Society
  • Telugu Society
  • Thai Society
  • Turkish Society
  • Ukrainian Society
  • Vietnamese Society
Departmental[edit]
  • ADM Mathematics Society
  • Arts and Sciences Society
  • Bartlett School of Architecture Society
  • Civil Engineering Society
  • Classics Society
  • Computer Science Society
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarianism Society
  • Engineering Society
  • English Society
  • European and International Social and Political Studies Society
  • Geographical Society
  • Greenough Society
  • Healthcare Innovation Pitching Society
  • History of Art Society
  • History Society
  • Institute of the Americas Society
  • Integrated Medical Sciences Society
  • Life Science Society
  • Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Society
  • Natural Sciences Society
  • Orthoptics Society
  • Pharmacology Society
  • Philosophy Society
  • Physics Society
  • Political Risk and Intelligence Society
  • Population Health Sciences Society
  • Psychology and Education Society
  • RUMS (Medical School) Society
  • School of European Languages and Culture Society (SELCS)
  • School of Pharmacy Society
  • School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies Society (SSEES)
  • Slade School of Fine Art Society
  • Society for Global Prosperity
  • Society of Engineering and Architectural Design (SEAD)
  • Statistics Society
  • STS Lunar Society
  • Surgery and Interventional Science Society
Faith and Spirituality[edit]
  • Ahlul-Bayt Society
  • Buddhist Society
  • Catholic Society
  • Chinese Christian Anchor Fellowship Society
  • Christian Union Society
  • Gospel Society
  • Islamic Society
  • Jain Society
  • Krishna Consciousness Society
  • Sikh Society
Finance and Enterprise[edit]
  • 180 Degrees Consulting Society
  • Asset Management Society
  • Blockchain Labs Society
  • Business Society
  • Consulting Society
  • Economics and Finance Society
  • Enactus Society
  • Entrepreneurs Society
  • Eurasian Business Society
  • FinTech Society
  • Green Economy Society
  • Guild Society
  • Hedge Fund Society
  • IDEA Society
  • Intellectual Property Society
  • Investment Society
  • Leadership and Management Society
  • The Female Lead Society
  • Women in Finance Society
Political[edit]
  • Diplomacy Society
  • Friends of Israel Society
  • Government and Politics Society
  • Labour Society
  • Liberal Democrat Society
  • Student Socialist Alternative Society
  • Students for Justice in Palestine Society
Sports[edit]
  • Aikido Club
  • Amateur Boxing Club
  • American Football Club
  • Archery Club
  • Badminton Club
  • Badminton Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Barbell Club
  • Basketball Club (Men's)
  • Basketball Club (Women's)
  • Boat Club
  • Boat Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club
  • Calisthenics Club
  • Canoe Polo Club
  • Cheerleading Club
  • Clay Pigeon Shooting Club
  • Climbing and Mountaineering Club
  • Cricket Club
  • Cricket Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Cricket Club (Women's)
  • Cycling Club
  • Darts Club
  • Dodgeball Club
  • Fencing Club
  • Football Club (Men's)
  • Football Club (RUMS/Medical School Men's)
  • Football Club (RUMS/Medical School Women's)
  • Football Club (Women's)
  • Football Red Star
  • Futsal Club
  • Gliding Club
  • Golf Club
  • Gymnastics Club
  • Handball Club
  • Hiking Club
  • Hockey Club (Men's)
  • Hockey Club (RUMS/Medical School Men's)
  • Hockey Club (RUMS/Medical School Women's)
  • Hockey Club (Women's)
  • Horse Riding Club
  • Ice Club
  • Jitsu Club
  • Judo Club
  • Karate Club
  • Karting Club
  • Kendo Club
  • Kickboxing Club
  • Lacrosse Club
  • Lacrosse Club (Men's)
  • Mixed Martial Arts Club
  • Muay Thai Club
  • Netball Club
  • Netball Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Orienteering Club
  • Padel Tennis Club
  • Parkour Club
  • Pole Fitness Club
  • Pure Krav Maga Club
  • Rugby Club (Men's)
  • Rugby Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Rugby Club (Women's)
  • Running, Athletics and Cross Country Club
  • Sailing Club
  • Scuba Club
  • Skate Club
  • Skydiving Club
  • Snooker and Pool Club
  • Snowsports Club
  • Squash Club
  • Surf Club
  • Swimming Club
  • Table Tennis Club
  • Taekwondo Club
  • Tennis Club
  • Tennis Club (RUMS/Medical School)
  • Ultimate Frisbee Club
  • Volleyball Club
  • Water Polo Club
  • Yoga and Meditation Club

Liberation Networks[edit]

  • Disabled Students' Network
  • International Students' Network
  • LGBTQ+ Network
  • Mature, Part-time and Carers Networks
  • POC Students' Network
  • Research Students' Network
  • Women's Network

Former societies and networks[edit]

  • Advertising, Marketing and PR Society
  • Alcohol-Free Society
  • American Society
  • Beer Pong Society
  • Bruneian Society
  • Catalan Society
  • Christian Ethics Society
  • Conservative Society
  • Cosmetology Society
  • Doggo Society
  • Furry Society
  • Holography Society
  • Libertarian Society
  • Marxist Society
  • Northern Society
  • Robotics Society
  • Shaolin Kung Fu Club
  • Socialist Society
  • Stefan Bloc Society
  • Student Parents and Carers Society
  • Trans+ Network
  • WASH Society
  • Women and Politics Society

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Landmarks". University College London. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. ^ "History of the Guild". Liverpool Guild of Students. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The UCL Sports Ground". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. ^ "University College, London: Guild of Graduates Minute Book". UCL Archives. UCL Library Services. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ Tempest, Matthew (24 February 2011). "I was there at the Inception of Christopher Nolan's film career". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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