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Did you know?

  • The Society is a registered charity, our status derived in considerable measure from our continuing educational work amongst young people.
  • One-half of all freshers continue to join the Society each year making it the single largest and most popular society in the University.
  • We have more than 65,000 members worldwide.
  • We host at least 20 debates and 40 high-profile speaker events each year.
  • Our schools debating competition reaches over 600 schools throughout Great Britain and Ireland and the Society offers significant bursaries to encourage the participation of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
  • Membership fees are the single most important source of revenue for the Society which receives no University or public monies.