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As your officers, we regularly meet with the University to represent all students and lobby for your rights. To keep you updated, we're posting quick meeting summaries whenever we can.

As your Students' Union, we're separate from the University. Meeting with University management is one way for us, as officers, to ensure your voices (particularly those of the most vulnerable students) are heard and responded to by the University. Have a look at our archive for previous meeting notes.


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What is a Trustee? (and why you should become one!)

Published on 17th April 2024.

Trustees - the big decision makers you've never heard of

Sport & Societies Committee Member Results Announced!

Published on 22nd March 2024.

Who is going to be leading your society next year?

Leadership Election 2024: The Results

Published on 15th March 2024.

Find out who will be leading the Union next year

VOTING IS NOW OPEN!

Published on 13th March 2024.

Literally stop what you are doing right now and vote.

Meet your Leadership Election Candidates 2024!

Published on 11th March 2024.

Who is gonna get your vote???

An update from your SU Officers!

Published on 7th March 2024.

Catch up with the people changing your Students' Union for the better!

Race Equity Advocates host Karaoke Social Event in the Business School

Published on 6th February 2024.

Race Equity Advocates host Karaoke Social Event in the Business School to connect people from different communities and promote a safe space for all cultures

So you want to lead the Students’ Union?

Published on 11th January 2024.

A unique post-uni job exclusively for Sussex students

Five ways you can change the Students’ Union

Published on 23rd November 2023.

You have the opportunity to build whatever Union you want - but it's up to you to do it!

USSU’s position on solidarity with the people of Palestine and upholding Academic Freedom.

Published on 14th November 2023.

University of Sussex Students’ Union position on solidarity with the people of Palestine and upholding Academic Freedom.

Introducing your SU Officers!

Published on 3rd November 2023.

Meet the people making all the decisions about your Students' Union

Autumn Elections 2023 - Results!

Published on 20th October 2023.

Who did you elect to represent you!

Statement on Israel-Palestine

Published on 13th October 2023.

Our love and solidarity is with anyone at Sussex and around the world who is impacted by the recent developments in the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Your Student Reps have been elected!

Published on 13th October 2023.

Find out who your Student Reps are for this year!

Calling all LGBTQ+ Activists!

Published on 9th October 2023.

We're looking for LGBTQ+ students to make campus a better place for LGBTQ+ Students

What are Student Reps? (and why should you be one?)

Published on 3rd October 2023.

We pay too much for our education to not have a say in it!

Statement and update on strike action

Published on 23rd September 2023.

Following successful negotiations between UCU (University and Colleges Union) Sussex and university management, there will be no industrial action - a strike - from 25th - 29th September

Be Aware! Our official Students’ Union events are only available here!

Published on 25th August 2023.

External events being advertised as part of Students’ Union Freshers

A statement from our full time officer team on the UNISON strikes at the University

Published on 16th August 2023.

A statement from our full time officer team on the UNISON strikes at the University

Final Update on the 2023 Spring Elections

Published on 26th July 2023.

Following our 2023 Spring Elections, an external panel was assembled to address three complaints against the result.

60 Years of Campaigning

Published on 14th July 2023.

2023 is the 60th birthday of the Students’ Union at Sussex! We’ve put together some recreations of iconic protest signs to celebrate 60 years of student activism, with a brief history of each decade.

Joint statement UCU-USSU

Published on 13th July 2023.

UCU (with support from the Students’ Union) have decided to cancel all plans of holding a demonstration, or solidarity stall, at graduation. Instead, we would like to jointly invite students to celebrate their achievements with us at our alternative graduation party, details of which will be publicised shortly.

Statement regarding support of Part-Time Officers

Published on 12th July 2023.

The Students’ Union belongs to students. It exists to make their lives better. If structures and practices at this institution are excluding marginalised groups, the Union is failing its most basic functions. The Students’ Union strives to be a safe space for students, where voices are heard and liberation work is a fundamental part of this.

Final Sport & Societies Committee Winners Results!

Published on 10th July 2023.

Final Sport & Societies Committee Winners Results!

Marking and Assessment Boycott Statement

Published on 6th July 2023.

This statement is to provide some information and advice to students regarding the Marking and Assessment Boycott, to acknowledge the impacts students face and show solidarity to everyone affected by the industrial action