Winchester Student Union

Who we are

About Us

Winchester Student Union is a registered charity based within, but separate to, the University of Winchester in the heart of Hampshire. We are led by students, supported by volunteers and staff, and are dedicated to representing and supporting our student members, as well as providing a wide range of opportunities, activities and events across our Education, Welfare, Activities and Commercial Services Zones, all to enrich the student experience.

All students automatically become members of the Student Union at enrolment meaning we have a rich, vibrant and diverse community, and we seek to ensure that we provide commensurate representation, advocacy, and opportunity to meet the expectations of this diverse membership.

Above all we cherish the opportunity to express our values of being, creative, engaging, supportive and open & honest. We keep these firmly in mind when seeking to realise our vision of empowering our membership through the creation of innovative and inclusive student led, student delivered activities and opportunities.

Our People

Each year students elect a team of eight Student Officers from the membership who lead the work of the Union on behalf of students. The Union campaigns and advocates on behalf of students on priorities determined by our student leaders, which has ranged from securing cost of living funding and resources for students in hardship, to reviewing and developing student representations at programme and faculty level.

The Union has a small but knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and dedicated staff team whose purpose is to support and realise the goals of the student leadership, alongside ensuring compliance to organisation strategy, statutory compliances and other stakeholder set targets. The Union has recently reviewed its staffing structure and developed staff roles to better serve such purpose.