Student Union News

Christmas/vacation opening hours at the Percy Gee Building

The Percy Gee Building will continue to open over the vacation period.

2010/11 Video Yearbook

Get filmed and have your memories of Leicester Uni enshrined in the Video Yearbook!

Union's Executive Officer Elected to lead NUS Environmental Activity

Owen Jones, Campaigns & Involvement Officer, has been elected to become the new NUS Service Environmental & Ethics Chair and Board member.

Sports and Ripple Elections

Interested in being on the Sports Exec or the editor of The Ripple? Then read away… Nominations close on May 7th.

The Race for Student Engagement is On!

Student Officer-elects take on the grand entrance of the newly refurbished Percy Gee building

Voter Regristration Drive

Lots of exciting things are coming up politically over the next few months and your Students’ Union wants to do all it can to ensure that you have every opportunity to get involved.

Postgraduate Welcome Party

A welcome event for all new and returning Postgradute students by the Students' Union

Former Sabbatical Officer, Aaron Porter, Elected NUS President

Aaron will succeed current NUS President Wes Streeting in June 2010 for an initial twelve month term having served for two years as NUS Vice President (Higher Education). He studied English Literature at the University of Leicester and served as a sabbatical officer at the students’ union.

Students' Union Sabbatical Officer Elected to NUS Services Limited - Environmental & Ethics

Owen Jones, Campaigns & Involvement Officer, has been elected to NUS Services Limited (NUSSL), the commercial arm of the National Union of Students to oversee the environmental and ethical aspects of their activity.

Student's Union Awarded Sound Impact Silver

Students' Union win Sound Impact Silver Award for their environmental sustainability work this year.

Badminton team reaches BUCS Midlands Conference Cup finals

The University of Leicester Men’s Badminton team continued their good run of form this week, advancing to the finals of the BUCS Midlands Conference Cup.

Media and Sports Part Time Officer Elections 2010

Nominations for the Media and Sports Elections are open between 10.00am Monday 1st and 6.00pm on Thursday 4th March.

Sabbatical Elections

The Sabbatical Elections are reaching their climax with voting taking place between 10.00am on Wednesday 17th February and 5.00pm on Friday 19th February

Social Space for Students - Queen's Hall Now Open!

The Queen's Hall is now open as a space for lunch, study or just to sit down out of the rain!

The Best Graduate Job in the World

The Students Union is looking to recruit five current students to be part of the 2010/11 Sabbatical team responsible for the activities of the Students’ Union.

More Come and Try Events

This term's come and try events organised by the Students' Union includes trip to Amsterdam and reduced price tickets to Leicester Tigers games.

Examination Help Desk

The Students' Union Education Unit's Examination Help Desk is available to all students every day throughout the January Examinations.

This weeks events from Students' Union...

If you're finishing your exams early or that you simply want to take your mind off exams, the Students' Union has a number of events this week for you.