Queen Mary Students' Union

Who we are

Queen Mary Students’ Union represents the interests of over 36,000 students at Queen Mary University of London, largely based across sites at Mile End, Whitechapel, and Barbican. Many of our students come from our local community, 75% are BAME, and many are the first in their families to go to university.

Queen Mary was recognised as the most inclusive Russell Group university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. The authors noted: “Queen Mary continues to prove that social inclusion and academic success are not mutually exclusive.” In 2021, a Sutton Trust report named us as the best university for social mobility in the country. The Students’ Union plays a key role in this work, by providing social, cultural, recreational, and sporting opportunities for our students. We help them to develop the skills they need to succeed in life after university.

The Students’ Union is a registered charity. In its last accounting year, the students’ Union had a turnover of over £6m (including our wholly owned trading subsidiary, Queen Mary Students’ Union Services Ltd)

Our Mission: Together, we improve students’ lives

Our Vision: We want to be at the heart of the student experience

Our Values: We are -

• Student-led
• Democratic
• Transparent
• Supportive
• Inclusive
• Accessible
• Welcoming
• Fun
• Committed

The legal purposes of the Students’ Union are set out in its Articles. These are the advancement of education of Students at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) for the public benefit by:

• promoting the interests and welfare of students at QMUL during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;
• being the recognised representative channel between Students and QMUL and other external bodies; and
• providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of Students.

The Trustees consider it to be in the public benefit that the Union assists the educational aims of QMUL by supporting students, both in terms of their academic performance and in their welfare to enable them to fulfil their individual potential, as well as in terms of their wider life experiences through their personal development, to enable them to contribute now, and in the future, to their communities and society as a whole.