Xhibit is founded by thenstudents of the London Institute, Kit Hammonds and Angela Robinson. The programme showcases work of students from across UAL; the programme celebrated its 26th anniversary this year.
2014
Made in Arts London is founded by then-students Kate Rintoul and Robyn Minogue with the SU. It provided students a platform to showcase their work and make an income through their creative practice. Although now under new branding, selling opportunities are still continuing to thrive under the SU’s commitment to provide students with professional development opportunities.
2015
The SU publishes research into international student scholarships and UAL commits to providing ten £25k scholarships for international students from lower income countries. And following SU initiatives like Trans Awareness Week to support trans students, UAL agrees to implement gender neutral toilets on all university sites.
2016
UAL implements unconscious for all staff after pressure from eliminate hidden discrimination.
ARTS SU KEY EVENTS:
implements online bias training after continuous from the SU to hidden bias and discrimination.
2017
Following the SU’s 2016 publication of a Cost of Study Report, the university agrees to a number of demands made as part of the SU’s Cut the Cost of Study campaign, allocating £250k a year for a materials grant and hardship funds.
2020
In response to COVID-19, the Advice team launched the Companion Scheme, and Sabbatical Officers worked closely with senior UAL staff to ensure decisions made during the pandemic did not unfairly impact students.
2022
Following consultation with our members, we successfully implemented a new Sabbatical Officer and representation structure, introducing new roles that represent our students accurately.
Every member of the Students’ Union can influence the decisions the organisation and your representatives make on your behalf.
You can do this through deciding what campaigns we run to create positive change, what priorities the organisation lobbies UAL on or pushing for changes specific to your course, school or college.
BE THE VOICE
WHY NOT GET INVOLVED?
SUBMIT AN IDEA
Head to our website to submit an Idea. If your fellow students support it, we’ll work with you to make it a reality.
ATTEND AN SU STUDENT FORUM
Every term we hold a forum with students where they meet with representatives to determine key actions the SU should take on issues affecting UAL students.
ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING (AMM)
Once a year we hold an AMM, open to all of our members, to review our finances, update on key developments, and decide the SU’s priorities for the year ahead.
VOTE IN OUR ELECTIONS & REFERENDUMS
Elections take place in Autumn and Spring where you elect who represents you. You can stand for a variety of roles, giving you the power to speak up on behalf of students.
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
Speak to your course rep or school rep either via email or when they reach out for student feedback. You can also directly contact the Education Quality team at Arts SU with any concerns, queries, or feedback about your academic experience. As a team, we will support you with the help of your student reps, a Full-Time Officer or support staff.
COURSE REP COMMUNITY
You can run in the Autumn elections to become a School Representative. Our School Representatives are a small community of 24 students across UAL, working alongside Deans and course reps to bring about change at a school level.
You will gain access to a range of opportunities to make positive impacts at UAL, access tailored training and develop personal skills.
If you are interested in becoming a School Representative let us know at schoolreps@su.arts.ac.uk.
SCHOOL REP COMMUNITY ARTS’ AWARDS
The Arts’ Awards give you the opportunity every year to recognise the UAL staff and students who have made all the difference to your experience at UAL
This is your chance to thank your tutors, lecturers, technical staff, support staff and peers for all their hard work and support. This usually takes place in the third term.
You could stand to be a course representative and join a community of over 1200 student volunteers across UAL.
You will gain access to a range of exclusive benefits like free social events, personal skills development, tailored training and opportunities to shape the student experience on your course.
If you’re interested in becoming a course rep, you should tell your course leader and us (coursereps@su.arts.ac.uk first 3 weeks of term.
USE YOUR VOICE
If you have feedback on your academic experience at UAL, please contact your Course Representative!
They can feed this information to School Reps and take your feedback to the relevant staff and meetings.
DISCOVER YOURCOMMUNITIES
‘Creative Entrepreneurs Society has provided me with so many networking opportunities and allowed me to grow, not only as a person but with further experience in industry opportunities.’Member of the Creative Entrepreneurs Society
‘I definitely recommend all students join Music Society as they have events on every week which include concert nights, karaoke, music games, open mic and so much more fun events!’Member of the Music Society
‘Indian Society are so dedicated to organising events that celebrate festivals such as Diwali and Holi, offering students a chance to experience these vibrant celebrations away from home!’ - Member of the Indian Society
Dance, Cheerleading, Climbing, Pole Dance Fitness, Cycling, Swimming...
LIBERATION CAMPAIGNS
At Arts SU, we recognise and champion your identity through our Liberation work. This includes student-led campaigns fighting for your rights, and activities that staff and students collaborate on to raise awareness or simply hold space for your communities. If you have an idea of something
you would like to do or a need your community has, we can support you to make sure these things are in place with the resources we have. Please reach out to z.campbell@su.arts.ac.uk if you would like to start a conversation.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE CAREER.
GRAB THE OPPORTUNITIES
WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE YOU
Showcase
yourself and your work
Collaborate with organisations across London
Help you to develop professionally during your
We work with a range of partners across London, from high profile to grassroot organisations, to provide unique development opportunities exclusively for UAL students.
We host a professional development programme over the year based on themes such as creative wellbeing, financial literacy, crits and inclusive learning, arts and technology, exhibition making, and arts and community, to name a few. Our development programme is continually changing based on the wants and needs of the current student body at UAL.
HERE TO SUPPORT YOU
We have lots of online resources on a range of topics you might need help with, and a team of friendly and knowledgeable advisors available for you to speak to. We can offer support in a range of different ways, be it on campus or remotely,
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and will do our best to accommodate specific needs.
We can also point you in the right direction for lots of other services too, such as support for wellbeing, mental health, disabilities, finances, immigration and lots more.
Want to connect with other students like you?
We understand that for many students, starting university can be a huge transition with new surroundings and people, and it can be challenging to make friends and meet likeminded students.
That’s why we created “Buddy Up“ to help! By joining Buddy Up, we can pair you up with another student based on a few of your preferences and introduce you to a potential friend for life! Or, if you are looking to connect with other UAL students who self-identify as belonging to the same community as you, you could join Buddy Channels. Buddy Channels are networks on Microsoft Teams for UAL students. We have lots of online resources on a range of topics you might need help with, such as a LGBTQ+ channel, mature students’ channel, international students channel and many more. All you need to do is complete our sign-up form on our website and let us do the rest.
Join other students and stay connected, creative and collaborate!
LIVING IN LONDON STUDYING AT UAL
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR STUDENT ID WHEN COMING TO UAL. NO TAILGATING NOR SHARING OF IDS IS ALLOWED
NEVER LEAVE YOUR STUFF UNATTENDED ANYWHERE, INCLUDING AT UAL
ALWAYS WATCH OUT FOR BICYCLE LANES. DON’T OBSTRUCT THEM. DON’T WALK ON THEM
DON’T WALK ON THE STREETS, LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE, PEOPLE WILL BE READY TO SNATCH IT.
IF YOU GET A BIKE, GET A GOOD PADLOCK, WEAR YOUR HELMET & INSURANCE! BICYCLES ARE STOLEN ALL THE TIME, MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROTECTED
Darkroom, the only bar open exclusively to UAL staff and students!
Between our friendly team, cheap and cheerful prices and events programme, the Darkroom is great place to be whether you’re looking for a spot to chill in between lectures, need a place to meet up with friends or just fancy a cup of coffee.
