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The Students’ Union is an independent charity that exists to advance your education at the University of Portsmouth through a range of exciting services and activities. Our mission is to have a positive impact with every Portsmouth student: Students are heard, students are empowered, students thrive.
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UPSU are here to represent every student at the University of Portsmouth. We have many ways you can express your student voice, including: our Course Rep system, Have Your Say, Student Council, StART, Hot Topic, Annual Survey, Focus Groups, and more! Click on the tabs to learn more about each platform regarding Representation! You can also see a summary of our research by clicking on the UPSU Research & Data page.
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Student Groups are a great development opportunity and a great place to find new friends, build a community and have a sense of belonging whilst at University!
ESports Society
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⚔️ Welcome to the home of Portsmouth Paladins! ⚔️
Established in November 2018, The University of Portsmouth Esports Society is a 100% student-run Esports group committed to balancing the playing field and giving our members their ticket into the world of Student Esports.
We provide a strong support for our players to compete in national student leagues, meet our graduate alumni and realise their potential in their respective games. We support students with finding their teammates and setting up teams, and forging friendships for life. In addition to this we try our best to host 1-2 LANs per year, typically within the University or Student Union.
We host the following games, having a huge number of active players and a minimum of 3 teams per game:
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike: 2
- League of Legends
- Overwatch 2
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Rocket League
- Splatoon 3
- Valorant
Outside of competitive play, we have a strong sense of community and are committed to maintaining that through frequent in-person socials across the entire society, or game by game. We host regular Wings Wednesday trips, Esports Sports Weekend (Hosting Dodgeball and Five-a-side Football), Movie Nights/Cinema Trips and Pub Golf. On smaller scale events within games/individual teams we often do Minigolf, Spoons, Arcade trips and Watchparties.
If you have an interest in Esports, either competitively or casually, come join us! There's something here for everyone.
Join our discord and get involved today!
Find out more about us on our website.
Full Membership 24/25
Full Annual Membership until 1 August 2025
Expires on 1 August 2025
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Call: 023 9284 3628
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Email: hello@upsu.net
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The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union has a vision of creating a positive impact with every Portsmouth student during their time at University.