If you are currently a UWS Student you are automatically a member of the Students' Union - it's free!
If you're not a student at UWS or you want to find out more about what each membership involves, read on!
Please note, that no one can hold more than one type of SU membership at any one time and all memberships are subject to the individual's continued compliance with the Union's policies and code of conduct. If you have any questions please email uwsunion@uws.ac.uk.
Student Member
Who is this?
- All current UWS Students
- Sabbatical Officers
What can they do?
Access to all Union services including:
- Advice Service
- Be a student Rep
- Joining or leading a society
- Union volunteering opportunities
- Standing for and voting in our elections
- Attend Union meetings, with full speaking and voting rights.
- Sign in Guests to the Union's Bars and Cafes
Associate Member
Who is this?
- Any student that wishes to opt out of SU membership at enrolment
- All UWS Staff
- All UWS Union staff
What can they do?
Access to the following services:
- Advice Service
- Becoming a Student Rep
- Join a society
- Union volunteering opportunities
What can't they do?
- Stand for or vote in our elections
- Attend Union meetings
- Sign in guests to the Union's bars and cafes
Lifetime Member
Who is this?
- A Lifetime Membership is granted to past members of the Union, subject to a fee and approval by the Union's Board of Trustees
What can they do?
Access to the following Services:
- Advice Service
- Becoming a Student Rep
- Join a society
- Union volunteering opportunities
What can't they do?
- Stand for or vote in our elections
- Attend Union meetings
- Sign in guests to the Union's bars and cafes
Honorary Lifetime Member
Who is this?
- Granted to past members of the Union in recognition to their contribution to the Union by the Board of Trustees.
- We also honour the life memberships given by our previous institutions UPSA and BCSU
What can they do?
Access to the following Services:
- Advice Service
- Becoming a Student Rep
- Join a society
- Union volunteering opportunities
What can't they do?
- Stand for or vote in our elections
- Attend Union meetings
- Sign in guests to the Union's bars and cafe
Who can use our bars and cafes?
Your Student Union is a private members club and as such there are restrictions on who can enter. You can use the Union if:
You are a UWS Student
If you are under 18 you can still access the bars and cafes provided you pledge not to consume alcohol until your 18th Birthday. You may also sign in up to 4 guests who have appropriate ID and are over the age of 18. If you have opted out of Union membership, you may still enter the Union but you will be unable to sign in guests.
You are a student at another College or University
You can use the Union if you attend another University or College in Scotland. You must be over the age of 18 and have your student card AND a recognised form of photographic ID. You may also sign in up to 2 guests, who have appropriate ID and are over the age of 18.
You are a guest of a UWS Student or a guest of another College or University Student
UWS Students can sign in up to 4 guests into the Union. These guests must be over the age of 18 and have photographic ID. They also must be willing to provide their address to us when signing in. Students from other Colleges or University's can sign in two guests. These guests must be over the age of 18 and have photographic ID. They also must be willing to provide their address to us when signing in.
Opting out of Membership
Students are given the option to opt out of membership of the SU during enrolment. If you do not opt out you are automatically considered a member.
What happens if I opt out?
Before you opt out, you should check over the membership benefits listed above.
If you opt out of the Student Union, some of your privilages within the Union will change:
- You will no longer be able to vote in our elections, referenda or take part in our democratic events.
- You can no longer bring guests to our events.
- You may have to pay to be a member of our societies.
If you opt out you still can:
- Attend our events
- Enter the Union spaces
- Seek assistance from your class rep
- Seek assistance from the Advice Service
If you wish to opt out of the Union, please email hub@uws.ac.uk with your name, banner ID and let them know that you wish to opt out.
Opting back in
You can opt back into SU membership provided that your membership was not removed due to a disciplinary process. You can do so by emailing Hub@uws.ac.uk with your name, banner ID and let them know that you wish to opt back in.