When you enrol on a course, you automatically become a member of the UWL Students’ Union. As a student, you can:
Visit the union bar, Freddie’s, which serves coffee, food & drinks and is the main venue for entertainment and events
Get involved with a wide range of sports activities, such as football, netball, basketball, yoga, and use the gym
Join over 30 student-run special interest societies
Buy an NUS extra discount card from nus.org.uk. See the UWL SU website to find out more about what they do, how you can join in and about the services they provide for you.
Classed as one of the most outstanding boroughs in all of London, Ealing is a beautiful area with something to offer everyone.
Home to Ealing Summer Festivals of blues, jazz, comedy and cuisine, this area lies at the heart of Ealing’s vibrant multicultural community.
Down the road is the popular Red Lion pub with Santa Maria pizzeria attached next door! Proving popular with both students and locals, the Red Lion pub is a welcome rest spot for many. The Grange is also a favourite hotspot due to its massive beer garden located at the back of the gastropub.
As one of London’s greenest boroughs, Ealing is described as the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’. ScreenSpace overlooks Walpole Park – 28 acres of tree-lined walkways, ponds and playgrounds. Take a walk around the Royal Botanic Gardens, London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site, only a short bus ride away.
Close by is The Questors Theatre hosts comedy shows, pop-up theatre, as well as acting classes and facilities hire.