What you need to know

A Club committee is directly responsible for the behaviour of its members. This applies to all situations when your Club is together as a group, be it in the Union, on minibuses or coaches, at University facilities or at any other external institution or facility. Similarly, neither the Union nor the University condones initiation events for new members/students and any Club found to be organising/running one will be immediately shut down. Misconduct of any kind will lead to disciplinary action, which can culminate in removing committee members from office, disbanding the Club as a whole and banning members from participating in any Union activity:

The society committee is directly responsible for the behavior of its members. The purpose of the societies code of conduct is to ensure that members of all societies abide by the rules laid out. The following guidelines have been put in place to ensure the safety and well-being of all society members. Misconduct of any kind will lead to disciplinary action, which can culminate in removing committee members from office, disbanding the society as a whole and banning members from participating in any Union activity. The Students' Union expects that Societies take all reasonable steps to ensure that it and its members conduct themselves in a manner that does not reflect negatively on the Union/University and does not place any person in a situation where they are likely to be harmed:

As a member of a Sports Club, you are required to read and sign the participation agreement. As a Sports Club, you may need to alter the model agreement for it to reflect the specific activities that you will be doing. This will need to checked before by the Student Activities Team so it is appropriate to be used:

As a member of a society, you are required to read and sign the participation agreement. As a society, you may need to alter the model agreement for it to reflect the specific activities that you will be doing. This will need to checked before by the Student Activities Team so it is appropriate to be used:

A club/society constitution is compulsory: it is the document that determines your objectives, aims and operating procedures. As a member of a club/society you will be able to view these on their individual club/society page. Below is a model constitution that you should follow in order to create your own:

Please visit the terms and conditions at the bottom of this page to access information on our privacy policy, including GDPR or click the link below:

In order to join any of our Athletic Union clubs, students must pay a £15 athletic union fee. The below document is a report detailing what the £15 fee goes towards, and an explanation of how club funding works:

The following insurance documents apply to all clubs and societies. The Elite policy applies to clubs, and the standard policy applies to societies. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about these: