Students’ Unions are independent membership organisations, registered charities, led by democratically elected students. They are the recognised representative bodies for students at UK universities, advocating on students’ behalf to strengthen and extend students’ rights.

As a self-organised collective of students’ unions, we’re separate from and have no affiliations with, the Russell Group. We’re self-funded, with each member students’ union making a small contribution to cover the Russell Group Students’ Union running costs.

The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities and advocates for policy change in the following areas; sustainable funding, research, immigration, access, international partnerships, and the environment. Read more.

The Russell Group’s members universities are:

• University of Birmingham 

• University of Bristol 

• University of Cambridge 

• Cardiff University 

• Durham University 

• University of Edinburgh 

• University of Exeter 

• University of Glasgow 

• Imperial College London 

• King's College London 

• University of Leeds 

• University of Liverpool 

• London School of Economics and Political Science 

• University of Manchester 

• Newcastle University 

• University of Nottingham 

• University of Oxford 

• Queen Mary University of London 

• Queen’s University Belfast 

• University of Sheffield 

• University of Southampton 

• University College London 

• University of Warwick 

• University of York