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Newcastle University Students' Union

Newcastle University Students' Union in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Newcastle University Students' Union is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Newcastle University Students' Union (NUSU) is the students' union of Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is an organisation with the intention of representing and providing services and welfare for the students of University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was originally set up as the Union Society and changed to its present name in 2011. In 2022, its members voted to rejoin the National Union of Students (NUS). The Union voted to remain affiliated with the NUS in 2025. The Students' Union is run by six sabbatical officers and nine voluntary unpaid liberation and chair positions. It also employs around 300 people in ancillary roles including bar staff and Freshers' Week organisers.

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History

NUSU is made from a merger of several earlier student organisations. The oldest of these was the Junior Union Society, founded in 1881, which arranged debates and dances for the Durham colleges in Newcastle. From 1914 to 1925 Newcastle Union Society and the Durham Union Society collaborated with a shared president and vice-president selected alternatively from the two divisions. The previous Union Society dealt almost solely with student societies and entertainment and was governed by a Union Management Committee. The committee was composed of the President (in the Chair), the Lady President, two Vice Presidents (one male, one female), the Secretary, and various members of staff from King's…

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Coordinates
54.9789, -1.6150
Address
Union building, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Established
1881

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Where is Newcastle University Students' Union?
Newcastle University Students' Union is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9789°, -1.6150°.
When was Newcastle University Students' Union built?
Newcastle University Students' Union dates to 1881.