Societies

Society elections

Nominations are open!

Become the next President or VP Finance of your society. 

Find out more

With over 80 societies, Brighton Students’ Union is here for you. We want you to know there’s a space and community for you to belong, grow and have fun. Our societies encompass a wide range of creative, cultural, religious, academic, and other aspects in between. Have a look at

–      Our list of societies

–      Society Events

–      How to start a society

–      Society of the month

List of societies 

Society events

Start a society 

We support students to lead many different societies. 

 If you can’t find one you like? Why not create your own. To start up a society you need 2 committee members, A President and A Vice President Finance.You can add more committee members such as VP Social Media, VP Welfare, up to a maximum of 5 committee members.

*Please note all committee members must be University of Brighton students*

We will then ask you to gain at least 5 society members in the first 3 months of starting to continue running as a BSU Society.

Here are some tips on how to get started:

1) Think about your aims and objectives

2) Make sure there aren’t any societies already providing something similar – Check for Duplicates  here

3) Get your committee together, you’ll need a President and a VP Finance.

4) Choose a simple name for your society so students know what you do.

How to start a society 

Go to https://portal.hellorubric.com/login and create an account 

Once the account is created, you will be taken to the society dashboard. Under ‘Notifications’, press on the sign that says ‘Your club is not currently affiliated’ 

Under ‘Affiliation Processes’ select the ‘Start a Society – Society Affiliation’ form 

  1. Fill out the form to get the society affiliated with BSU 
  2. Once the society is approved by BSU, it will be affiliated, and all added committee members will have full webpage access 


Societies of the month 

Society of the Month AND Academic Society of the Month. Society of the Month is a reward scheme for societies who achieve something brilliant during the relevant month.

Winners get £50 into their society bank account.