When is the CSC reception open?
What are the office hours?
Are there any cash points?
Is there a facebook group?
How do I join a club or society?
What are membership fees and how are they used?
How do I become a member of the union?
Do I need previous experience to join a sport or society?
How much commitment do I need to put in?
When and where do societies meet?
Can anyone use the Clubs and Societies Centre?
Can I start a new club or society? How?
Can UCL Graduates/staff/students at another university join a club or society?
How do I edit my microsite?
Can my Club have an official e-mail address?
How do I sell tickets to my club’s/society’s event?
What is the CSC reception?
Can I book a room to use? How?
Who are the sabbatical officers and what do they do?
Can societies use the Bloomsbury and Garage Theatres? Can I get post sent to the CSC?
Can I use the fax machine?
Where do I go if I have a problem?
The CSC Reception is open from 10am – 9pm Monday to Friday and 11am – 4:45pm Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays .
The CSC staff team work from 9:00 – 17:30, but are only available by pre-arranged appointment, or during drop in and surgery times. The CSC reception staff should be able to answer most of your questions. Please see the online calendar for a list of drop in, surgery and appointment times
There are two cash points. One next to reception in No: 25 Gordon Street, and one next to the basement shop at No: 15 Gordon Street.
UCLU does have a facebook group, and you can link to it from the front page of the website.
Firstly, go to the Fresher’s fair, as you can find out all the information you need to know about clubs and societies there, including the membership fee. Then there’s TRY fortnight, where Most clubs offer free taster sessions for the two weeks, and sports clubs put on trials for two weeks! After those two weeks, there’s JOINING Fortnight. Clubs and societies must have at least 30 members to exist, so join up quickly, and tell all your friends to join too. Each club has a membership fee (explained below), and this year, you can buy your membership online (just like internet shopping)! Enter your card details over our secure and safe system, and when the payment has been processed, your name and contact information will be passed onto the club president. If you don’t have a credit or debit card yet, you can still pay the membership fee in cash, at the CSC reception.
To become a member of a club or society, you are usually required to pay a fee. These fees go towards the running cost of your club and are known as “Non Grant Money”. The fees vary from club to club because a society who’s main activity is discussion, won’t have as much need of funds as a sport that has a lot of expensive equipment. Money is also given to the clubs, by the Students’ Union in the form of a grant. “Grant” and “Non-Grant” funds are both used to fund the activities the club provides.
Every student, as soon as they enrol is automatically a member of the Union. This entitles you to use all of the Union’s services, and to be represented as a union member.
The short answer is NO. Everybody is welcome to join any Club or Society, no matter what your experience. Most sports clubs have trainers or coaches to help members of all abilities and levels. Some people will go along just for training, others so that they can compete. Give It A Go (GIAG) also runs beginners sports sessions in collaboration with the sports clubs. In the past there have been GIAG sessions with Horse Riding and the African Caribbean Society, to name a few. Information on GIAG sessions is available at uclu.org/giag and tickets are available online and at the CSC reception
How often you go is up to you, as you are the one paying for the membership. All societies meet at least once a week, normally the same day, same time and same location. However sports clubs may need more dedication, as they are competitive and have teams with play matches, although going just to train is fine.
Most Clubs and Societies meet at least once a week for training, rehearsals or their regular meeting. There are a few ways to find out when they meet. 1. Go to the Fresher’s Fair and meet the existing members of the club. They will tell you when they meet and what their activities are, and they will probably hand you a flyer with the information on. 2. Try fortnight, is two weeks when you can go along to as many club meetings as you want and try them out for free. If you want to keep going, the president will tell you about future meetings etc. 3. Go to the club’s microsite from the A-Z or directory. Their site should have all the information you’ll need about their meetings. 4. Ring up the CSC reception – they will be able to tell you which societies are using the Bloomsbury facilities for meetings, and they can also find out when and where sports clubs are meeting.
Yes, we are open to all students and the common room is available to everyone, but can get busy. The computers in the CSC common room however, are not for personal use.
Anyone can start a new club or society, and we really enjoy seeing the diversity of activities our members get up to. Here’s the process: 1. If you want to start a club or society, make sure there isn’t one already existing that does the same activities, or is based on the same idea – there’s no point in duplicating. 2. Download an Application pack from the website http://www.uclunion.org/clubs-societies/setting-up-a-club-or-society.php 3. Get a group of friends, or like minded people together, to sit down and discuss what the basic activities and functions of your club are going to be. Will you be going on trips, are you discussing something, are you training etc? 4. From amongst you, you need to choose a Committee; this comprises of a President and Treasurer as a necessity, and you may want to think about a Social Secretary, a Captain, a Producer, Editor or Liaison. It all depends on what your club will be doing. 5. Next you need to attract a minimum of 30 people to become members. At this stage, they don’t need to pay anything, but you will need to collect their names and contact information on the provided sheet in the application pack. 6. Then you need to look carefully at the questions on the application pack, and fill in the answers as best you can. 7. Remember, if you have any questions please come in and see us, or contact James Hodgson on mailto:sa.officer@ucl.ac.uk
Yes! People from outside of the university can become Associate Members. All you need to do is fill in a Visiting and Associate member form http://www.uclunion.org/clubs-societies/joining-a-club.php. E-mail the form to uclu-csactivity@ucl.ac.uk and the team will look it over for approval. You will then be e-mailed if you have been approved, and asked to come in to the CSC reception to pay the Associate membership fee. 1 Years membership is £25, 3 months is £15 and you will then have to pay the clubs membership fee on top of that.
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