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BCUSU Officer Team Elections - Demo

5 posts are up for election.

Nominations are now closed.

The polls are open and will close at 12:00 on Saturday 21 February 2026 (in 5 days and 22 hours)

Candidate List
See who's running for each post and read their manifestos.

Sun 15th February

Birmingham Gaymers logo BCUSU Birmingham Gaymers
15th February 1pm - 6pm
Sliced N Diced, B29 6HW
External event: join Birmingham Gaymers at their monthly meet up

Mon 16th February

Islamic Society BCU ISOC IFTAR
16th February 4:30pm - 7:30pm
C140, Curzon
Join us for a blessed Iftar as we break our fast together this Ramadan!
Sustainability Society Environmental Law Lecture Series Event One
16th February 4:30pm - 6pm
C190, Curzon Building
'The Role of Regional Courts in Resolving Environmental Law Disputes: Are They Effective?' - Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja Originally displayed at Durham University
Dance Society Bring A Boy - Dance Society
16th February 5pm - 7pm
Curzon Building - C463 (drama studio)
Bring a boy (or friends!) to a dance society session of technique class and an open class for only £2!!! Want to see what the society is like? Come and join us x
Eagle & Ball pizza with pint of beer and burger with pint illustrations BCUSU Burger/Pizza & Pint Night
16th February 5pm - 9pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal St
Get pizza and a pint from just £8*
BCUSU Birmingham City Women vs Crystal Palace Women
16th February 5:30pm - 9pm
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, B9 4RL
Monday Night Football. Student Prices. Big Occasion.
Queer as Joke BCUSU Queer as Joke
16th February 7pm - 10pm
The Hub @ Eden, B57HF
External event: Brum's original LGBTQ+ stand up comedy night

Tue 17th February

Students gathering in Curzon atrium BCUSU Graduate Jobs and Placement Fair
17th February 11am - 2pm
Challenge Lab, STEAMhouse
Careers + event: meet employers for jobs beyond university.
BCUSU Pilates by BCU Active
17th February 3pm - 4pm
City South Gym
BCUSU Functional Circuits by BCU Active
17th February 4:10pm - 5:15pm
City South Gym

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Birmingham Gaymers logo Birmingham Gaymers
15th February 1pm - 6pm
Sliced N Diced, B29 6HW
External event: join Birmingham Gaymers at their monthly meet up
BCU ISOC IFTAR
16th February 4:30pm - 7:30pm
C140, Curzon
Join us for a blessed Iftar as we break our fast together this Ramadan!
Environmental Law Lecture Series Event One
16th February 4:30pm - 6pm
C190, Curzon Building
'The Role of Regional Courts in Resolving Environmental Law Disputes: Are They Effective?' - Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja Originally displayed at Durham University
Bring A Boy - Dance Society
16th February 5pm - 7pm
Curzon Building - C463 (drama studio)
Bring a boy (or friends!) to a dance society session of technique class and an open class for only £2!!! Want to see what the society is like? Come and join us x
Eagle & Ball pizza with pint of beer and burger with pint illustrations Burger/Pizza & Pint Night
16th February 5pm - 9pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal St
Get pizza and a pint from just £8*
Birmingham City Women vs Crystal Palace Women
16th February 5:30pm - 9pm
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, B9 4RL
Monday Night Football. Student Prices. Big Occasion.
Queer as Joke Queer as Joke
16th February 7pm - 10pm
The Hub @ Eden, B57HF
External event: Brum's original LGBTQ+ stand up comedy night
Students gathering in Curzon atrium Graduate Jobs and Placement Fair
17th February 11am - 2pm
Challenge Lab, STEAMhouse
Careers + event: meet employers for jobs beyond university.
Pilates by BCU Active
17th February 3pm - 4pm
City South Gym
Functional Circuits by BCU Active
17th February 4:10pm - 5:15pm
City South Gym
BCU ISOC IFTAR
17th February 5pm - 7:30pm
C455-C457
You’re invited to our Iftar gathering—come break your fast with us in the spirit of Ramadan! 🌙
Graphic image which reads 'Tuesday Cocktail Club' in neon text. With Eagle & Ball logo on bottom left blue drink top left, pink drink bottom right Cocktail Night
17th February 5pm - 11pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal Street
Enjoy two cocktails for £9.95 - Tuesday evenings only!
Seasonal Watch Along
17th February 5pm - 8pm
Curzon C381
The watch along event is back with new and continuing animes. Open to members and non-members interested in watching seasonal animes!
Pilates with BCU Active
17th February 5:15pm - 6:15pm
City South Gym
Free Trans+ Self Defence Classes Trans+ Self Defence Classes
17th February 6:30pm - 8pm
Birmingham LGBT Centre, B5 6EW
External event: self defence class for trans+ community
Give it a Go Henna
18th February 11am - noon
SCT118
two ladies having a conversation using hand sign language British Sign Language workshop
18th February 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Lunar Space, Joseph Priestly Building (ground floor)
Join us in our interactive BSL workshop!
Image of cybersoc logo but it also says the title AI Security Project: Part 4
18th February 3pm - 6pm
Curzon Building, C385
Contribute to building an AI social engineering toolkit!
icon of Lunar New Year dragon on right, Lunar New Year Party text on left with details of event: dragon dance, food and music Lunar New Year Party
18th February 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Curzon Building
Join us at BCU to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 across all campuses!
buns and bangers text in centre with blue text background, eagke and ball logo in circle bottom left, illustrations of sauce and hotdog on left Buns & Bangers
18th February 5pm - 9pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal Street
Loaded hot dogs from £5.95...
BCU Law Soc x BCU LOJ Pro-Bono x Aston Pro-Bono Soc Charity Event
19th February 11am - 4pm
Curzon Building - Curzon B, C288
Charity Event Debating Mooting
icon of Lunar New Year dragon on right, Lunar New Year Party text on left with details of event: dragon dance, food and music Lunar New Year Party
19th February 11:30am - 3pm
Seacole Building, B5 3TN
Join us at BCU to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 across all campuses!
Image of cybersoc logo but it also says the title Mini-Security Hackathon
19th February 3pm - 6pm
Curzon Building, C319
Relax and casually compete in building the most annoying security app!
Yoga with BCU Active
19th February 4pm - 5pm
City South Gym
BCU ISOC IFTAR
19th February 4:30pm - 7:30pm
C381 & C382
Join us for a blessed Iftar as we break our fast together this Ramadan!
Functional Circuits by BCU Active
19th February 5:10pm - 6:15pm
City South Gym
Journey Film Club Journey Film Club: Tucked
19th February 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Birmingham LGBT Centre, B5 6EW
External event: Tucked tells the story of an 80 year old drag queen
Quiz night at the Eagle and Ball Quiz Night at Eagle & Ball
19th February 7:30pm - 10pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal Street
Join us for our weekly pub quiz. BIG cash prize to be won!
Societies Council
20th February 12:01am - 11:59pm
TBC
Join your fellow Society leaders to chat about what's going on!
Eagle & Ball by BCUSU. Free pizza upgrade Free pizza upgrades
20th February 5pm - 9pm
Eagle & Ball, Gopsal Street
TGIF - food and drink deals at E&B
Weekly Meetups
20th February 6pm - 8pm
Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2ND
Join us on Friday, every week for a weekly skate session at Centenary Square, Birmingham, close to the Birmingham Library.
Trip to Bristol
21st February 10:30am - 9:30pm
48 The Horsefair, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3JL
A trip to Bristol for us to witness it beauty & excitement as well as take a chance at it skateparks & roller jams. Please join us for your chance to explore different sites & monuments, skate around, meeting different people & having a great time
Addy's Corner: Queer Writing Workshop. Sun 22nd Feb 10-4 Queer Writing Workshop
22nd February noon - 4pm
The Moseley Hive, B13 8DD
External event: Book tickets to this queer writing workshop
Birmingham City Students' Union News Articles
BCUSU LGBT+ History Month, February 2026

What's On this Feb

View our page to see What's On across Birmingham to celebrate LGBT+ History Mont...

Fri 30 Jan 2026
VP Education officer Craig, pointing and smiling at camera with a speech bubble reading study tips c

Assessment support over the winter break

Craig's study tips to help you tackle upcoming assessments...

Fri 19 Dec 2025
Photo of students in yoga position on yoga mats

BCU Active sessions

Yoga, padel, pilates, cricket and more - discover social sports and active sessi...

Wed 01 Oct 2025
Photo of two students working at desk on campus

Flexible fee payments introduced for self-funded students

Update on how you can pay your tuition fees...

Wed 24 Sep 2025
Image of people at a Pride walk, main image is a person with a trans flag over their shoulders

Solidarity with our trans community

An update from BCUSU after last month’s Supreme Court ruling...

Tue 20 May 2025
Image of Lauren sitting in the Radio 1 studio, behind a microphone.

Scratch Radio presenter lands BBC show

Lauren Redfern, BCU Media Production student will host the Friday Early Breakfas...

Tue 06 May 2025
Students completing sheet in classroom

NEW PROCEDURE: Self-certification claims open

BCU launch new procedure to help students impacted by unexpected events...

Thu 13 Mar 2025
Image of Ashween Kaur and Course Rep

Celebrating Rep Successes

A look at what BCUSU Reps have been up to this year...

Fri 20 Dec 2024
Picture of Shoukat Mehsud, Vice President Academic Experience

Assessment tips to reduce stress during winter break

Tips to help you manage assessments over the winter break...

Thu 12 Dec 2024

Meet Your Officer Team

Tue 06 Aug 2024
Group of 15 students, mixed genders and races holding a large banner that reads "Reclaim the night 2

Raising your voice at BCU

Ways to make change at university and have your voice heard....

Thu 23 May 2024
BCUSU Officer Team 2023/24

The Roaries Awards 2024

View the results from your Students' Union awards!...

Wed 01 May 2024
Your 2024/25 Officer Team

Your Officer Team 2024/25

As your Officer Team 2024/25 train for their roles, read their manifestos here...

Fri 01 Mar 2024
BCU's Seacole Building at City South Campus

Multi-faith spaces

Your VP Equity & Inclusion gives an update on faith spaces at BCU...

Mon 18 Mar 2024
BCUSU Advice Team

Protect yourself from scams

Read on for advice on how to identify and report potential scams...

Thu 29 Feb 2024
Image BCU's Catering deals poster in Curzon Canteen

Student feedback secures 40% discount

Now available at BCU Catering campus outlets...

Tue 20 Feb 2024

Help make BCU a Hedgehog friendly campus

Get involved with sustainability at BCU......

Tue 06 Feb 2024
Image of students sitting on outdoor bench in courtyard

Beware of rental scams

Read for how to protect yourself from recent housing scams...

Thu 14 Dec 2023
Stock image of student receiving advice and counselling in doctors office. Doctor is sat on chair ho

Men's mental health support

Support you can access for good mental health at University and more......

Fri 17 Nov 2023
Image of BCU Laptop lockers, shows menu screen before loaning

Laptop loan new accessibility feature

How to use new lapsafes feature at uni campuses...

Fri 22 Sep 2023
Image of Nathan Keseka, with owners of Black Things UK

Black Things UK comes to BCU

Black ran creative business teaches students entrepreneurial skills...

Wed 21 Jun 2023
Image of person testing compressions on pillow whilst looking at instructions on mobile phone

Learn basic CPR training

Check out these steps British Heart Foundation and more information......

Thu 01 Jun 2023
Graphic of period products and three thumbs up

Period Dignity pilot: survey results

Take a look at feedback from BCU's free period products scheme...

Fri 26 May 2023
Image of Suzy Stevenson, BCUSU Chief Executive

Welcome Suzy...

BCUSU announce Suzy Stevenson as our new Chief Executive....

Fri 31 Mar 2023
illustration of tampon and pad

Free period products...

Period Dignity project launches to provide free period products for students who...

Thu 09 Feb 2023
Dhanusha and Simranvir with students holding signs for transport campaign

Our transport campaign...

We're asking for 6 months free public transport for students...

Thu 15 Dec 2022
cost of living thumbnail

Cost of Living

See what we’re doing to help you tackle the Cost of Living crisis...

Tue 13 Dec 2022

Report and Support tool

Use Report & Support to raise incidents of discrimination, bullying or hate crim...

Thu 01 Dec 2022