We have a number of spaces which are available throughout the week and offer you a warm and comfortable place to either relax or study.

The Bristol SU Loft and Bristol SU Living Room are both open in Senate House 08:00-22:00 Monday to Friday, and 09:00-18:00 at the weekend. The Richmond Building has study spaces which are available for use 08:00 - 23:00 Monday to Saturday, and 10:00 - 22:00 on Sundays.

The University have increased the amount of financial support available to students.

Thanks to lobbying from your officers, this is easier to access with a quicker turnaround after reaching out for support. If you're in need of financial support, you can find out more about university funding here.

Bristol SU recognises that the joining fees, trips and other costs of student groups can be prohibitively expensive for some students.

The Activity Hardship Fund was created to support those students who wouldn't otherwise be able to participate in their chosen activity due to the cost. Our panel recently awarded 68 students the funding of up to £150, spending £8,975. These students will now be supported in participating in their chosen activity, which they wouldn't have otherwise been able to do due to the cost.

We are not the only Students' Union who are campaigning on this issue for students.

We've signed the NUS petition around the Cost of Living Crisis to show support for the NUS campaign. You can also sign this here. We've also met with other officers nationally and are continuing conversations between SUs on how we can best support students.

Throughout Welcome we facilitated free events for students and made sure these were highlighted clearly on our website. We'll continue to do this throughout the year. You can view free events here.

We hire students to support our work and also operate a Jobshop to show jobs in the area. We'll be continuing to develop our JobShop this year. You can access the Jobshop here.

The Bristol SU Living Room has tea, coffee, milk and hot water available so that you can help yourself to hot drinks throughout the day.

There are also tea and coffee making stations in the second floor link space in The Richmond Building, Queens Building Lobby, School of Anatomy Kitchen and Merchant Venturers Building (MVB) Kitchenette - these facilities are subject to funding.

There are microwaves available in the SU Loft and Bristol SU Living Room in Senate House and on the second floor in the Richmond Building so that you can re-heat food during the day, rather than having to buy something.

Also find microwaves in the Queens Building Lobby, Anatomy Kitchen and Merchant Venturers Building (MVB) Kitchenette.

Your officer team has worked hard to with the Uni to make sport more accessible. You can now get a free shuttle bus to the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex on Wednesday’s. For players and spectators, the buses run throughout the day and you can find the timetable here.

Your Full Time Officer Team has secured cheaper food options for you, throughout the 2023/24 academic year. All food options are vegan and gluten-free! These options include:

£1 Soup and Roll - available from 11 am (until it runs out) from all cafés on campus, Hiatt Baker café in Stoke Bishop, and Langford Vet School. Please note that this option is not available at the Senate House and Beckford Bar.

£2.50 Hot Meal - from the Source-on-the-Go ‘Cater pod’ by the Balloon Bar at the Richmond Building and Hawthorne's Hatch from 11:30 am until it's sold out. This will be open from 11:30 until it's sold out in Balloon Bar and until 2:00 pm at Hawthorne's. 

Community Café Discounts - Langford and Hiatt Baker café will also run a community café with offers on food like baked potatoes, porridge, and cheaper pastry items.

Alongside over 70 organisations, we have submitted evidence (based on data from our Bristol student surveys) to the All-Part Parliamentary Group (APPG) Students’ inquiry. This looks into the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on students, whilst giving you – the students of Bristol – a national voice. The final report has been published alongside a series of recommendations for universities and the UK government.

In line with these recommendations, your Full Time Officer Team is working to minimise the impact of the cost-of-living crises. You can read the published report here.

We will be holding collection points for unwanted kitchen items throughout June in the Richmond Building, Clifton Hill House and Badock Hall.

The aim of the campaign is to collect items that The British Heart Foundation is unable to sell in the shops, therefore combatting the waste produced when first years move out of halls. All items collected will then be offered to new and returning students in Welcome Week – creating a full, sustainable cycle!

Get more information in our Donate your Plate article.