There are so many things you can do to enrich your university experience while studying with us.
Get involved on campus by joining a club, society or our Student Representative Council, or come along to one of the many campus events including market days, sporting competitions and live music.
There are lots of other benefits to being a UC student too, such as discounts on study equipment, travel concessions and access to our unique UC Cultural Pass.
With over 70 social, cultural, sporting and academic clubs and societies to choose from, there鈥檚 a group to suit every interest at UC. And if there isn鈥檛, gather together some of your fellow students and start your own! UC Life will support you to get things up and running.
Social clubs draw together students with similar interests 鈥� such as music, cosplay, politics, gaming, public speaking, religion, environmental causes or LGBTQI+ support 鈥� for events and gatherings throughout the year.
Cultural clubs are open to all students 鈥� not just those who share a specific country or culture. They are a great way to connect with people from both similar and different backgrounds, and UC clubs actively appreciate cultures from all around the globe.
Sporting clubs help UC students stay fit and healthy across sports including soccer, netball, rugby league, swimming, hockey, rugby union, athletics, cricket, AFL, table tennis, volleyball, gridiron and more. Each club has its own levels of commitment and skill, but many allow you to take part in university sporting events like Intravarsity, UniSport Nationals and UniSport Nationals Snow.
Academic clubs let you socialise with other students in your course while you connect with industry and lay the groundwork for your future career. From accounting, advertising and architecture, to engineering, environmental science and exercise physiology, UC has an academic club to suit you.
Our Bruce campus is always a buzzing hive of activity. From annual events such as O-Week and UCtoberfest to music festivals, concerts and club and society evenings, the UC student experience team 鈥� UCX 鈥� keeps campus life interesting.
Get your student social life off to a great start with our annual Orientation Week celebrations. O-Week hosts free social events such as a bus tour, student meet and greets, themed trivia nights and cultural club events, as well as market days and live music.
Our Bruce campus comes alive with market days each month, where you can learn more about UC clubs and societies and interact with local businesses and community organisations. Market days are a great way for you to engage with the UC and Canberra communities, make new friends and enrich your university experience.
At UC, we take our sports and sporting events seriously. Whether you鈥檙e cheering on one of our affiliated professional sporting teams, like the Brumbies, UC Capitals or Canberra United, or playing for UC yourself, there are plenty of opportunities to watch and play sport during your time with us.
Enjoy nights of live music on campus at the UC Refectory or UC Hub. Our food and drink venue 鈥� the UC Refectory 鈥� doubles as a concert hall and has hosted artists such as Lorde, Angus and Julia Stone, Dizzee Rascal, Birds of Tokyo, Disclosure, Thelma Plum and The Presets. Music festivals including Groovin the Moo and Stonefest have been held on the UC campus grounds, plus a special outdoor homecoming festival for local Canberra electronic heroes Peking Duk and SAFIA.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.
