What’s New for Semester 2!
A new year, a new semester and lots of new things happening in the Union!
Bop Suggestion Page
The Bop is the UKs longest running student club night and it makes 601 the place to go on a Friday. Offering all the classics, cheesy throwbacks, sing-alongs, and feel-good anthems from across the decades that everyone can enjoy!
Last semester we focussed on the music, this semester we want your thoughts.
We want you to shape your Friday night so our Bop suggestion page is back! Want a Brat BOP or more a Lady Gaga BOP kinda person – make your suggestion and let’s see who votes for it!
Meet our new members of staff
We’re committed to encouraging, expanding and enabling our student engagement. Three new members of staff have joined our team to support this development.
Student Activities Co-ordinator
Archie our new Student Activities Coordinator, aims to provide support and guidance to student groups, societies, and volunteers. Helping them to with the day to day running and to enable student's groups to achieve their goals. He will assist with financial support, development and training. While collaborating with the DOSDA and the wider Union team to deliver the best student experience possible.
Student Advocacy Co-ordinator
Jackie can support you with a range of issues like academic appeals, academic misconduct, non-academic misconduct, fitness to practice, stage 1 and 2 appeals, entry to honours, s-coding, termination of studies.
Offering advice which is independent from the University. The service is free, confidential, and impartial, and available to all students.
Digital Communication Co-ordinator
Paris has joined the Marketing Department to expand our digital offering. You’ll see him around lots, interviewing students, working with officers and creating fun and engaging content.
One Union Awards
The One Union Awards is a brand new project that creates an invaluable opportunity to celebrate together as one community. Showcasing achievements across societies, academic representation, and student excellence in a single unified event. More information about nominations and the event itself will be announced very soon.
The Democracy Review
A key proposed change from the Democracy Review restructures the sabbatical and officer roles to increase accessibility and engagement. All sabbatical roles titles will change to better reflect their positions and the Director of Events and Services role will be removed. As a result, our elections will look a little different this year!
Wait, did someone say elections?! It'll be here before we know, have you thought about standing for a position yet?
Food at Main Bar
We listened to your feedback and as a result:
Our opening hours have been extended and our refreshed menu has price reductions!
PLUS we’ve got some great time limited deals coming soon, like 20% off food all day long and a complimentary drink with every main meal purchased between 4pm and 7pm to celebrate our extended opening hours. Check out our socials for more info.
See our opening times and menus here.