UCB Guild

Who we are

University College Birmingham is a special place. We bake cakes and we build businesses, we're make up artists and we're mixologists. Like the Jewellery Quarter where we're rooted, we take the raw materials of our city and turn them into precious goods.

It’s a team effort. Staff and students, working and learning together. That’s where the Guild comes in. The Students' Union at UCB. Our professional staff team work to provide students with the skills, tools and hype, but really – it’s all about them.

The heart of the Guild is the hundreds of students who volunteer their time every week to run societies, represent their coursemates and form strong communities to shape the world around them. Run by students, for students - the Guild exists to build a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming home for every student at UCB. So that students can lead the way together, and forge a better future.

Our culture and values

Ambitious

We believe we can become one of the best students’ unions in the country, and we strive to be the best we can be to get there. We show pride in the Guild of Students, who we are, and what we do.

Inclusive

We are a student-led community with diverse experiences where everyone plays their part as a team – staff, officers and students – together. We will champion engagement with the Guild from the full breadth of the UCB community and will be purposeful as we remove barriers to participation. When our views differ, we will find constructive ways to move forward together.

Dynamic

We really believe in this brilliant community and the power it has, and we show that in all we do. We bring energy and creativity to the table, whether in representing students’ needs or creating participation opportunities. We know that UCB, the education sector, and issues for our students will all change over time, and we will be ready to adapt accordingly.

Kind and Caring

We show genuine care for each other and ourselves. We make time and space to support and hear one-another when it’s needed. And, we will be brave in challenging one-another when we have the potential to aim higher. If we make mistakes along the way, we give ourselves the grace to grow and learn from it together.

Dependable

We recognize the Guild’s capacity to not only improve students’ education, but to enrich their lives. We will be intentional in the promises that we make so that we know we will deliver them. It won’t always be easy, but we commit to putting in the work for the sake of our community.