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Event Description

Your Students' Union

City South Social

Save the date... City South Social 2025!
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Tuesday 16 September 2025 10am - 3pm City South Campus
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Our City South campus take over...

Starting or returning to uni this September? Your Students' Union wants to give you a warm welcome to life at BCU! 

Here's a look at what we'll be bringing to City South: 

 

BCUSU stalls

Pick up a Union Guide to learn everything about your Students' Union, and a wallplanner to organise your term. Follow us on social media to spin our wheel and win prizes:

  • Free mini pizza (claim at The Social Kitchen or Eagle & Ball
  • Free meal deal (claim at BCUSU Campus Shops)
  • A Roary pin badge

 

Meet societies

Why not join a society? Meet and engage with our society stalls to find out more on how you can join the community!

  • SALT Soc
  • Para Soc

 

Speed Friending (11am- 12pm), The Social Kitchen

Join in our popular Speed Friending session where you get to connect and make new friends. You may even find someone on the same course as you.

 

Alpacas on campus

Alpacas are back this year, meet our friendly bunch at our Edgbaston campus 

 

Partner Stalls

Holland and Barrett, HSBC, Kaoui (Korean skincare), Domino's and more...

 

BCU Sport sessions, Sports Hall (SCT120)

Get involved with free BCU Sport and BCU Active sessions.

To attend any activities please wear comfortable trainers and activewear (such as leggins or baggy clothing).

How to find the Sports Hall: Take lift to first floor Seacole Building (on the same side of building as Starbucks), then head straight down the corridor opposite the lift.

 

HELS Experience (Atrium)

Throughout the day, the HELS team will bring out their medical-grade simulation equipment for students to try and explore.

These include:

  • CPR Mannequins
  • Full body Xray
  • Anatomage table

 

Want to find out what else is on during Big Welcome?

Join our interest list to be in the first to know of all things Big Welcome!

Get updates for our Big Welcome Fair, Freshers Fest wristband and line-up releases, society meet-ups and socials, on-campus activities, events around Birmingham and more.

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