University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is a British university situated just north of the city of Southampton, on the south-coast of the United Kingdom. The university has a world-wide reputation for high-quality research, and is a member of the Russell Group of research-led British universities. According to the Sunday Times newspaper league table, Southampton is perennially in the top ten for research (its primary focus), while in 2002 it came 11th overall (out of around 200 British institutions). Southampton is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network, and has close links with MIT in the United States.

Student Union

The University of Southampton Student's Union (SUSU), is sited in two buildings close to the Hartley Library, one, the West Building, dating back to the 1940s in a red brick style, to complement the Hartley Library opposite; the Main Building was built in the 1960s in the Basil Spence masterplan. This was extended with new nightclub and cinema facilities in 2002. In May 2002 (after several attempts going back several years), it chose to disaffiliate itself from the NUS, whom SUSU believed to be 'political time-wasters' and 'bureaucratic'. The student radio station, SURGE (Southampton University Radio from Glen Eyre), broadcasts from Glen Eyre halls, north of the university from studios in the main union building. SURGE broadcasts throughout the year on the 1287AM and the internet and twice-yearly on FM. The student newspaper is the Wessex Scene, which comes out fortnightly. Events are held in The Cube, the Union's nightclub, and in the Stag's Head, the Union's pub. National touring bands play in the Garden Court in the West Building.

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University of Southampton Student's Union - NUS - AM - FM

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