Editing University of Bristol (section)

=== Students' Union ===
[[File:070327 ukbris ubu01.jpg|thumb|right|[[University of Bristol Union]] building]]
{{Main|University of Bristol Students' Union}}

The [[University of Bristol Students' Union]] (Bristol SU) located on Queen's Road in the Richmond Building is a founding member of the National Union of Students and is amongst the oldest [[students' union]]s in England. The union oversees three media outlets: UBTV, the Bristol University Radio Station ([[BURST]]) and the student newspaper ''[[Epigram (newspaper)|Epigram]]''. There is also a local branch of ''[[The Tab]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/bristol|title=The Tab - University of Bristol - the latest news, guides and comment|website=University of Bristol}}</ref> The Union is responsible for representing students' academic interests through elections of student representatives and democratic events. The Union is also responsible for the organisation of the annual Welcome Fair, the co-ordination of Bristol Student Community Action, which organises volunteering projects in the local community, and the organisation of entertainment events and over 400<ref>{{cite web | title = BSU Societies | publisher = University of Bristol Union | access-date = 24 April 2015 | url = http://www.bristolsu.org.uk/activities/societies/atoz/ | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904065202/http://www.bristolsu.org.uk/activities/societies/atoz/ | archive-date = 4 September 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> student groups, societies and clubs. Previous presidents have included [[Sue Lawley]] and former [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] MP [[Lembit Öpik]]. There is a separate union for postgraduate students, as well as an athletic union, which is a member of the [[British Universities & Colleges Sport]].<ref>{{cite web | title = BUSA Members | publisher = BUSA | access-date =3 December 2007 | url = http://www.busa.org.uk/fl/members.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070612212139/http://www.busa.org.uk/fl/members.asp | archive-date = 12 June 2007}}</ref> In distinction to the "[[blue (university sport)|blues]]" awarded for sporting excellence at Oxford and Cambridge, Bristol's most successful athletes are awarded "reds".<ref>{{cite web | title = Bristol Reds | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 3 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/high-performance/bristol-reds.html | archive-date = 12 October 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012145707/http://bristol.ac.uk/sport/high-performance/bristol-reds.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>