Queen's University Belfast Students' Union

Queen's Students' Union (QSU)
InstitutionQueen's University Belfast
Location1 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Established 1892 – Students' Union Society
1900 – Students' Representative Council
1966 – Students' Union
Sabbatical officers
SU President
Kieran Minto
SO Campaigns & Engagement
Sajid Khan
SO UG Education
Eli McBriarty
SO PG Education
Amy Smith
SO Equality & Diversity
Suyi Yang
SO Welfare
Jess Hindley
Members24,560[1]
AffiliationsAldwych Group
National Union of Students (UK)
NUS-USI: Student Movement NI
Union of Students in Ireland
Websitewww.q-su.org

Queen's Students' Union (QSU) is the official representative body for students at Queen's University Belfast. Membership of the union is automatic and currently totals 24,560, making it one of the largest unions on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom.[2] The Students' Union derives its existence and authority from the University's Statutes, and so is not entirely independent of it. Therefore, it must have amendments to its constitution approved by the University Senate. It aims to represent students' interests both with the university and the wider community, to create a sense of student spirit and provide services that aid its student members during their time at Queen's. The Students' Union can trace its origins to the nineteenth century, and has been based on University Road, directly opposite the University's main 'Lanyon Building', since it opened in 1967.[3]

  1. ^ "Table 0a – All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06". Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
  2. ^ "HESA - Experts in higher education data and analysis". Hesa.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ Newry Firm Felix O'Hare to build Queen's Students' Union Belfast Telegraph