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Uppsala Student Union is a membership organisation representing students at Uppsala University. the union is governed by students and works to make your study time as good as possible.

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Report release: The role of head of department and the handling of discrimination cases at Uppsala University

Today, Uppsala Student Union releases the report "The role of the head of department and the handling of discrimination cases at Uppsala University". The purpose of the report is to examine the role of the head of department with a focus on how heads of department at Uppsala University experience the handling of discrimination cases involving students and doctoral students.

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Lots of rice and little praise - our commentary on the 24/25 budget

Uppsala Student Union comments on the government budget.

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We red-flag Uppsala in major student housing report

In the housing report, 36 study locations are marked red, yellow or green, depending on how quickly a student can expect to find secure housing with reasonable conditions during the fall semester. Uppsala Student Union produces data for the Uppsala section and SFS proposes three measures to ease the situation on the housing market.

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A membership in the union is a matter of course during your studies!

Support & Advocacy

We have a faculty coordinator and a student and doctoral student representative. They are there to help you as a student with questions related to your studies.

Student Representation

Student representation exists to give students a say in their own education. A student representative represents the views of students wherever decisions are made or prepared at the university that affect their education or situation.

Advocacy

Uppsala Student Union is constantly working to improve conditions for all students studying at Uppsala University. For example, we have pushed for decisions on anonymization during exams and that the university cannot force students to turn on webcams.

Local discounts

Being a member of Uppsala Student Union means that you get access to a lot of local member discounts. We cooperate with Mecenat and Campus 1477, but also many smaller companies in Uppsala.

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Get involved in the union!

There are lots of different ways you can get involved in the union. One of them is to become a student representative. Our absolute main task is to appoint student representatives. There are hundreds of student representative positions at Uppsala University and it is an extremely rewarding job. In addition to that, we also have a bunch of positions of trust at Uppsala Student Union, we have everything from Club Master to member positions. Read more by clicking below!

Become a student representative!

Uppsala Student Union appoints around 450 student representatives each year to various bodies where decisions about your education are made.

Get involved in the union!

There are a variety of ways to get involved in the union. Some missions are short, others are long. Many of our missions are paid.

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Union Associations

Another way to get involved is to join one of our Union Associations! Or why not create your own?

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Create your own Union Association

Do you have an idea for a new Union Association? Read more about how we can support you!

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Sektionsråd #4 SamSek / Section council #4 SamSek
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