List of students' unions in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, students' unions are organisations that exist at universities to represent the interests of students. Although most are known as Students' Unions other common terms include Guilds of Students and Students' Associations, the latter being the more common term in Scotland. Student unions facilitate student societies, such as sports clubs and student newspapers, as well as representing students politically to their respective universities and at a national level. However, it is possible for individual students not to be a member of their union.

The majority of unions are affiliated with the National Union of Students, although a minority are not and unions can disaffiliate from the NUS. There are several other representative bodies of which unions may be members such as the Aldwych Group, for unions of Russell Group institutions, and the National Postgraduate Committee, which represents postgraduate students. In Northern Ireland, all unions are members of the National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland.

Students' unions tend to be run by a team of student-elected sabbatical officers. Funding for the unions comes from a "block grant" from the university and the provision of services to members through the running of shops and bars. Students' unions are regulated under the Education Act 1994, an Act of Parliament which states that student unions must be run in a democratic manner. Edinburgh University Students' Association is the oldest students' union in the United Kingdom and Liverpool Guild of Students is England's oldest students' union. The University of Glasgow has two independent students' unions, although undergraduates usually only join one of these (but can choose to join both). Some student common rooms at collegiate universities also have the status of students' unions under the 1994 Education Act and exist as independent charities. Keele University also has two independent unions, one for all students (Keele University Student's Union) and one specifically for its postgraduate community (Keele Postgraduate Association - also known as the KPA).

Notes Further education colleges can have student unions (which may also be members of the NUS), however, this article only lists higher education unions This article lists all higher education unions regardless of whether they are affiliated to the NUS Member institutions of the University of London are listed under "L" College common rooms at collegiate universities that are independent charities are student unions under the 1994 act, but must be registered with the Charity Commission if they have an income over £100k. These are listed under their parent university.

A University of Aberdeen Aberdeen University Students' Association University of Abertay Dundee University of Abertay Dundee Students' Association Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth Guild of Students Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin Students' Union University of the Arts London University of the Arts London Students' Union Arts University Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union] Aston University Aston Students' Union

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Bangor University Bangor University Students' Union University of Bath University of Bath Students' Union Bath Spa University Bath Spa University Students' Union University of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire Students' Union University of Birmingham University of Birmingham Guild of Students Birmingham City University Birmingham City Students' Union Bishop Grosseteste University Bishop Grosseteste Students Union University Centre at Blackburn College Blackburn College Students' Union University of Bolton University of Bolton Students' Union Bournemouth University Students' Union at Bournemouth University University of Bradford University of Bradford Union University of Brighton University of Brighton Students' Union University of Bristol University of Bristol Union Brunel University Union of Brunel Students University of Buckingham University of Buckingham Students' Union

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University of Cambridge Cambridge Students' Union Colleges: Christ's College Graduate Society Corpus Christi College Junior Combination Room Downing College Junior Common Room Downing College Middle Common Room Fitzwilliam College Junior Members' Association Girton College Junior Combination Room Girton College Middle Combination Room Sidney Sussex College Students’ Union Trinity College Students' Union Canterbury Christ Church University Christ Church Students' Union Canterbury College Canterbury College Students' Union Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff Met SU Cardiff University Cardiff University Students' Union University of Central Lancashire University of Central Lancashire Students' Union University of Chester Chester Students' Union University of Chichester University of Chichester Students' Union City University London City University Students' Union Courtauld Institute of Art Courtauld Institute of Art Students' Union Coventry University Coventry University Students' Union Cranfield University Cranfield Students' Association University for the Creative Arts University for the Creative Arts Students' Union Crichton University Campus, Dumfries Crichton University Campus Students' Association University of Cumbria University of Cumbria Students' Union

D De Montfort University De Montfort Students' Union University of Derby University of Derby Students' Union University of Dundee Dundee University Students' Association Durham University Durham Students' Union Maintained colleges: Grey College Junior Common Room Hatfield College Junior Common Room Josephine Butler College Junior Common Room St Aidan's College Junior Common Room St Cuthbert's Society Junior Common Room Ustinov College Graduate Common Room Van Mildert College Junior Common Room Recognised colleges: St John's Common Room

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University of East Anglia Union of UEA Students Edge Hill University Edge Hill Students' Union University of Edinburgh Edinburgh University Students' Association Edinburgh Napier University Napier Students' Association Edinburgh's Telford College Edinburgh's Telford College Student Union University of Essex Essex University Students' Union University of Exeter Exeter Students Guild Falmouth and Exeter Students' Union

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University of Glamorgan University of Glamorgan Union University of Glasgow Glasgow University Students' Representative Council Glasgow University Union Queen Margaret Union Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association Glasgow School of Art Glasgow School of Art Students' Association University of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire Students' Union Glyndŵr University Glyndŵr University Students' Guild Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths Students' Union University of Greenwich Students' Union University of Greenwich

H Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Students Association University of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire Students' Union University of Huddersfield Huddersfield Students Union University of Hull Hull University Union Hull College Group Hull College Group Students' Union

I Imperial College London Imperial College Union

K Keele University Keele University Students' Union Keele Postgraduate Associationhttps://www.kpa.org.uk University of Kent University of Kent Students' Union King's College London King's College London Students' Union University of Kingston Kingston University Students' Union

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University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales Lampeter Students Union Lancaster University Lancaster University Students' Union University of Leeds Leeds University Union Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett Student Union Leeds Trinity University Leeds Trinity Students' Union University of Leicester University of Leicester Students' Union University of Lincoln University of Lincoln Students' Union University of Liverpool Liverpool Guild of Students Liverpool Hope University Liverpool Hope Students' Union Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool Students' Union Loughborough University Loughborough Students' Union

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University of London University of London Union (Abolished) Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck Students' Union City University City University London Students' Union Courtauld Institute of Art Courtauld Institute of Art Students' Union University of East London University of East London Students' Union St George's, University of London St George's Students' Union Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths Students' Union King's College London King's College London Students' Union London Metropolitan University London Metropolitan University Students' Union University of London Institute in Paris University of London Institute in Paris Students' Union London South Bank University London South Bank University Students' Union University College London University College London Union London School of Economics LSE Students' Union Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway Students' Union Queen Mary, University of London Queen Mary Students' Union

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University of Manchester University of Manchester Students' Union Manchester Metropolitan University The Union MMU Middlesex University Middlesex University Students' Union

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Newcastle University Newcastle University Students' Union Newman University Newman Student Union University of Wales, Newport Newport Students' Union Northampton College Northampton College Students' Union University of Northampton University of Northampton Students' Union Northumbria University Northumbria Students' Union Norwich University of the Arts Norwich University of the Arts Students' Union University of Nottingham University of Nottingham Students' Union Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent Students' Union

O Open University Open University Students Union (Open SU) University of Oxford Oxford University Student Union Colleges: Corpus Christi Junior Common Room St Hughes Junior Common Room Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes Students' Union

P Plymouth College of Art Plymouth College of Art Students' Union University of Plymouth University of Plymouth Student Union University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth Students' Union

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Queen's University Belfast Queen's University Belfast Students' Union Queen Margaret University Queen Margaret University College Students' Union

R University of Reading Reading University Students' Union The Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University Student Association Roehampton University Roehampton University Students Union The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Central Students’ Union Royal Agricultural University Royal Agricultural University Students' Union Royal College of Art Royal College of Art Students' Union

S University of St Andrews University of St Andrews Students' Association University of Salford University of Salford Students' Union School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS Students' Union University of Sheffield University of Sheffield Union of Students Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam Union University of Southampton University of Southampton Students' Union Southampton Solent University Solent University Students' Union Staffordshire University Staffordshire University Students' Union University of Stirling Stirling University Students' Association University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde Students' Association University Campus Suffolk University Campus Suffolk Students' Union University of Sunderland University of Sunderland Students' Union University of Surrey University of Surrey Students Union University of Sussex University of Sussex Students' Union Swansea Metropolitan University Swansea Metropolitan Student Union Swansea University Swansea University Students' Union

T University of Teesside Teesside Students Union Thames Valley University Thames Valley University Students' Union

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University of Warwick