Sessions
Here is a guide to each of the sessions including who it’s being delivered by what student leaders the session is aimed at and what the session is all about!
All Student Leaders
EDI: LGBTQ+ Allyship: Gender Identity
Delivered By: RHUL EDI Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
TW: Discussion of the following topics as they affect trans people: mental health issues, bullying and harassment, physical and sexual violence, murder, suicide. All participants will have the opportunity to leave whilst this content is presented. This session will focus on trans, non-binary, and other gender diverse identities, and will support student leaders to make their events and practices inclusive of and safer for trans/non-binary students. It will support cis people to be better allies, and LGBTQ+ people to learn more about marginalised LGBTQ+ identities they may not hold themselves.
EDI: Intro to Accessibility
Delivered By: RHUL EDI Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
In this session we will cover the barriers to participation, and what we can do to address them. The session will include a range of guidance on topics such as physical accessibility, social media, and comms.
EDI: Conversations about Race
Delivered By: RHUL EDI Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
This session will not be ‘formal’ training, but instead a facilitated conversation for students from all backgrounds to share, hear and understand different lived experiences of race and racism. We will first set ground rules, and then all participants will be asked to share an experience that made them think about race, with an opportunity for group reflection on the topics raised. At the end there will be links to further support and resources, and contact details of a colleague who can provide confidential debriefing support at any time after the session.
This will be a shortened version of the University’s broader Conversations About Race initiative, which has been running for one year. If you would like to attend a full session, please sign up on this
Microsoft Form.
Delivered By: RHUL EDI Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
This session will give a broad overview of equality, diversity and inclusion – what does EDI mean? What is your responsibility as a student leader? How can you embed EDI into your role? This session will give you all the knowledge you need to know to understand the fundamentals to EDI.
Accessible Social Media Workshop
Delivered By: Benedict Case
Aimed At All Student Leaders
Description:
Learn the basics of accessible social media in this workshop where you'll create your own accessible post. Feel confident in creating inclusive social media as a student leader!
Consent & Active Bystander Training
Delivered By: President & Academics Against Assault
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Sometimes it can be tricky to know how to be an active bystander in your student communities - but calling out harassment when we see it is a big part of building a culture where consent is understood, respected, and celebrated. We’re running a relaxed, practical training session to help you feel more confident talking about consent and stepping up as an active bystander. It’s all about learning how to support each other and create a safer, more respectful university community - and everyone’s welcome.
Delivered By: Community Engagement Coordinator & VP Wellbeing and Diversity
Aimed At: All Student Leaders (Compulsory for Community Officers)
Description:
Running a campaign is a session developed for all Student Leaders to learn how to lead, run and successfully complete a campaign. Campaigns can take various forms from raising awareness through a week of action with engaging events and social media content, to lobbying for meaningful change. RHSU is here to support you throughout the process. This session will outline the support available and provide you with training and a campaigns toolkit.
Delivered By: Societies Coordinator, Student Opportunities Manager & Student Opportunities Admin Assistant
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
This session looks at how you can make your events and fundraising activities bigger and better, giving all of our student leaders the top tips you need to ensure the success of your events. We will develop your group's fundraising skills, your activity planning skills and your overall planning of fundraising events. This is a practical, interactive session designed to get groups thinking about how they can take their activities to the next level!
Delivered By: Advice Manager & VP Wellbeing & Diversity
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Join our Mental Health Awareness Training! Do you want to be equipped with the knowledge, confidence to recognise signs of mental health conditions, foster a supportive environment, and know how to sign post your communities? Well this is the session for you! Let's build a stronger, more compassionate campus community one conversation at a time.
Writing a Risk Assessment
Delivered By: Student Opportunities Administration Assistants
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Join Carmen and Daisy from the Student Opportunities team for a practical session on how to complete risk assessments and event proposals. These processes can be a bit tricky to navigate, but don’t worry – they’ll walk you through everything step-by-step. By the end of this session, you’ll know exactly how to fill out the forms, avoid common mistakes, and make sure your events meet all the Students’ Union's requirements.
Delivered By: Membership Events Coordinator
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Thinking of running events in SU Venues such as Medicine, The Packhorse, or Tommy’s Lounge? Whether you’re planning a production, a showcase, a charity clothes drive, or social event, this session will provide you with everything you need to know about booking event spaces in our venues, planning your event, and other opportunities you can get involved in.
Delivered By: Sabbatical Officers
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Thinking of running events in SU Venues such as Medicine, The Packhorse, or Tommy’s Lounge? Whether you’re planning a production, a showcase, a charity clothes drive, or social event, this session will provide you with everything you need to know about booking event spaces in our venues, planning your event, and other opportunities you can get involved in.
Understanding Commuter Students
Delivered By: Research and Insight Coordinator & Research Assistant
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
This session will discuss the different inclusion communities on campus, and the ways you can support students in your group up who belong to those communities. It will also look at student insight about campus life, including work patterns, attendance, busy days on campus, interest in events and any barriers to engagement. By the end of the session you will have a better understanding of students and know how to plan well-engaged, inclusive events.
Delivered By: Advice Manager & VP Wellbeing and Diversity
Aimed At: Wellbeing Secretaries and any roles where they may support or advocate for a students wellbeing
Description:
Calling all Wellbeing Warriors! Join our wellbeing training session designed just for you! Learn how to support your community, practice self-care, and empower others to thrive mentally and emotionally. Together, let's build an environment where everyone can succeed and feel supported!
Understanding Your Members/Student
Delivered By: Research and Insight Coordinator & Community Engagement Coordinator
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
This session will discuss the different inclusion communities on campus, and the ways you can support students in your group up who belong to those communities. It will also look at student insight about campus life, including work patterns, attendance, busy days on campus, interest in events and any barriers to engagement. By the end of the session you will have a better understanding of students and know how to plan well-engaged, inclusive events.
Delivered By: SU Marketing Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
For all your social media, branding, design, and sponsorship training, the Marketing team have you covered! This session is particularly important for all roles who are responsible for or manage a social media account associated with the SU, make sure you don’t miss out!
Delivered By: RHUL Head of Sustainability
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
For all your social media, branding, design, and sponsorship training, the Marketing team have you covered! This session is particularly important for all roles who are responsible for or manage a social media account associated with the SU, make sure you don’t miss out!
Academic Reps
Delivered By: Academic Communities Coordinator & VP Education
Aimed At: Academic Reps (Compulsory)
Description:
Join us for an essential session designed to set you up for success in your role! This is your one-stop shop for everything Academic Representation—from understanding your responsibilities to learning how to make a real impact. We’ll cover what’s expected of you, how to be an effective voice for your peers, the skills you’ll gain and where to find all the support you may need along the way.
Don’t miss out—this session is compulsory, and it’s the perfect way to get started!
Staff-Student Action Meetings
Delivered By: Academic Communities Coordinator & VP Education
Aimed At: Academic Reps (Compulsory)
Description:
Join us to explore what happens in a Staff-Student Action Meeting and what this means for you in your role as an Academic Rep. This is also the perfect chance to find out how you can effectively chair a meeting so for those of you taking on the Senior Course Rep role, you’ll feel confident to chair ahead of your first SSAM! Come along to share experiences, ask questions, and learn from others in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Delivered By: Academic Communities Coordinator & VP Education
Aimed At: Academic Reps (Compulsory)
Description:
Ready to make a difference in your School? This essential training session will introduce you to Academic Representation at School Rep level, outline your key responsibilities as a School Rep, and discuss the core skills you'll develop throughout the year.
We’ll cover how to collect and act on student feedback, effectively signpost support, and close the feedback loop. You’ll also find about School Committees and who your key contacts will be as School Rep, so you’re fully equipped and ready to represent!
Gathering Feedback & Closing the Feedback Loop
Delivered By: Academic Communities Coordinator & VP Education
Aimed At: Academic Reps (Compulsory)
Description:
Ready to make a difference in your School? This essential training session will introduce you to Academic Representation at School Rep level, outline your key responsibilities as a School Rep, and discuss the core skills you'll develop throughout the year.
Learn how to collect meaningful feedback from your peers and understand why it’s a key part of your role as an Academic Rep. We’ll also explore what the feedback loop is, why closing it matters, and how to effectively share outcomes with students. This session will give you practical tips to manage feedback from start to finish and make a real impact.
Student Group Committees
Delivered By: Student Opportunities Team
Aimed At: Student Group Committee Members (Compulsory for at least one committee member from each student group)
Description:
This session will introduce new committee members to their role in student groups and within the Students’ Union. We will cover the key information to be able to operate both in Term 1 and throughout the rest of the year. This session covers some essential tasks and processes to be carried out over the summer that will enable your committee to hit the ground running for the 2025/26 academic year. It also contains a timeline of the key dates over the next few months and provides an overview of Governance and Democracy, Codes of Conduct, Freshdesk, Resource Booker, Google Drive and more.
Delivered By: Sports Club Coordinator & Active, Lifestyle and Sport team
Aimed At: Sports Club Committees (Compulsory for Club Presidents)
Description:
This session will outline what a year will look like for your Sports Club, give you a timeline of all the key dates over the next few months and outline some key processes you will need to know for the summer. This session introduces you to some of the more sport-specific aspects of running your sports club, including facility allocation and fixtures, coaching, competitions, kit, and health & safety.
Delivered By: Societies Coordinator & Sports Club Coordinator
Aimed At: Student Group Treasurers (Compulsory)
Description:
This session provides all treasurers with a detailed understanding of their responsibilities and the processes involved with student group finances. This includes how the different accounts work, how you can spend money using expense claims, invoices and purchase requests, and how money can be paid into your group account. This session will also go over how you can apply for funding from the Students’ Union, explain how to create a budget sheet and set your membership prices.
Delivered By: Sports Club Coordinator
Aimed At: Sports Club Captains (Compulsory)
Description:
This session will look at your main responsibilities as a Captain throughout the year including: keeping track of all your team's fixtures, being familiar with the BUCS rules and regulations, creating and approving team sheets, inputting scores and more!
Sports Branding & Sportswear
Delivered By: Active, Lifestyle & Sport
Aimed At: Sports Club Committees
Description:
This session will focus on how clubs can keep a consistent and professional image across kit, social media, and printed materials. We'll cover the key brand rules, what to do (and avoid) with sportswear, tips for making your content look great, and share real examples of what good – and not so good – sports branding looks like.
Delivered By: Societies Coordinator & Sports Club Coordinator
Aimed At: Student Group Committee Members
Description:
This session covers ways that you can make your group accessible to all and how you can support and empower members from diverse backgrounds to get involved with your activities. This session looks at how we can work together to ensure student groups foster a positive and safe environment on campus and how to challenge negative behaviour and conduct issues within your student group. We’ll equip you with the knowledge of what to do when things go wrong, and to raise awareness of what is expected for a positive campus culture.
Performance Sport Programme
Delivered By: Active Lifestyle & Sport
Aimed At: Sports Club Committees
Description:
This session will introduce how Royal Holloway Sport is planning to work with teams to help them hit their performance goals next season. We’ll talk through the different levels of support on offer, so whether your team is aiming for the top or just starting to build momentum, there’s something for you. If your club is serious about developing in this area and wants to be part of the programme, this is where it starts.
Delivered By: Active Lifestyle & Sport
Aimed At: Sports Club Committees
Description:
This session is for clubs looking to grow, make an impact, and get noticed. We’ll cover how you can support your members through volunteering, coaching, and workshops, while also getting involved in wider university initiatives. It’s also a chance to think about how your club can be more inclusive and represent itself in the best way, on campus and beyond. Whether you're aiming for recognition, more engagement, or a stronger club identity, this session will help you plan your next steps.
Delivered By: Helpdesk Coordinator
Aimed At: Student Group Committee Members
Description:
Transporting students to away fixtures or events? If you would like to drive a minibus for your group, you can register to become a driver in one of these sessions. Please note, you must hold a full UK or EU license, and have been driving for more than one year to be eligible. Please note, you must sign up using
this form
Community Officers
Community Officer Induction
Delivered By: Community Engagement Coordinator & VP Wellbeing and Diversity
Aimed At: Community Officers (Compulsory)
Description:
Community Officer Induction is a mandatory session designed to introduce new Community Officers to their role, key responsibilities, and the ways in which inclusion communities support students. The session will cover topics such as membership, funding, and available support. By the end, Community Officers will feel prepared and empowered for a year of campaigning and championing liberation and underrepresented communities.
Delivered By: Community Engagement Coordinator & VP Wellbeing and Diversity
Aimed At: All Student Leaders (Compulsory for Community Officers)
Description:
Running a campaign is a session developed for all Student Leaders to learn how to lead, run and successfully complete a campaign. Campaigns can take various forms from raising awareness through a week of action with engaging events and social media content, to lobbying for meaningful change. RHSU is here to support you throughout the process. This session will outline the support available and provide you with training and a campaigns toolkit.
Networking Sessions
Aimed At: Academic Reps
Description:
Description: Whether you're a brand new Rep or returning for another year, this session is your chance to meet and connect with fellow Academic Reps from across the university. You’ll be working together throughout the year, so why not start things off by getting to know each other in a relaxed, informal setting?
Share ideas, swap tips, and maybe even pick up some best practices from your peers. After all, you're all in this together—let’s build a strong, supportive community from the very start!
School Reps Networking – with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience
Aimed At: Academic Reps
Description:
As a School Rep, you’ll be a key voice in important School-level meetings—so why not get a head start before the next academic year?
Come along to this session to meet some of the University staff you’ll be working closely with and discover how you’ll collaborate with them throughout the year. It’s a great chance to build connections, ask questions, and feel more confident about the role you’ll play next year.
Meet the Volunteering Team
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Did you know that
Royal Holloway Volunteering is sector-leading amongst UK universities and in 2017 was awarded the
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, widely regarded as the MBE for voluntary groups? Come to our session to find out more and learn how you can get involved! Volunteering is a great way to encourage team-building and leadership skills whilst making a positive difference to the world, and your group may even be in the runnings for winning the Royal Holloway Volunteering Community Cup or the RHSU Community Shield!
Aimed At: All Student Leaders
Description:
Meet the Careers Team in an informal and relaxed networking session. The session offers Student Leaders an opportunity to connect with the Careers Team and gain a better understanding of how to signpost and support students looking for careers support.
Meet the Liberation Staff Networks
Aimed At: Community Officers and Inclusion-based Societies (All student leaders are welcome)
Description:
Meet Members and Leaders of the University’s Liberation Staff Networks in an informal and relaxed networking session. The session offers Student Leaders an opportunity to connect with Members and Leaders from a variety of Liberation Staff Networks, including LGBT+, Disability and Mental Health, Women’s, and more, as well as gain a better understanding of how to support students who identify with liberation communities. All Student Leaders are welcome.
Wellbeing Secretary Networking
Aimed At: Wellbeing Secretaries )
Description:
Looking for support, advice, or just a chance to connect with other student leaders in wellbeing roles? This is the perfect opportunity! Meet others in similar positions, ask questions, and gain insight from Olivia, your VP Wellbeing & Diversity, who’s spent the past year in a wellbeing role.