2020-2021 leaders
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Are you leaving your University accommodation for the summer? Or are you in a decluttering mood and want to give your personal space a big clear out? The Bristol Big Give campaign is run every year by the Bristol Student Community Partnership, which is a collaboration between UWE Bristol and the University of Bristol. Its aim is to encourage students to donate any unwanted items before moving out of accommodation.
Mon 07 Jun 2021
The Vice Chancellor, Steve West was invited to attend the Student Council on 25 February 2021 to answer questions from the students as part of a Student Idea. The questions were submitted by the Student Council members in advance and asked by the Facilitator, with some follow up questions also being asked by members within the meeting. Below is a verbatim transcribe of the questions and answers.
Tue 25 May 2021
One year on after the shocking murder of George Floyd, we stand in solidarity with our student community and reflect on the impact this tragedy has had on the past year. There is much more that we need to do to tackle racism and inequalities and we want to remind you that we are here to listen and help you to make change happen.
Tue 11 May 2021
The Students' Union at UWE is pleased to announce the shortlist for this years Sports Awards. We received a huge volume of nominations this year, well done to all those nominated, and those who have been shortlisted!
Fri 07 May 2021
BME Officer, Men's Welfare Officer and Democratic Procedures Officer election results announced.
Thu 29 Apr 2021
The Students’ Union is thrilled to announce the full list of winners for this year’s Student Experience Awards.
Wed 14 Apr 2021
The Student Experience Awards 2021- Shortlist announced!
Tue 13 Apr 2021
In September 2020, The Students’ Union ran a survey to find out more about your thoughts, priorities, and concerns surrounding sustainability. Over 500 of you completed this- thank you! The results have helped shape our activity for this year and The Students’ Union sustainability strategy.
Mon 12 Apr 2021
In last year’s NUS Sustainability Skills survey, 91% of participating UWE students agreed that ‘sustainable development is something which all universities should actively incorporate and promote’. A further 81%, felt that ‘using resources efficiently to limit the impact on the environment and other people’ was an important skill to future employers. This shows how important sustainability is to students at UWE Bristol.
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Find out more about why bats are so important to a sustainable future and what you can do to protect them in this blog. This is written by a UWE Bristol student who’s started a campaign called Bristol’s Bats.
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, the student-led Sustainability Committee would like to share books we’ve found powerful to read. These books cater to a wide-ranging audience, from non-fiction to fiction, easy reads to interesting reads, and empowering to heart-breaking reads. These suggestions were made by the Sustainability Committee.
This March, the student-led Sustainability Committee ran their campaign, Let’s Talk Trash. This explored how we can reduce our waste across five different areas: food, fashion, recycling, plastic and zero-waste living.
Fri 26 Mar 2021
As part of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating Florence Nightingale, the extraordinary woman who changed the face of nursing and became the namesake of the Nightingale Hospital on Frenchay Campus.
Tue 16 Mar 2021
The last week has been a lot to process for everyone who identifies as female. We know that social media may have become an overwhelming place and that the recent events for many have caused anger, frustration about the current discourse around safety, and brought back traumatic past experiences.
Mon 15 Mar 2021
This year, The Students’ Union chose to partner with Bristol-based organisation, TreeSisters to plant one tree for each student who voted in The Leadership Race elections.
UWE Bristol is now a silver-accredited Hedgehog Friendly Campus. We're so pleased to say that a fantastic team of students, alongside the Grounds Team and The Students' Union.
Fri 12 Mar 2021
As part of Let's Talk Trash campaign week, we've partnered with Bristol zero waste shops to offer 10% student discount from 15th - 22nd March
Mon 08 Mar 2021
The votes are in and the new student leaders for 2021/2022 have been announced at this evening’s results night. Congratulations to our newly elected officers who will be taking the lead of The Students’ Union from July 2021.
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Due to a website outage during the voting period yesterday, the Deputy Returning Officer Team made the decision to extend the voting period in order to mitigate the impact this had on students not being able to vote.
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Tweet us with your top meal prep tips using the hashtag #UWEFeelGood and you could win a £30 HelloFresh gift card!
