About the Union
The University of Portsmouth Students' Union is an organisation which provides a wide range of services and opportunities to you, the students of Portsmouth University, to help you get the most out of your time here.
The Union's many services are run by three companies: UPSU - the Union's charity which runs clubs, societies, volunteering and democratic processes - whose mission statement is to "promote, extend and defend the rights of students", and UPEL - the Union's trading company - which takes responsibility for running the Union's entertainments and bars to the highest possible standard. Finally, the University's catering department manages the Union's catering services in conjunction with UPEL (more info here).
Find out what's inside, below...
Student Life »
Everything the Union can do for you, including academic representation and advice services, campaigns, part-time work with the Job Shop, and the CopyShop.
- Jump in: academic representation, advice and help, campaigns, Job Shop, CopyShop, halls reps, more...
Get Involved »
Everything you can do with the Union to get more out of your time at University, including clubs, societies, volunteering, training, and becoming an active part of Union democracy by running for election in one of the numerous positions, including. You could even become part of the team of six students who run the Students' Union by running in the Sabbatical elections!
Social:Life »
Everything you can do to relax, enjoy yourself and have fun at the Union, with our great venues and diverse night-time entertainments. With everything from foam parties to fashion shows, Paul Oakenfold to The Enemy, the Union is one of the best places in Portsmouth to spend a night out or a day relaxing!
- Jump in: entertainments home, events diary, photo galleries, more...
Looking for something else?
There's a lot to read and do at the Union, and on UPSU.net - to find a comprehensive listing of everything the Union has to offer, visit our directory.
(The legalese bit) The University of Portsmouth Students' Union ("UPSU") is an exempt charity linked to the University of Portsmouth and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company number 3934555. This does not include the University of Portsmouth Enterprise Ltd. For further information about the two companies, please see this page.
Did you know...: the Union is actually made up of three companies - UPEL, which runs the Social:Life side of things (bars and entertainments), the UPSU charity, which runs the Get Involved and Student Life areas (clubs, societies, volunteering, elections, RAG, and lots more), and the University of Portsmouth (which runs the Union's catering services).
You can find out more about UPSU and UPEL here.
