Edinburgh University Students' Association

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Edinburgh University Students' Association provides services, representation and welfare support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh. It is commonly known by the acronym EUSA, pronounced "yew-sah".

EUSA is comprised of Edinburgh University Union (EUU), which was founded in 1889, and the Student Representative Council (SRC), founded in 1884 by Robert Fitzroy Bell.

EUSA is a member of the Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland (CHESS), the National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) and the Aldwych Group of student unions. In December 2004 a referendum on NUS membership was held, in which 15% of the members of the association voted 1811 to 1646 in favour to affiliate with the National Union of Students.

EUSA was instrumental in making Edinburgh Scotland's first Fairtrade University in 2003.

EUSA union buildings

• Teviot Row House, Bristo Square - the largest of the union buildings and the oldest purpose built student union building in the world.
• Potterrow, Bristo Square - with its distinctive dome, this building includes a shop, fast food outlet and a large venue used for nightclubs and live bands
• King's Buildings House - on the main science / engineering campus in the south of the city, includes bars and food outlets, as well as sports facilities
• Pleasance - includes a number of rooms, a theatre, and a bar, used by a wide variety of EUSA societies, also a major venue for the Edinburgh Fringe

External links

• EUSA website