Description
Amongst the largest & most active East-Asian societies. Join the family!
What is ABACUS?
Curious huh? At ABACUS you'll find the biggest and most exciting East-Asian events in Bristol! Despite our name, our membership is extremely diverse. If you're into clubbing, sports, casual socials and want to become part of a welcoming community, there's no better place!
Our Community
Once upon a time, ABACUS was truly a society of British and Chinese university students. In recent years we’ve prioritised collaboration with other cultural societies, expanding our event catalogue and building strong external partnerships. Over time, ABACUS has become an international society where all cultures can coexist and thrive.
Our community is tied together by international student culture, East-Asian tastes, and a love for high-quality events!
Events
We had 39 events in the 2024/25 academic year. The list below were our best ones, and you can count on these happening again this year!
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Karaoke Night
x2. Unlimited drinks.
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Halloween Club Night
In collaboration with 8 other societies. Briefly held record for largest student-organised club night in Bristol history!
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Winter Formal
200 seats, best venue in Bristol. This is THE East-Asian formal.
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CNY Dinner
Join us & other Asian societies to celebrate Lunar New Year!
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Pub Crawl
Compete in teams to see who finishes the crawl first. Or don't, and go at your own pace.
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No Strings Attached - Valentines
Speed dating event using our custom matchmaking algorithm.
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Easter Club Night
A 12 society collaboration! Broke our own record for largest student club night.
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Casino Night
An ABACUS staple. In collaboration with Poker society.
Membership
PRICING
Memberships for the 2025/26 year are available to purchase here for only £6!
WHAT DOES A MEMBERSHIP DO FOR ME?
Becoming a member of ABACUS means being a proud owner of an ABACUS card!
Show this card to certain Bristol vendors to receive discounts on your purchases. This includes restaurants, cocktail bars, karaoke and more. See our partners section for more details.
You'll also entitled to a minimum discount of 20% at our events (can be up to 100%). Oftentimes this discount is bigger than the membership price itself. We are bad businesspeople.
ABACUS Partners
We're fortunate to be supported by Bristol's best! Here's a list of businesses we're partnered with:
- VSTOL Entertainment — Exclusive discounted tickets
- CTRL Events — Exclusive discounted tickets
- Creams Cafe — 20% discount
- Fat Rice — 10% discount
- Tonight Josephine Cocktail Bar — 50% discount
- Jo's Tea — 10% discount
- Sotiris Bakery — 10% discount
- Tucker Tonight — 20% discount
- Meet Up Noodle Bar — 10% discount Sunday to Thursday
This list will continue to grow as we get closer to the start of term!
Committee
Meet our super amazing committee <3
Terms and conditions
Click here to view terms and conditions
Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
SOCIALS
ABACUS lives on Instagram. Follow @bristolabacus and never miss a thing!
Linktree for events
Email: brisabacus@gmail.com