The Committees Debates Since the Union’s founding in 1885, debating has been an integral part of Union life. Trophy cabinets outside the debates chamber celebrate our storied history as a central part of the union. We are the winners of: five World University Debating Championships, eighteen British and Irish championships, the 2017 European Championship and the current Scottish Championship. All of which has secured our position as the most successful debating institution in the United Kingdom, and one of the most prestigious in the World. Competitive debating allows you to test your logic, rhetoric and argumentation, all whilst (in a normal year) travelling across the UK and the World, the costs of which are covered by the GUU. This is a unique feature to any debating institution in the UK and ensures debating is accessible to anyone who wants to get involved regardless of background. Our dinners, socials and other events also help contribute to a vibrant and varied community unique to debating that offers the opportunity to make friends and memories for life. We pride ourselves on taking those with no experience and turning them into world class debaters, so if you would like to try your hand we would love to see you at speaker training, held every Tuesday at 6pm in the Birdie Library. If you’d like more information about us and what we do, get yourself a copy of debating’s own handbook to be found sitting around the union.
10
