Cambridge SU Winter Closure

Maroof’s Mid-Year Memo: Key Wins and What’s Brewing

Where to buy your Academic dress and uni merchandise

Decolonisation Working Group

Sexual Health Scheme

Women's Officer By-Elections Result

What's Changing at Your SU

Reception opening times: 10am-4pm

May 2024 Complaint Outcome

Statement on the Racist and Islamophobic Riots across the UK & Welfare Support for Students

Update on the Sabbatical Officer Team

Cambridge Students’ Awards 2024: Winners

Student Led Teaching Awards 2024

See who the winners are from this year's Student Led Teaching Awards

Explainer: How the SU’s Finances work

Leadership By-Elections Result

See who will be the next Welfare & Community Officer of your SU

Rosie Freeman stepping down as Women's Officer

Cambridge Students' Awards: Shortlist 2024

Student-Led Teaching Awards 2024: Shortlist

We’re proud to release our shortlist for the 2024 Student-Led Teaching Awards!

Information all Undergrads should know about Exams

Press Release: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship Falls Short

Ani Perysinakis leaving her post as AEP Officer (PG)

Leadership Elections Results

See who will be the next leaders of your SU

Leadership Elections: Voting now open!

A day in the life: Welfare & Community Officer

A day in the life: Undergraduate President

Benefits of being a Sabbatical Officer

Leadership Elections: Nominations to run are open!

Leadership Elections: Introduction to the roles

Leadership Elections: How do they work?

Frequently asked questions about the SU

Launch of SU Society Grants

Check out the Disorientation Guide!

PG Cost of Living & Institutional Support Survey

Refreshers Fair: What to expect & why you should go!

Celebrating 10 years of the Student Led Teaching Awards

Academic Rep Election Results 2023

NUS Rep Election Results 2023

Statement on Israel-Palestine

Reflecting on Student Activism and DRAG

‘Students carry on organising because they care: because the cause is important, because they understand that feminist and anti-racist work is justice work and therefore a necessity’ (Lola Olufemi, SU Women’s Officer 2017-18, 2019:p232)

Marking & Assessment Boycott Update

A Year In Review!

The Cambridge Students' Awards: Winners announced!

Easter By-Election Results 2023

Unable to sit an exam?

SLTA: Winners announced!

Update on Data Breach & Apology

Everything you need to know about the Easter By-Election

Get to know the roles, why voting is important and breaking down self identification.

Easter By-Elections: Meet the Candidates!

Update on Postgraduate Cost of Living Campaign

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Shortlist Announced

Lent Election Results 2023

Lent Elections: Meet the Candidates!

Tips For Completing Your Lent Election Nomination

The Lent Elections nomination process may seem daunting, but it is actually pretty simple! Follow these quick steps to help you complete it.

Lent Elections: Nominations are open!

A day in the life with Daisy

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Nominations Open!

Kefeshe Bernard Stepping Down As BME Officer

Statement on the NUS Antisemitism Report

What to expect at Refreshers Fair

Less than one week to go until this year's Refreshers Fair, here is what you can expect...

20 Years of Access at Cambridge

Michaelmas Term Wins

Response to Cambridge's Legacies on Enslavement

Winter Holiday Activities Guide

Check out the range of activities and events which are happening throughout the winter break in Cambridge.

Access-a-Ball Update

What is Access-a-Ball? Why does it exist? Who has signed up? These are all answered in this blog post!

Let's Talk About Disciplinary Procedures (OSCCA)

Michaelmas Elections: The Results

Find out who's been elected in this year's Michaelmas Elections.

Our Educational Priorities

This blog post chats about my aims for educational practice in the University, focusing on inclusivity and diversifying assessment!

Day in the life with Kefeshe

Response to the Removal of the NUS President

Nominations are open in the Michaelmas Elections!

Response to Varsity coverage of transphobia

CN: Transphobia

Reading Week: where are we at?

Guidance on sources of support for students

An update on postgraduate funding

Guidance on Study Skills

Guidance on saving money

Guidance on making friends at university

Come along to Welfare Forums!

All students are welcome to come and discuss issues relating to student welfare in the University and Colleges.

Black Joy is History

Having issues accessing lecture recordings?

Some Faculties and Departments have made the decision to stop recording lectures, which may be having an impact on some disabled students’ ability to access lectures.

Sign up to be a Mentor

Applications to be a mentor on the 2023 Shadowing Scheme are open! We're looking for current undergrads to volunteer as mentors on the UK's largest student-led residential access scheme.

A h-U-ge Win For Students

The U-bus will finally extend to Homerton and Girton colleges.

Our Cost of Living Campaign has Launched!

Stipend Increase Update

A lot of you have been in touch with me or other members of the Cambridge SU sabbatical team with concerns about the cost of living crisis and how this will affect you

This year's SU wins!

Our Response to Recent Student Deaths

Content Note: This article contains discussion of suicide and student deaths

Results of the AEP (PG) Officer By-Election

Find out who your Access Education & Participation Officer (PG) for 2022-23 will be!

An update from your Disabled Students' Officer: Access-A-Ball

May Balls have often been considered to be an integral part of the Cambridge student experience, yet they are not accessible to all.

Exam Support

Were you unable to sit an exam due to sudden illness or other unexpected circumstances? Despite all the planning and preparation that goes into exams, there are some circumstances you might not be prepared for.

SLTAs Winners Announced!

Take part in the Intermission Survey

Cambridge SU Move: Update!

Cambridge SU is moving!

Statement on Recent Antisemitic Media Harassment of Cambridge Students

NSS Boycott: University commits to SU demands

SLTAs Shortlist Announced

Why is Reclaim the Night Important?

Lent Election Results 2022

Reading Week Referendum: Results

Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine

Statement on the Student Occupation

As a sabbatical officer team opposed to the marketisation of higher education, we stand with the occupiers’ demands. While we have had no involvement in the occupation, we will try our best to ensure that the welfare and safety needs of the students are met within the occupation by monitoring the situation and intervening where we can.

Day in the Life of the BME Officer

Day in the Life of the Welfare and Community Officer

Day in the Life of the Disabled Students' Officer

Day in the Life of a President (PG)

Day in the Life of a President (UG)

Day in the Life of an AEP (UG)

Day in the Life of an AEP (PG)

Update on the Postgraduate Application Fee

Your New Women's Officer

Congratulations to Heidi Chen, who has been elected as Cambridge SU's next Women's Officer.

Could you be the next Women's Officer?

Nominations are now open to be the next Women's Officer

Cambridge SU Winter closure

Cambridge SU will be closed from Saturday 23rd December until Monday 1st January.

Refreshers Fair 2022

Solidarity with Seun Twins and Durham SU

We stand in solidarity with Seun Twins and Durham SU in the face of reprehensible attacks and abuse from national newspapers.

UCU Strikes

See more info about UCU strikes, how to get involved and how the SU is supporting students.

Nominate for the SLTAs

Nominations are open until 11th February for the Student-Led Teaching Awards

Michaelmas 2021 Academic Rep Elections Results

The results are in!

Improving Doctoral Supervison

Improving doctoral supervision here at the University has been a longstanding goal of postgraduate sabbatical officers at Cambridge SU, and its predecessor institution, the Cambridge Graduate Union.

An update on Strikes

Voting is open in the Michaelmas Elections!

Meet your AEP Officer (UG), Zaynab!

Nominations are open for the Michaelmas Elections!

Meet your AEP Officer (PG), Amelia!

An important message from your Women's Officer

Meet your Disabled Students' Officer, Anna!

Statement on anti-Asian hate and violence

Following the attack on Mr Zhang Yuan Zhao last month, several of our societies, in partnership with the SU’s BME Officer, have come together to put out a statement condemning this horrific violent attack and call for action and solidarity.

Statement On The How to Spot TERF Ideology Guide

Meet your President (PG), Anjum!

I’ve recently stepped into my role as the new Postgraduate President of the SU after finishing an MPhil in English at Murray Edwards College. Alongside Zak Coleman, my Undergraduate counterpart, I lead the sabbatical officer team, attend University committees where I represent the interests of students, and work on campaigns that improve the student experience.

Get Your Free Freshers' Fair Ticket Today

Tickets are available now for the 2021 Freshers Fair, which takes place on October 5th and 6th on Parker's Piece.

Your Freshers' Fair is coming soon!

SU Statement on Afghanistan

Statement on the University's proposed partnership with the UAE

Update On Plans For Michaelmas 2021

This morning, the University provided continuing students and offer-holders an update on plans for Michaelmas Term 2021.

Letter to Cambridge Enterprise on Accessible and Affordable Medical Technology

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: Postgraduate Wins

This year was only the first year postgraduates and undergraduates have been represented by a combined union, Cambridge SU, but we’ve already managed to achieve some amazing wins.

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: The Student Voice

The pandemic has had a profound impact upon the lives of Cambridge students, but this hasn’t put a stop to the wins we’ve achieved via students mobilising for change.

Cambridge SU Annual Wins: Undergrad Wins

Despite our intense focus on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on students, Cambridge SU has managed to achieve some immense victories for undergraduates this year.

SU Win: £1 million for COVID-19 doctoral funding extensions!

We are delighted that after months of campaigning for increased financial support for postgraduates, the University has now launched a new PGR COVID-19 Assistance Scheme (PGR CAS) to provide a total of £1 million extension funding for final-year doctoral students in financial hardship.

Cambridge SU's Annual Wins: Dealing with the Pandemic

COVID-19 has unfortunately been a defining feature of this academic year, but together with students, we changed University policy to work in the interests of students.

Reading week progress update

We are delighted to announce that Cambridge University has established a working group to look into the practicalities of implementing a reading week for Michaelmas and Lent Terms.

BEST Night Out: Support for Event Organisers

Cambridge SU believes that every student has a right to be safe, supported and empowered to have the BEST night out possible. We've put together a series of recommendations with expanded tips for organisers.

SU Wins: May

What have we all been up to in May? Here’s a little update on some of our successes over the last month!

Cambridge SU demand £2.1 million for funding extensions

Cambridge SU’s Postgraduate Officers, Aastha Dahal and Siyang Wei, have called for the University to urgently provide £2.1 million for a scheme to grant funding extensions for doctoral students whose work has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Statement on ongoing violence in Palestine

Cambridge SU joins the Arab Society, Palestine Solidarity Society, and other student groups in condemning the recent escalation of violence in Occupied Palestine and Gaza.

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Winners announced!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this years virtual awards ceremony of Cambridge SU’s Student-Led Teaching Awards!

Welfare & Community Officer Update

Hello everyone, I hope the beginning of term has been going well despite the terrible weather! While a lot has been happening, I’ve been terrible at updating you all on what I’ve been up to, so here’s a roundup of all my updates from the past few months.

SU Wins: April

Your Sabbatical Officers have been busy working on lots of different projects this past month, here's a look at some of Cambridge SU's wins during April...

Campaign Elections Lent 2021: Meet your Winners

Well done to all the candidates who ran in the elections and a huge congratulations to our winners.

Student Grievance Project

We are conducting a survey to understand students' experiences when they have or have had a complaint or grievance with a provision of the University. Find out more about what the project entails in this article.

Preventing Prevent Toolkit

The Preventing Prevent Toolkit is a set of resources designed to both educate students on why we should oppose Prevent, and to offer concrete ways in which students can oppose the policy. For the educational side, you’ll be able to find a briefing on major developments in the legislation, criticisms and its local history in Cambridge.

Exams and Easter Term Guidance

Reforming the Term: Update

I was absolutely delighted that two weeks ago our All Members’ Meeting passed a motion mandating us to lobby for changes to the Cambridge term, including a reading week and a full welcome/freshers’ week.

Lent Elections: Societies Prize Draw Winners!

Cambridge SU Muslim Students Survey

Student-Led Teaching Awards: Shortlist announced!

We’re proud to release our shortlist for the 2021 Student-Led Teaching Awards!

Easter Vacation Travel and Accommodation Announcement

SU Campaign Elections: Nominations Open!

Nominations are now open in the Cambridge SU Campaign Elections!

SU wins: February

In February the SU has worked on a number of issues from exams mitigation, postgraduate access to divestment. Here are our wins for the month.

Lent Elections: Meet Your Winners!

Student Advice Service Update: February

The Advisors at the Student Advice Service are not only a team of professionals specializing in providing support on academic and personal concerns – they also work on projects and this year our focus has been on developing student resources.

Lent Elections: Meet the Candidates!

Postgraduate Funding Survey

The SU’s Postgraduate officers are doing a survey about postgraduate students’ funding needs!

Calling all Phd Students

We are running a research project focused on understanding the relationships between PhD students and their supervisors within the University of Cambridge.

CUCU-Cambridge SU Joint Response to Board of Scrutiny Report

Exams and Assessment Announcement

Cambridge University has now announced a package of exam mitigation measures, after publicly stating at the beginning of term that they would not be offering a no detriment policy for students taking exams this year.

Lent Elections: Nominations are open!

Day in the Life of the President (PG)

As the Postgrad president, I work on a variety of issues that affect students. I also work in internal organisational aspects of the SU. Most of my work days are slightly varied but here is an example of an average day at work for me.

Day in the Life of the Women's Officer

Woweee! It’s hard to believe that it has been almost an entire year since I decided to run to be the SU Women’s Officer. I remember how intimidating the role seemed because of the incredible history of the Women’s Campaign and the amazing work of feminist organising at Cambridge. However, I have found that the support provided by the amazing staff at the SU, members of my campaign and the other sabbatical officers have made my working days enjoyable and fulfilling.

A day in the life of the AEP (PG) Officer

I’m Siyang, the Postgraduate Access, Education, and Participation Officer - a bit of a mouthful, but I like to think it reflects the exciting variety this job has to offer. As does this peek behind the PG AEP curtain, which has ended up quite long, so without further ado...

Strategy Update

Let us know what is important to you. We’re in the process making the first ever strategy for Cambridge SU. Tell us what matters to you as a student and help shape your SU!

A day in the life of the BME Officer

My year so far has been quite challenging (as it has been for everyone!) due to the pandemic but I’ve really enjoyed representing BME students and bringing my vision for this role to life. Here’s a brief snapshot of what I might get up to on an average day.

A day in the Life of the AEP Officer (UG)

I can’t believe that it’s now been a year since I was agonising about whether to run for this role! My plans for exploring the possibilities of this relatively new sabbatical officer position which combines the access and education portfolios have been slightly derailed by the pandemic but I love the endless variety of the job. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the UG AEP’s future, but here’s an insight into what happens behind the (virtual) scenes of my day in this role.

SU Wins: January

Although this term will look different in many ways, the SU team has been continuing our work to ensure that the student voice is heard at all levels of University decision-making. We wanted to update students on some of the material gains that we have made since the beginning of this calendar year, and remind you that your safety and wellbeing will remain our top priority in the coming weeks.

Student Workloads: A New Approach

The truth is the Cambridge Undergraduate education doesn’t work for everyone. Students have long known this, and senior figures in the University have admitted this at various points over the last decade. The evidence given ranges from the exacerbation of students’ loneliness; to students’ inability to explore areas of interest in depth; to students not being able to engage with extracurricular activities due to worries about academic work.

A day in the life of the President (UG)

As an SU Co-President, I take on a variety of different tasks in my day-to-day from leading the sabb team, to sitting on committees, to working on my own projects. Obviously outside of COVID-19 times you can expect a bit more variety in locations, but for now most of this takes place from my office at home!

Student Advice Service Update: January

Lent term started last week under lockdown measures which means the Student Advice Service continues to be extremely busy with students getting in touch with an array of issues as a result of this.

A day in the Life of the Welfare & Community Officer

The role of Welfare and Community officer is incredibly varied, so while this may be a day in my life, none of our work days seem to ever be the same! There’s always something new to be working on, new challenges coming up and exciting projects beginning which makes it really interesting, but often quite hard to get into a routine around.

Visit Your Virtual Refreshers today!

Check out our Virtual Refreshers for the chance to connect with different groups and gain an opportunity to build new friendships and discover new hobbies.

Demanding a No Detriment Policy

Sign our open letter to the University calling for ‘no detriment’ measures produced in collaboration with students for this year’s exams.

SU wins: December

The SU closed for the winter vacation period starting from the week of the 21st, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t busy in the days and weeks leading up to it coordinating support for students staying in Cambridge over the winter vacation period

National Lockdown: What this means for students

Following the government’s recent announcement of another lockdown, you will have received a bulletin from the University confirming their plans for Lent Term to be conducted remotely.

Cambridge SU winter break operational update

An update from your Student Advice Service

With less than a week until the end of Michaelmas term, you might be planning for your return home to spend the winter break with loved ones. While this would usually be an easy and joyful task, for some students, this year planning to return home might pose some questions and uncertainty.

SU Win on Remote Working for Research Students

After extensive lobbying, the University has decided to give postgraduate research students (PGRs) the option of remote working in Lent Term if they have limited access to in-person University facilities.

COVID-19 Update

Michaelmas Elections: Nominations now open!

SU Wins: October

Your SU has been working every day to make the University better and safer to study and live in for all students, and we're really pleased to be able to present you with some of our wins for students over the past month.

Student Advice Service Update

Michaelmas term is now underway and it has been a busy start for us at the Student Advice Service.

SU to campaign for opt-in system for face-to-face teaching

The democratic SU body has mandated the SU to campaign for an opt-in system for in-person teaching, with all education available online.

The SU and the path to Divestment

Why we need a transition to online teaching

Sign Our Face-to-Face Teaching Pledge

We have released a pledge for students to ask for all non-essential in-person teaching to be moved online.

Womcam Byelections

An update from your Welfare and Community Officer

Demand Safe Cambridge Campaign Update

Statement on Divestment

An update from your Women's Officer

An update from your Access, Education and Participation Officer(PG)

An update from your Disabled Students' Officer

Your Student Advice Service

An update from your BME Officer

Response to staff redundancies across the University and Colleges

Demand Safe Cambridge Campaign

Today Cambridge SU is launching our #DemandSafeCambridge campaign.

An update from your Access, Education & Participation Officer (UG)

An update from your President (UG)

Response to Post-U-Turn Uni Statement

Your Cambridge SU sabbatical officers respond to the University's statement on the government U-Turn on A-Level results.

Statement on A Level Results Day

We are deeply concerned that the students who have been unjustifiably downgraded so as to miss their offers by a large margin are not being fairly considered.

An important message from your sabbatical officers

It’s now been almost a month since we took over as your students’ union officers and we decided it was time for an update.

Welcome, we are your Students' Union!

Cambridge SU Freshers’ Fair: Update

Goodbye from Cambridge University Students' Union

With your new students’ union, Cambridge SU having launched, the time has come to say goodbye to CUSU.

Operational Update

Online Teaching Statement

Statement on Antiracism: Black Lives Matter

CN: anti-black violence, death, police violence