Our Vision is to make a real difference to the lives of all students at Bristol.

This has always been important, but it is needed now more than ever. Students’ lives aren’t getting easier and our students, quite rightly, have high expectations of us. This report sets out where we are meeting those expectations and the real difference we are making.

Our excellent staff teams work closely with our full-time officers, our partners across the University and with thousands of student leader volunteers. We are a union where everyone can feel they belong. We create student communities. We provide supportive spaces. Regardless of background, interests, or characteristics, we are a union for all, and this is what we have achieved together this year.

The first year into our new strategy has been a positive one. You’ll hear about some of our successes within the report, particularly those which are student-facing activity. I’d also like to draw attention to some specific changes and achievements in the last year which have helped us to develop as an organisation.

We are becoming an evidence led organisation, using data to inform our decision-making and our representation work, cementing our position as experts in student engagement. We’ve invested in our digital and systems capacity to ensure we connect with students where they are. We launched our new brand and website to improve visibility and recognition. Our Marketing team has been shortlisted for, and our Digital team has won, national awards for their work.

We're diversifying our staff team to ensure we better reflect our student body and we continue to be an excellent place to work. We've strengthened our income generating work and despite the challenging climate of a Cost of Living crisis have significantly increased the surplus that we back into the student experience. 

We’ve made great progress in 2022-23, we're excited by the plans that we have for the future and we're determined to realise our vision.