Student life
Dumfries Campus has a vibrant student community with a range of clubs and social activities.
Crichton University Campus Student Association (CUCSA)
CUCSA is a team of student volunteers who can help you to meet and interact with all of the students who attend the partner educational institutions. CUCSA is proactive in representing the needs of Crichton University Campus students and also promotes the social, academic and cultural activities that are happening at the campus.
CUCSA organises a diverse range of activities including
- events such as the Christmas Ball and Halloween party
- garden parties
- hillwalking
- curling
- pub quizzes
- band nights.
Members are also involved in fundraising for charity: last year a CUCSA team participated in the Dublin Challenge for the Leonard Cheshire charity.CUCSA is also involved in many different campaigns on issues that matter to Crichton University Campus students. For further details, visit the website at http://www.cucsa.org.uk/
Clubs and societies: what do you want to do?
Student life at Dumfries Campus is growing, with clubs covering everything from football to film (with Frisbee in-between). As well as supporting the clubs and societies that are currently running, we want to encourage you to get involved in shaping the development of new ones. If you can’t find what you want among our existing activities, we may be able to help you with the finance and organisation you need to set up a club that matches your interests.
The write stuff
Dumfries has a rich literary heritage: Scotland’s most celebrated poet, Robert Burns, spent his final years in the town; so it is fitting that Dumfries Campus has a strong creative streak today.
Formed in 2003, the Crichton Writers’ Group meets weekly and
- provides support and stimulus to writers from across the University and beyond
- encourages the publication and performance of members’ work.
The group has collaborated with Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association to create SOUTHLIGHT, a magazine that publishes poetry and short stories, while in 2007 new writing by Crichton writers was published in ‘Windfall’: an anthology with a garden theme.
