Great question! Firstly, you can explore our Student Groups webpage to view the range of societies on offer. You can also head to our Societies Fair, MedSoc Fair and Give It A Go activities during Welcome Week to meet our groups and try new things!

This depends on the group. Associations are free to join, but you can see the cost to join other groups via our Student Groups page.

If you’ve not quite found the group you’re looking for and would like to start a new one, you can visit our groups page to learn more about this.

As little or as much as you'd like. You can get involved with groups at your convenience around your studies.

No, it’s completely up to you. We’d encourage you to join as many, or as little as you’d like. You can make a start by attending some taster sessions, to see which groups you’re interested in. Our main advice would be to get stuck in, but not overstretch yourself as each group will have its own time commitment.

If you're a returning student and wish to continue your membership with a society, you will have to re-join the student group for the year ahead. To do this, first re-register with the University, then proceed to log into the Guild website and purchase your membership once your account reactivates.

A range of student groups! The Fair takes place over two days and there will be different societies attending on each day, so you will have the chance to meet a range. Top tip: Make sure you come along to both days to get to know more groups.

Not to mention, we’ll also be hosting the MedSoc Fair where medical and dentistry students can meet the range of Medical Societies on offer.

Plus, if you’d like to try your hand at calligraphy or even hosting a radio show, you can also head to our Give It A Go activities.

Don't worry, you can join a society all year long. The Fairs are just great ways to get to know the range of groups on offer.

If you’re interested in joining a group, but first want to try out some of their activities, this is the perfect opportunity. Throughout Welcome Week there will be Give It A Go activities, where you can try out anything from painting to dance! Full details will be published on our events page, so make sure you sign up!

Birmingham Medical Society, or MedSoc, is a student-run society for those studying in the University’s College of Medical & Dental Sciences.

MedSoc is run by a committee of 23 members and there are a number of medical student groups you can join. You will first need to subscribe to MedSoc to join a group.