{"dev":{"bame":{"44ea2593-d1a4-4c79-980f-41708721b4ea":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/manchester-access-all-areas.jpg","longDescription":"Manchester's Access All Areas society works to help underrepresented and often underprivileged children get to university, focussing particularly on BAME students in Manchester. Its volunteers lead several different projects including reading mentorship, homework clubs and mental health support groups. ","name":"Access All Areas ","university":"Manchester","votes":0},"4a3c448e-7dd9-4055-99f1-c742ce11bcb9":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/edinburgh-star.jpg","longDescription":"Edinburgh's Student Action for Refugees meet weekly to discuss and organise events to raise awareness and campaign for the rights of refugees. 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They regularly hold events, and call themselves a 'home away from home' for any incoming Freshers who may be worried about fitting in at Durham.","name":"Indian Society - Bollywood Dance Team","university":"Durham","votes":0},"8cdffae7-54e5-4b16-875b-a8a7e812cb05":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/warwick-anti-racism-society.jpg","longDescription":"Warwick's Anti-Racism Society creates safe spaces where students of colour can talk about the instances of racism they face, and where they can unite POC and allies in combatting racism within Warwick's university community and beyond.","name":"Warwick Anti-Racism Society ","university":"Warwick","votes":0},"9bcfd2b7-2114-4205-90b2-0b3ecf100338":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/reading-marrow-society.jpg","longDescription":"Reading's Marrow society aims to sign up as many BAME students to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register as possible, motivated by the fact that this group is so heavily under-represented on the stem cell register, and therefore patients often struggle to find suitable donors. 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","name":"Liverpool Pharmaceutical Student Association ","university":"Liverpool John Moores","votes":0},"d2f6d314-ef93-4db8-b542-33a4f4a9c739":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/ucl-drama-society.jpg","longDescription":"UCL's Drama Society have showcased diversity and given a performance platform to a broad cross-section of students at London's global university. They curated and produced a successful BAME showcase last term, and this term have run a Women, Power and Politics season - which included over 50 students.","name":"UCL Drama Society","university":"UCL","votes":1},"de821834-afd6-4d89-8df1-de2c7d3ef984":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/sussex-south-asian-students-society.jpg","longDescription":"The South Asian Students' Society at Sussex (SASS) promotes the different cultures within the South Asian region. It does this through hosting multiple events. 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Many of their members say they come out of choir rehearsals feeling more confident and energised than ever. Not only is Female Voice Choir a champion for inclusion and a haven for women, but they also pursue charitable work as a part of their society. Female Voice Choir donates its funds from their bake sales and biannual concerts to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre.","name":"Female Voice Choir","university":"Edinburgh","votes":0},"d57bdfd0-f65a-44cb-95e8-682d03a8461e":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/ucl-drama-soc.jpg","longDescription":"UCL's Drama Society ran a Women, Power and Politics season - which included over 50 students. This explored themes of gender relations and the political issues surrounding this, with two shows every night for three nights. This also including a 'panel', where directors and producers could prepare a talk on the political basis of their show in relation to the women in the 21st Century. They also hosted a production which explored all facets of sexual assault - and donated the profits to rape charities in London.","name":"Drama Society","university":"UCL","votes":0},"d9fc99b3-e216-4a1a-90bd-b18958f8ac73":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/leeds-ladies-canoe-polo-team.jpg","longDescription":"Leeds' Women's Club were nominated Most Improved Club by BUCS in 2017 for their efforts to include, support and encourage women in the male dominated sport of Canoe Polo. Actions have included appointing a new women's captain, creating time for additional training sessions specifically for female students in order to build their confidence separately from men's training, and working with the men's team to increase accessibility of the sport for women.","name":"Women's Canoe Club","university":"Leeds","votes":0},"de533e09-e125-43a1-b8a3-a0bb55322413":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/cardiff-blank-verse.jpg","longDescription":"Blank Verse is an all-female choir who, through fundraising concerts and weekly rehearsals, raise awareness and money for Welsh Women's Aid, a charity which helps victims of abuse and violence. They also collect sanitary items for a project called Periods in Poverty to help make the worst week of the month a little more manageable for disadvantaged women.","name":"Blank Verse","university":"Cardiff","votes":0},"e5f668c3-c583-4b75-930b-68debcc7abd0":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/sheffield-dance-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Sheffield Dance Society supports women both within the university and the wider Sheffield community. They also support local ladies at the Snowdrop project, which supports survivors of female trafficking. Their dance classes provide women with a positive, safe environment for them to relax and enjoy themselves in. Sheffield Dance Society also supports the important and amazing work of Snowdrop by holding regular fundraisers throughout the year, including pudding parties, showcases, running inflatable obstacle course 5ks and much more. Last year they raised approximately £3000 for Snowdrop which will make a valuable difference to many vulnerable women’s lives in Sheffield.","name":"Dance","university":"Sheffield","votes":0},"e69ddebe-a8e9-49e6-845d-4fe8b739ac98":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/st-andrews-women-for-women.jpg","longDescription":"Women for Women International Society supports women in war-torn countries and helps them through a year-long programme where they learn everything from how to run a sustainable business to reproductive and legal rights. The committee in St Andrews run a variety of events with the aim of empowering these women, and single-handedly raised enough money to sponsor six new women last year. With the proceeds raised by the University's RAG week they now support over 100 women through the programme.","name":"Women for Women International Society","university":"St Andrews","votes":0},"e814dd42-51b3-4e99-9558-539357c59d78":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/newcastle-it-happens-here.jpg","longDescription":"It Happens Here is currently in the process of setting up a peer support group for survivors of sexual assault. This is unique to their society and is groundbreaking for survivors on campus. On top of this, they run an anonymous blog for those who aren't comfortable enough to attend a support session. Throughout the year they have planned campaigns, including giving out rape alarms, and promoting their slogan, 'consent is as simple as a cup of tea', and their hashtag, #webelieveyou.","name":"It Happens Here","university":"Newcastle","votes":0},"eec8f88f-4aca-4112-a4c3-9239d7f5301c":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/uea-women-in-rugby.jpg","longDescription":"UEA's women's rugby club focuses on encouraging women to know their strengths. They encourage teamwork and support, and give the team body confidence both on and off the pitch. For the past few years they've made a naked calendar which raised over £800 for Cancer Research UK and SCOPE UK last year alone, and their charity matches raise over £200 every year.","name":"Women's rugby","university":"UEA","votes":0},"fd2aad44-46c0-47b2-ac4d-582f13a9311e":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/exeter-theatre-with-teeth.jpg","longDescription":"Exeter's Theatre with Teeth society have just celebrated their first piece of all-female theatre in a show called 'How to win at breakups', which was written by one of the members. It celebrates female empowerment and freedom and marks a change from many other theatre societies where women are less represented in major roles.","name":"Theatre with Teeth","university":"Exeter","votes":0}},"lgbt":{"35cc4f93-b6e9-4349-9c10-3f26d0e024e1":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/sheffield-hallam-wine-appreciation.jpg","longDescription":"Sheffield's Wine Appreciation society welcomes people of all backgrounds to join and pride themselves on standing up for LGBT and women's rights. They've raised over £100 this term so far for mental health and breast cancer charities through events and fundraisers. 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","name":"LGBTQ Society","university":"Manchester","votes":0},"641ffd77-889f-49e6-bbef-2874175bc9be":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/ljmu-american-football.jpg","longDescription":"John Moores' American Football team are rapidly expanding, from having had less than 30 players just 5 years ago, to over 70 subscribed players and a division 2 championship winning season (2015-16) now. They actively support organisations such as Stonewall UK, wearing multicoloured laces in last year's Varsity match, and will soon be buying, wearing, and posting various content about SolidariTee National. ","name":"American Football","university":"LJMU","votes":0},"81faa989-a5f4-408b-8f3f-aebcd1156337":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/ucl-womens-rugby.jpg","longDescription":"UCL's Women's Rugby team works tirelessly with charities throughout the year. 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","name":"Pole Fitness ","university":"Sussex","votes":0},"8b93d072-c685-4423-9937-d1a50e500673":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/kent-quidditch-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Kent's Quidditch society provides one of the few opportunities for transgender and non-binary people to participate in a competitive sport, regardless of their gender identity. They allow no more than four people identifying as the same gender on the same team at once. 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","name":"Liverpool Foxes Cheerleading and Dance","university":"Liverpool","votes":0},"dd01c9ff-c1ee-4f51-9af4-a6b66132fd86":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/sussex-drag-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Since becoming the first drag society in the UK, Sussex's DragSoc has striven to become an emblem of inclusivity, progression and a safe and creative place for all. They allow their members to freely express themselves and give opportunities to students to take part in amateur drag, an amazing performance art that defies gender, sexuality, and heteronormativity.","name":"DragSoc","university":"Sussex","votes":0},"e00593a5-acb6-4e1c-91c4-8b76d64803aa":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/qub-lgbtq.jpg","longDescription":"Belfast's LGBT+ Society is constantly striving for equality, and have run countless campaigns including consent and transgender themed workshops. 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","name":"The Bede Film Society (Cinema)","university":"Durham","votes":0},"eee67a15-af33-481a-ac35-027974a36dd3":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/leeds-creative-queers.jpg","longDescription":"Creative Queers is Leeds Arts University's LGBTQ+ society. They're aiming to create a platform for fellow queer students to showcase their work and socialise, discuss issues affecting the queer community and celebrate themselves in safe spaces. They are a society that is also active on issues regarding queer equality - they want to bring LGBTQ+ students together and collaborate creatively.","name":"Creative Queers","university":"Leeds","votes":0},"f4fd73ea-ac37-4bb8-a251-fc10b7c727c7":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/edinburgh-eutv.jpg","longDescription":"Edinburgh University TV society uses its platform to raise awareness of rising mental health issues amongst students, most notably through their recent documentary, 'Tell Me'. The society prides itself on being honest and inclusive, being sought out by several different groups within the university including the LGBTQ+ community to cover their events. With a very female-driven committee they are proof that the next generation of journalists will not all be from the old fashioned \"men's club\", but instead a collection of talented, young, driven individuals who can see a story worth telling in everyone.","name":"EUTV","university":"Edinburgh","votes":0},"f57a8912-4913-47d8-9548-84d6ce97a508":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/kent-lgbt-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Kent's LGBT+ Society holds a range of diverse and inclusive events every week for the LGBT+ students at Kent. They recently organised the first ever LGBT+ Ball as many LGBT+ students find it difficult to be themselves at their school prom. 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","name":"Liverpool Pharmaceutical Student Association ","university":"Liverpool John Moores","votes":109},"8a65bf6d-be1f-4b0e-b19e-16f2ed70d4f2":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/reading-marrow-society.jpg","longDescription":"Reading's Marrow society aims to sign up as many BAME students to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register as possible, motivated by the fact that this group is so heavily under-represented on the stem cell register, and therefore patients often struggle to find suitable donors. 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","name":"African Caribbean Society ","university":"UEA","votes":32},"d28aef44-4965-4e11-ba35-3008a129e381":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/durham-indian-society.jpg","longDescription":"Durham's Bollywood Dance Team, put together by the Indian Society, provides a platform for people of all cultures to make friends and learn about Indian culture. They regularly hold events, and call themselves a 'home away from home' for any incoming Freshers who may be worried about fitting in at Durham.","name":"Indian Society - Bollywood Dance Team","university":"Durham","votes":33},"e7befc77-1cf7-4c52-b250-9312dd17ce65":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/bame/leeds-middle-eastern-and-north-african.jpg","longDescription":"Leeds' Middle-Eastern and North African Society aims to bring together non-Middle-Eastern students with those from the MENA region. 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","name":"Monday Night Club","university":"Birmingham","votes":1729},"d62f6cd1-dc47-473e-ac62-8529baea7a24":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/disability/keen-york.jpg","longDescription":"KEEN York provides free volunteer-run interactive sports sessions for children with special educational needs and their families. Activities include musical games, fun fitness/sensory activities and the occasional miniature sports day. 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","name":"FemEng - Female Engineering Society","university":"Glasgow","votes":621},"2db86807-ad9b-4c8a-bd3b-2e374210de18":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/rhul-women-of-colour.jpg","longDescription":"Royal Holloway's Women of Colour society has driven awareness to LGBTQ+ rights (both for POC and non-POC), addressed Islamophobia, female foeticide and female genital mutilation, as well as drawing awareness to some of the most pressing issues that women face globally. 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This helps many women and girls to get an education, stay safe, and continue their regular, everyday lives without embarrassment or disadvantage.","name":"Durham University Days for Girls ","university":"Durham","votes":127},"57fac3fa-356f-4372-8f28-f282b21e0a00":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/exeter-theatre-with-teeth.jpg","longDescription":"Exeter's Theatre with Teeth society have just celebrated their first piece of all-female theatre in a show called 'How to win at breakups', which was written by one of the members. It celebrates female empowerment and freedom and marks a change from many other theatre societies where women are less represented in major roles.","name":"Theatre with Teeth","university":"Exeter","votes":13},"87bf8450-b177-4990-8dcf-6ca4fdc439e7":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/st-andrews-women-for-women.jpg","longDescription":"Women for Women International Society supports women in war-torn countries and helps them through a year-long programme where they learn everything from how to run a sustainable business to reproductive and legal rights. The committee in St Andrews run a variety of events with the aim of empowering these women, and single-handedly raised enough money to sponsor six new women last year. With the proceeds raised by the University's RAG week they now support over 100 women through the programme.","name":"Women for Women International Society","university":"St Andrews","votes":188},"9f458bcf-5a57-4981-b9b6-b0ac3a82cbc8":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/sheffield-dance-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Sheffield Dance Society supports women both within the university and the wider Sheffield community. They also support local ladies at the Snowdrop project, which supports survivors of female trafficking. Their dance classes provide women with a positive, safe environment for them to relax and enjoy themselves in. Sheffield Dance Society also supports the important and amazing work of Snowdrop by holding regular fundraisers throughout the year, including pudding parties, showcases, running inflatable obstacle course 5ks and much more. Last year they raised approximately £3000 for Snowdrop which will make a valuable difference to many vulnerable women’s lives in Sheffield.","name":"Dance","university":"Sheffield","votes":3284},"a84bbae7-acaa-4e7b-88a4-d20584b12b11":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/leeds-ladies-canoe-polo-team.jpg","longDescription":"Leeds Women's Canoe Club were nominated Most Improved Club by BUCS in 2017 for their efforts to include, support and encourage women in the male-dominated sport of Canoe Polo. Actions have included appointing a new women's captain, creating time for additional training sessions specifically for female students in order to build their confidence separately from men's training, and working with the men's team to increase accessibility of the sport for women.","name":"Women's Canoe Club","university":"Leeds","votes":80},"aa19da41-75e4-489b-9401-8a13e275f757":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/edinburgh-female-voice-choir.jpg","longDescription":"Edinburgh's Female Voice Choir's aim is to encourage the joy of singing in a relaxed environment that seeks to build women up. Many of their members say they come out of choir rehearsals feeling more confident and energised than ever. Not only is Female Voice Choir a champion for inclusion and a haven for women, but they also pursue charitable work as a part of their society. Female Voice Choir donates its funds from their bake sales and biannual concerts to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre.","name":"Female Voice Choir","university":"Edinburgh","votes":126},"b4fd5781-0f42-4f27-87bb-a589244b7dcd":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/bath-women-in-science.jpg","longDescription":"Women in Science is a brand new society looking to promote and empower women in STEM subjects. They're currently working on collaborating with other societies at Bath, as well as at Bristol University. Finally, they are involved in organising outreach programmes at local schools to get young children excited about science.","name":"Women in Science","university":"Bath","votes":10},"b7282f30-b2ab-4ae6-96ea-3b267cf42818":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/warwick-finance.jpg","longDescription":"Warwick's 'Diversity' and 'Women in Finance' teams demonstrate the highest commitment to supporting students of all backgrounds. They provide weekly CV clinics, a mentoring system for freshers, and weekly markets discussions, as well as many other events on offer to young women.","name":"Warwick Finance Societies","university":"Warwick","votes":7},"c11bb38f-0d08-4c43-b089-2195772f447b":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/newcastle-dance-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Newcastle's Dance Society has raised over £4,000 for charity. In November, they hosted THIS GIRL CAN DANCE, a completely free dance class in which they taught and performed a routine to encourage the belief that all women can do anything they set their minds to. It was a huge success and really promoted female power. As well as this, they compete at four competitions every year, representing Newcastle University. ","name":"Dance Society","university":"Newcastle","votes":597},"c8e2f25a-5fd9-4d24-bb6b-f635ae71f830":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/uea-women-in-rugby.jpg","longDescription":"UEA's Women's Rugby club focusses on encouraging women to know their strengths. They encourage teamwork and support, and give the team body confidence both on and off the pitch. For the past few years they've made a naked calendar which raised over £800 for Cancer Research UK and SCOPE UK last year alone, and their charity matches raise over £200 every year.","name":"Women's rugby","university":"UEA","votes":258},"caf4e45b-a5a6-4aea-b6ce-31f02b8839cd":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/leicester-netball-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Leicester's Netball Club have contributed to women's rights in several ways. Firstly, as one of ten Global Universities licensed by the UN, they have pledged to become members of HeForShe. They've also held events such as a women's only self-defence class as part of a This Girl Can campaign in November, and  have given each of their members a free personal alarm to help ensure that they feel safe at all times.","name":"Netball Club","university":"Leicester","votes":7},"cddd9911-1c7a-418f-b38a-ddf55f213c2a":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/cardiff-blank-verse.jpg","longDescription":"Blank Verse is an all-female choir who, through fundraising concerts and weekly rehearsals, raise awareness and money for Welsh Women's Aid, a charity which helps victims of abuse and violence. They also collect sanitary items for a project called Periods in Poverty to help make the worst week of the month a little more manageable for disadvantaged women.","name":"Blank Verse","university":"Cardiff","votes":7},"db17b452-935f-48fe-8dd0-d91109017794":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/newcastle-it-happens-here.jpg","longDescription":"It Happens Here is currently in the process of setting up a peer support group for survivors of sexual assault. This is unique to their society and is groundbreaking for survivors on campus. On top of this, they run an anonymous blog for those who aren't comfortable enough to attend a support session. Throughout the year they have planned campaigns, including giving out rape alarms, and promoting their slogan, 'consent is as simple as a cup of tea', and their hashtag, #webelieveyou.","name":"It Happens Here","university":"Newcastle","votes":47},"f0882baf-01c9-4a29-8d10-2b7ed81296f1":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/glasgow-pole-fitness.jpg","longDescription":"Glasgow's Pole Dancing Society is an all inclusive sports/dance club which promotes body positivity, breaks gender stereotypes and empowers all genders to take an active role in their physical, social and mental wellbeing. They sponsor a charity each year; last year they raised money for PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide UK) and this year Anthony Nolan is their chosen charity.","name":"Pole Dancing Club","university":"Glasgow","votes":117},"f12e5410-3b68-4f8b-8d1c-40a1eea99c50":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/leeds-women-in-leadership.jpg","longDescription":"Leeds' Women in Leadership society aims to empower students, irrespective of gender, socioeconomic status, or ethnicity to succeed both professionally and personally. The society won 2017's award for ‘Best Campaigning Society in the UK’ and were also a Top 4 finalist in the 2017 Milkround Most Outstanding Society competition for their membership engagement. They host a senior speaker series and also have a ‘Male Agent of Change’ society committee position, a male student leader who tackles inequalities by encouraging men to get involved in the society and learn more about the challenges their peers face - this allows male students to contribute to workplace equality.","name":"Women in Leadership Society","university":"Leeds","votes":114},"f678219a-055a-4af5-a23f-0d910a9c8a58":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/durham-women-in-business.jpg","longDescription":"Durham University Women in Business (DUWIB) is one of the largest career-focussed societies at the University, despite having only existed for 6 years. Their focus is on empowering young women in Durham through working with a wide range of corporate sponsors (including Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, EY, Allen & Overy and many more).","name":"Women in Business","university":"Durham","votes":65},"f83eb645-b232-4c19-9a96-a42735568e36":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/gender/st-andrews-women-in-work.jpg","longDescription":"St. Andrew's Women in Work society's aim is to empower women both nationally and globally - they promote female participation in all careers, whether they have been traditionally accessible to women or not. They want to remove perceived socio-economic, ethnic and gender barriers to liberate women across the world in their search for work. They do this by organising practical workshops within their own university and local secondary schools, as well as hosting both small scale and large scale speaker events and networking dinners.","name":"Women In Work","university":"St. Andrews","votes":352}},"lgbt":{"166fa2d9-fb86-4094-8555-f1e203dc1ac2":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/durham-bede-film-society.jpg","longDescription":"The Bede Film Soc is a student-run cinema which seeks to continue recognising different groups within the student and global body. Rather than providing films for commercial profit, they educate their audiences by working with other student groups and showcasing films that highlight the importance of BAME, immigration, refugees, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, class difference, mental health and environmental concerns. ","name":"The Bede Film Society (Cinema)","university":"Durham","votes":95},"21e07a0b-2b81-47d7-a36d-9796feb2bf82":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/ucl-womens-rugby.jpg","longDescription":"UCL's Women's Rugby team works tirelessly with charities throughout the year. Recently they donated to the local Trussell Trust food bank, promoted UCL's BME Network's annual BHM events, and have worked closely with Stonewall and the UCL Pride in Sport campaign to tackle homophobia and transphobia in rugby.","name":"Women's Rugby","university":"UCL","votes":377},"3a84f99e-96e0-42ff-9f41-4d8c0132cb69":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/edinburgh-eutv.jpg","longDescription":"Edinburgh University TV society uses its platform to raise awareness of rising mental health issues amongst students, most notably through their recent documentary, 'Tell Me'. The society prides itself on being honest and inclusive, being sought out by several different groups within the university including the LGBTQ+ community to cover their events. With a very female-driven committee they are proof that the next generation of journalists will not all be from the old fashioned \"men's club\", but instead a collection of talented, young, driven individuals who can see a story worth telling in everyone.","name":"EUTV","university":"Edinburgh","votes":53},"46656f48-206e-4003-94ce-7858b73542e7":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/manchester-lgbt.jpg","longDescription":"Manchester's LGBTQ Society helps provide a safe space for those who identify as LGBTQ+ whether they're out or not. The society does fundraising for local LGBT charities in Manchester, including The Proud Trust, and LGBT Foundation. Also, they throw big bar crawls with 200 other UoM students attending each semester, as well as joint events with other universities LGBT+ societies.  ","name":"LGBTQ Society","university":"Manchester","votes":163},"6ae99ca9-39d7-4a14-9dda-1ec9030d2b09":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/uea-dance-sport.jpg","longDescription":"UEA's Dancesport society strives to remove all barriers and get everyone, no matter their identity, involved in the wonderful medium of social dancing. In particular, the club is a huge symbol of gender equality with a large number of same-sex couples dancing at competition level. An example of this is their Strictly 2018 event, as well as the destigmatisation of male dancing, an arena in which men are drastically underrepresented.","name":"Dancesport","university":"UEA","votes":89},"7a08c8c1-8746-4ee9-9af5-2c0d52b5d965":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/kent-quidditch-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Kent's Quidditch society provides one of the few opportunities for transgender and non-binary people to participate in a competitive sport, regardless of their gender identity. They allow no more than four people identifying as the same gender on the same team at once. 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","name":"Pole Fitness ","university":"Sussex","votes":305},"bf2e88ec-3418-489b-b46c-920faef9af7e":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/ljmu-american-football.jpg","longDescription":"John Moores' American Football team are rapidly expanding, from having had less than 30 players just 5 years ago, to over 70 subscribed players and a division 2 championship winning season (2015-16) now. They actively support organisations such as Stonewall UK, wearing multicoloured laces in last year's Varsity match, and will soon be buying, wearing, and posting various content about SolidariTee National. ","name":"American Football","university":"LJMU","votes":47},"c2419568-8f81-4f3d-bcbe-9f28f99655d0":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/exeter-tremough-quidditch.jpg","longDescription":"Falmouth's Tremough Quidditch prides itself on being a gender inclusive, full contact sport. They accept and encourage members with any sporting history and of any gender identity to join in. This means transgender and non-binary people finally have an opportunity to take part in sport as an equal member of the team and can play to an extremely high level.","name":"Tremough Quidditch Club","university":"Falmouth","votes":175},"d0352beb-096e-4d22-9289-f6ba846d3cb0":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/sussex-drag-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Since becoming the first drag society in the UK, Sussex's DragSoc has striven to become an emblem of inclusivity, progression and a safe and creative place for all. They allow their members to freely express themselves and give opportunities to students to take part in amateur drag, an amazing performance art that defies gender, sexuality, and heteronormativity.","name":"DragSoc","university":"Sussex","votes":428},"d5197aab-bfb7-4759-8aee-73f0fa20f738":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/kent-lgbt-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Kent's LGBT+ Society holds a range of diverse and inclusive events every week for the LGBT+ students at Kent. They recently organised the first ever LGBT+ Ball as many LGBT+ students find it difficult to be themselves at their school prom. The society created an event that allowed LGBT+ students to enjoy the prom experience while being true to themselves.","name":"LGBT+ Society","university":"Kent","votes":326},"d58c4d01-5335-4aa0-bb4f-58ef5e3bb9d2":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/sheffield-hallam-wine-appreciation.jpg","longDescription":"Sheffield's Wine Appreciation society welcomes people of all backgrounds to join and pride themselves on standing up for LGBT and women's rights. They've raised over £100 this term so far for mental health and breast cancer charities through events and fundraisers. They've also introduced new measures to ensure that all of their members, women in particular, always feel safe and within reach of help on nights out.","name":"Wine Appreciation ","university":"Sheffield","votes":175},"d8bf8f85-721e-4c3d-ba98-908927e0ac3a":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/leeds-creative-queers.jpg","longDescription":"Creative Queers is Leeds Arts University's LGBTQ+ society. They're aiming to create a platform for fellow queer students to showcase their work and socialise, discuss issues affecting the queer community and celebrate themselves in safe spaces. They are a society that is also active on issues regarding queer equality - they want to bring LGBTQ+ students together and collaborate creatively.","name":"Creative Queers","university":"Leeds","votes":98},"ee74d76d-d710-43cf-8803-3a439ee6fab6":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/qub-lgbtq.jpg","longDescription":"Belfast's LGBT+ Society is constantly striving for equality, and has run countless campaigns including consent and transgender themed workshops. They have also worked tirelessly throughout the year with NUSISI, working towards legalizing equal marriage in Northern Ireland.","name":"LGBT+","university":"Belfast","votes":227},"f100f15f-ae2c-4937-8486-62ec5c04542c":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/nottingham-english-soc.jpg","longDescription":"Nottingham's English Society works to tackle homophobia in schools and helps spread a message of acceptance and equality among young people. They've worked with the Out in Education charity and had several successful fundraising events. The society have also been working with the university to try and diversify the English curriculm to include more black, female and LGBTQ+ writers on their courses.","name":"English Society","university":"Nottingham","votes":54},"ff415107-7bd8-461a-8626-ce480fe73c03":{"image":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bloomberg-assets/lgbt/liverpool-foxes.jpg","longDescription":"Liverpool Foxes Dance and Cheer society are an inclusive group who promote equality across the board. They work to promote LGBT rights by taking part in movements such as Rainbow Laces. Their committee fundraisers sector has held bake sales, naked photo shoot calendars and more to raise money for charities including Alder Hey Children's Charity, and Stand Up To Cancer. ","name":"Liverpool Foxes Cheerleading and Dance","university":"Liverpool","votes":42}}}}