The last couple of months might have been quite stressful and confusing...
Meet Beth your Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care Faculty Rep for Cambridge (She/her).
"Whilst this situation is definitely not a ‘good’ one, there are certainly some positives to being stuck at home."
Get to know your Disabled Students Rep in Cambridge, find out more about Shubham's plans for the year ahead.
Meet your Women’s campaign rep for Cambridge Campus - Izzy (She/Her), (Content warning: SA brief given at the top of article).
Meet Olu your Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care Faculty Rep for Chelmsford Campus (She/her).
Meet Cristina your Faculty Rep for Business and Law in Cambridge, find out more about her and how to get involved.
Meet your Cambridge Black and Minority Ethnic Rep in Cambridge!
Take a look at last year's winners
Welcome to your Students' Union
To become a Rep, all you have to do is nominate yourself online and convince your peers to vote for you! Nominations are now open online until Midday, 9th October. Click here to find out more.
"Helping others gives me a sense of purpose, accomplishment and joy"
I'm kidding it's not all bad! Here's how to make it work for you.
Discover how you can use the skills you have learnt whilst volunteering to give you a competitive edge when applying for your first job and how understanding your experiences can boost your self-confidence.
The EU Settlement Scheme is important to all students from the EU, one of our elected officers Mary Copsey explains why you need to apply.
As your Students’ Union Adviser, I’ve put together my top tips for those starting studies over the next few weeks.
If you don't want to do anything, at least do these 5 things.
To help you get to grips with IT at ARU, ARU IT services have put together some help videos that will help you get everything set up for when your studies begin. Take a look here...
Education has no age. Here's my tips and advice to all you 'mature' students.
VP Omkar singh weekly update : 27th July to 31st July #omkarupdates
Follow your Students' Union on Instagram. Be part of all the latest activities & updates, give your feedback and meet your Elected Student Representatives.
"There has been a lot of momentum on campus this semester, particularly in response to the union launching the Access To Learning campaign."
Click here to stand as the LGBT+ Rep in Chelmsford or Cambridge.
Discover all the benefits to starting your volunteering journey through ARU Students' Union Volunteer Centre.
This year ARU Students' Union partnered with two talented students at ARU to bring you a brand new Freshers' page, find out more about the students behind this years digital space.
Logging hours and skills can provide you with a range of benefits. Find out how logging your volunteering activity can help you.
Supercharge your skill logging and reflections - learn how this can improve your self-awareness and 'recruitability'.
Click here to stand as the Trans Rep for the Cambridge or Chelmsford campus.
What do YOU love? Me? I chose SCA
Learn how you can take the first step to make your volunteering experience and skills shine by downloading your Skills Transcript.
Everything you need to know about Cambridge!
What are soft skills and why are they vital for the 21st Century workplace?
Everything you need to know about Chelmsford!
AHSS has had some massive wins because of the work of our wonderful Course Reps, read more about the achievements of your AHSS Reps here.
Find out how our Skills Training can help you become the Next.Level.You.
Meet your Cambridge Science & Engineering Faculty Rep!
We as a Union have been profoundly saddened by the recent events that have brought into a new perspective the issues of systemic and institutional racism that still exist in our society. Read the full statement from your Elected Officers here.
Read more about your Vice President Omkar's hope to have an Incubation Centre at ARU, the place where ideas turns to reality...
Mental Health Matters, that's why we love this site. This service allows you to search for Free Mental Health services based on your Post Code, which means if you are moving to a new city this year, or studying from home you can access support where you are.
The full ARUaccessible report with recommendations!
Do you want to recognise an outstanding ARU volunteer? Make sure your nomination gets noticed with a few tips to write a quality nomination
Meet your Cambridge Black and Minority Ethnic Rep in Cambridge!
We are monitoring the unfolding situation of the Coronavirus carefully and are adhering to Public Health England guidance. It’s important to remember the risk to the UK population is currently low. We are aware that students may be worried or have concerns about a whole range of issues related to the virus. If you have a query or concerns then please take a look at our page.
Find out exactly who we are, and what we can offer you!
Meet Cristina your Faculty Rep for Business and Law in Cambridge, find out more about her and how to get involved.
Meet Olu your Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care Faculty Rep for Chelmsford Campus (She/her).
Meet your Women’s campaign rep for Cambridge Campus - Izzy (She/Her), (Content warning: SA brief given at the top of article).
Get to know your Disabled Students Rep in Cambridge, find out more about Shubham's plans for the year ahead.
Meet Beth your Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care Faculty Rep for Cambridge (She/her).
We will never stop shouting about our brilliant sports clubs and societies so we’re here to tell you all about why you should join one of them, especially in your first year…
Starting university can be daunting, it is perfectly normal to feel anxious about going to university and there are things that can make it a lot easier for you.
Kindness Hour is a weekly get together organised by the SU Volunteering team. We meet every Thursday at 12pm on Zoom to catch-up while doing a different volunteering/kindness activity each week. But why should you join in?
All teaching materials should be accessible to students to help them learn best.
In the Election, you may be able to vote for Campaign Reps, aka representatives for liberation groups at ARU. In order to vote for them, we ask students to self-define, here's how that works and why it is so important
this is your officer update discussing policy they have worked on during this academic year.
Thank you to all the students that took part in the ARUaccessible campaign last semester! Here is my campaign update February 2020
A brief look into a few of our LGBT+ accomplishments as a Students' Union
Being a Course Rep sounds all well and good… but what exactly is a Course Rep?
Having never been to an Open Mic night myself, I grasped the opportunity to conquer my stage-fright and get up there, and I performed one of my own poems, and a Norwegian song that is very dear to me. An article on why I took a leap and attended an open mic night!
Here is how you can still enjoy the uni experience and get involved as a commuting student.
Take our quiz to find out how you can push your limits and become more confident this Freshers!
Make some noise. This is your space to make ARU more representative, more accessible and more student-led. Find out more.
Your VP Business and Law has been working on the ARU Brexit Campaign and this is her latest update November 2019.
Read all about the rent report! Fraser has been analysing the results of the Rent Survey, which was launched last year.
It’s okay to feel some anxiety about moving out of your home into student accommodation. But here’s some tips on making it an easier process.
Mary Copsey, your Vice President for the Faculty of Business and Law, shares her experiences as a student with dyslexia!
Curious about which societies might suit you, check out our fun quiz!
Everything you need to know about Peterborough!
Your VP Matt Hayes wants to develop Society Skills!
Whatever year you're going into, check out why you should be getting involved with everything we have to offer!
Everything you need to know about London!
You’re still going to be here over the summer… Here’s how to thrive.
Are you still eating beans on toast? Read this article for some easy meals to master.
Natalie Brown shares her experience of winning an SU Award.