Membership and access

We have a reciprocal agreement with the unions listed below. This means members of these unions can access our building with their student ID, and vice versa.

• Aberdeen University Students’ Union (1987)
• Abertay University Students’ Union (1993)
• Aberystwyth University Guild of Students (1993)
• Aston University Students’ Union (1980)
• Bath University Students’ Union (1993)
• Birbeck College
• Birmingham University Guild of Students (1991)
• Bradford University Union (2002)
• Bristol University Students’ Union (1993)
• Cardiff University (2001)
• Caledonian University (Glasgow) (1996)
• Cambridge University Students’ Union (1993)
• Cheltenham & Glouchester College Students’ Union (1999)
• City University Students’ Union (1988)
• College of St Mark and St John (1999)
• Coventry Student Union (1998)
• Cranfield Students’ Association (1999)
• De Montford University Students’ Union (1993)
• Derby University Students’ Union (1993)
• Dundee College of Further Education Students’ Association (1993)
• Dundee University Students’ Union (1991)
• Dundee University Students’ Association (1993)
• East Anglia, University of (1998)
• Edinburgh College of Art (2002)
• Edinburgh King’s Buildings Union (1993)
• Edinburgh University Students’ Union (1993)
• Glasgow University Queen Margaret Union (1991)
• Glasgow University Students’ Union (1993)
• Goldsmiths College
• Heriot Watt University Students’ Union (1993)
• Hertfordshire University Students’ Union (1993)
• Heytrop College
• Hull University Union (1998)
• Humberside University Students’ Union (1993)
• Imperial College Students’ Union (1993)
• Institute of Education
• Jewel and Esk Valley College (1998)
• Jordanhill College Students’ Union (1991)
• King's College London
• Kingston University Guild of Students (1993)
• Leicester University Students’ Union (1993)
• Leeds University Unnion TAFO (2001)
• Liverpool Hope Students’ Union (1999)
• Liverpool Students’ Union (1999)
• London Business School
• London School of Economics
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Manchester Metropolitan University (2002)
• Manchester University School of Medicine (2006)
• Middlesex University Students’ Union (1998)
• Moray House Students’ Union (1991)
• Napier University Students’ Union (1991)
• Newcastle University Students’ Union (1993)
• Newi Students’ Union (1999)
• Northern College Union (Aberdeen) (1995)
• Northumbria University Students’ Union (1991)
• Nottingham University Students’ Union (1987)
• NUI Galway Students’ Union (1999)
• Open University (2003)
• Oxford University Union Society (1991)
• Paisley University Students’ Association (1992)
• Plymouth University Students’ Union (1993)
• QM College (Edinburgh) (1999)
• Queen’s University of Belfast Students’ Union (1980)
• Reading University Students’ Union (1991)
• Robert Gordon University Students’ Union (1993)
• Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (1999)
• Salford Unviersity (2001)
• Sheffield Hallam Student Union (1998)
• Sheffield University Students’ Union (1993)
• Southampton University Students’ Union (1993)
• St Andrews College Union (1993)
• St David’s University College Students’ Union (1987)
• Staffordshire Polytechnic Students’ Union (1991)
• Stevenson College Students’ Union (1993)
• Stirling University Alangrange Student/Staff Club (1984)
• Stirling University Students’ Union (1993)
• Strathclyde University Students’ Association (1993)
• Surrey University Students’ Union (1993)
• Sussex University Students’ Union (1981)
• Swansea University Students’ Union (1987)
• Queen Mary University
• Royal Academy of Music
• Royal Holloway University of London
• Royal Veterinary College of London
• School of Oriental and African Studies
• School of Pharmacy
• St George’s Hospital of Medicine School
• UMIST Students’ Union (1991)
• University College London
• University of Central Lancashire Students’ Union (1991)
• University of Kent Students’ Union (2001)
• University of London Union (1993)
• University of Portsmouth Students’ Union (1999)
• University of Wales, Bangor Students’ Union (1999)
• Warrington Student’s Union (1999)
• Warwick University Students’ Union (1993)
• West of England University (1998)
• Wolverhampton University Students’ Union (2001)
• York University Students’ Union (1993)

Contact [email protected] with the words ‘Membership Opt-Out’ in the title of the email. You will need to tell us your University email address and matriculation number.

We will then contact you, and if you confirm to us your intention to opt out, we will remove your membership and notify the University that you are no longer a member of the Association.

The University and Students' Association are committed to ensuring that all students are treated in a fair manner, and that students who choose to opt out of membership are not unfairly disadvantaged. Notwithstanding this, for various reasons there will be some aspects of the Association that non-members can’t take part in. For members who opt out, this means:

• You will be able to make appointments to see our advice staff as normal, for help with problems such as appeals, complaints, and University discipline.
• You can use any of our commercial services, but for those such as bars which are only available to members, you will need to sign in as a guest.
• You won’t be able to sign guests into the building.
• You won't be able to stand for election, nominate a candidate, or vote in Association elections.
• You won't be able to vote in Association referendums or general meetings.
• You won’t be considered a member of Association subcommittees, such as Mermaids, STAR, Charities Campaign, or Saints LGBT+. This may restrict your ability to participate in some of their activities.
• You may be able to join affiliated societies depending on their own constitution, but it’s unlikely you would be able to hold posts such as President or Treasurer.

If you later decide to opt back in, whilst still a student, contact [email protected] with the words ‘Membership Opt-In’ in the title of your email, providing your University email address and matriculation number.